At the show, Oriental Motor announced the addition of Ethernet/IP communications protocol to its AZ Series AC input line of stored data network drivers. All of the AZ Series drivers’ features remain intact in this new communications driver model, which is compatible with the entire AZ Series family of products.
As Oriental Motor explained, its AlphaStep AZD (AC input) stepper motor drivers offer high-speed performance, high functionality, and closed loop-control. There are no external sensors to buy, as the motor and driver complete the system. With the Ethernet/IP AZ Series driver, the operating data can be sent from the host system or can be set in the driver and selected and executed from a host system. Host system connection and control are performed with I/O stored data or Ethernet/IP communications.
