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How to Download Firmware to the Kollmorgen CD Series Servo Drive The software for downloading firmware to the Servostar CD series drives is called "Ignite." The drive must be put into "Ember mode" prior to downloading the firmware into the drive. English
Converting Between Linear Force and Torque of a BallscrewTorque to force conversion for ballscrew English
Special Modbus AKD ParametersAKD Modbus parameters English
Communicate with SC950 Servo ControllerThe SC950 servo controller requires the software MA950-IDE. Note: In order to serve our customers better on legacy products we are making the MA950-IDE software available for free download and discontinuing the shipment of software on a physical 3.5” floppy disk: MA950-IDE_Software for SC950.zip English
How do I Run a Program on SC950There are two methods to run a program stored within the SC950 servo controller.The first is to Select Run from the Compile Menu and press <F5> or click on the Compile icon.The second is to set Autostart  = 1. English
S300-SB SuffixIn 2011 we changed the S300 microprocessor to an upgraded version.  During this change there was an intermediary microprocessor used.The generic S300 servo amplifier drive part number ended with an NA, like S30301-NA.  It had Hardware 3.01. English
Resolution of Endat 2.2 encoder data channelIt is not enough to define an encoder as Endat 2.2.  Endat 2.2 defines the communication protocol, but does not specify which channels are available.  For Kollmorgen drives, we must define the encoders as Endat 2.2/01 (order code Endat01) and Endat 2.2/22 (order code Endat22). English
Pull-In and Pull-Out Torque Some of the stepper motor nomenclature includes some terms not often used today.  Such terms are Pull-in Torque and Pull-out Torque.The information below may be helpful in understanding the different torque values for stepper motors. English
An Example of How to Configure an AKD Motion Task Using ModBus Edit motion task via Modbus TCP. English