AKD2G EtherCAT and CANopen Landing Page >

Landing Page for AKD2G EtherCAT and CANopen supplementary application notes and other support documents and files.

AKD Command Source for EtherCAT/CANopen >

The AKD command source (DRV.CMDSOURCE) is set automatically by the EtherCAT/CANopen master controller.  There is no need to set this in Workbench when using the fieldbus.  And there is no need to read DRV.CMDSOURCE to verify that it's set correctly…

AKD CANopen Cheat Sheet >

The attached Excel spreadsheet provides quick look up charts and explanations grouped by topics and tabs for AKD1G CANopen communications. 

AKD EtherCAT and CANopen Torque Scaling >

The following summarizes the 2 types of torque scalings for AKD1G EtherCAT and CANopen. See the attached document for a full application note.

AKD EtherCAT and CANopen Landing Page >

This landing page contains links to other articles and downloads relating to AKD EtherCAT and CANopen communication.

AKD and the Raspberry Pi >

Raspberry Pi Foundation and its background. The foundation's goal was to advance the Computer Science, Programming, and engineering education of children and adults with a low-cost and high-performance solution. From Raspberry Pi Foundation itself:

AKD1G Reading FB3.P with EnDat 2.2 Encoder over CAN or EtherCAT >

The ability to read FB3.P was added in firmware 01-12-00-000. This application note demonstrates configuration, key objects, and reading the encoder position using both PCAN for CANopen and TwinCAT3 for EtherCAT.

AKD CANopen Overview and getting started >

This powerpoint slides are getting started notes on our AKD drive. It includes general overview of CANopen and wiring of the AKD's

Setup of EtherCAT master to run an AKD2G in DS402: Profile Velocity Mode >

Help setup the AKD2G in DS402 Profile Velocity mode.  This document assumes the EtherCAT Master has “free mapping” function available. The ability to select what data is to be shard every update cycle. This information may not make sense to you but…