BLuAC5 Series Drives

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Description

The Blu Series servo drives provide compact, reliable solutions for a wide range of motion applications in a variety of industries. BLu Series drives are designed to offer excellent performance coupled with hardware and software features that make them easy to integrate, use and maintain.

The BLuAC5 hardware features a powerful digital signal processor (DSP) coupled to an efficient IGBT PWM amplifier. When combined with the BLuAC5’s sophisticated, yet easy to tune position loop and velocity and acceleration feed-forward, a system capable of extremely high performance results assuring success in even the most demanding of applications.

All BLuAC5 drives are capable of running brushless, brush and linear type motors. A timing wizard automatically configures the encoder and commutation timing for virtually any brush or brushless DC motor. Tuning is easy with our Quick Tuner™ software, featuring a built-in digital oscilloscope

Features:

• BLuAC5-S and BLuAC5-Q can be commanded via +/-10VDC analog Signal or PWM in torque or velocity mode.

• BLuAC5-Si can be programmed for stand-alone operation with the easy to use Si Programmer™ Windows software (software and programming cable included).

• BLuAC5-Q can be programmed for stand-alone operation with Q Programmer™ Windows software (software and programming cable included).

• All BLuAC5 drives can be operated in real time from a host PC or PLC using the Si Command Language (SCL), via RS232 or RS 485.

• Drives Brushless sinusoidal, Brushless trapizoidal, Brush or Linear type motors

• 2 to 24 Pole Brushless motor compatibility

• Torque, Velocity and Positioning modes

• 90-240 VAC Single Phase or 3 Phase input.

• Continuous current of 5A, peak currents to 15A.

• Speeds to 8000 rpm. Motor and load dependent.

• 16 kHz precision PWM amplifier.

• Compact size (7.75 x 2.75 x 4.75 inches).

• 24V Isolated I/O power supply output

• 24V Keep Alive supply input

• Screw terminal connectors for AC Power, Motor phases, Control Voltages and RS-485.

• Pluggable, industry standard D connector for encoder, commutation signals command signals and I/O.

• Internal Regeneration circuit and power resistor

• Encoder / Motor connection Wizardfor automatic wiring detection

• CE compliant


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Versions

BLuAC5-S
BLuAC5-Si BLuAC5-Q
Basic drive; Analog, digital and host command input.

• pulse & direction with electronic gearing

• encoder following with electronic gearing

• analog +/-10V. Torque , Velocity and Positioning.

• CW and CCW pulse

• multi-axis Si programming if used with a SiNet Hub

• “Host” commands for real time control from a host PC or PLC using RS-232 or RS-485 serial communication.

BLuAC5-Si can be programmed for stand-alone operation with the easy to use Si Programmer™ Windows software with integrated tuning (software and programming cable included).

Graphical point and click format combines motion, I/O, and operator interface functionality for simple machine sequencing.

Easily integrates with other devices on the machine (Sensors, PLCs etc).

Q programming. Comprehensive programming language with options for downloading, storing and executing multiple programs.

• Q Programming environment

• Register manipulation

• Conditional processing

• Math functions

• Multi-tasking

• pulse & direction with electronic gearing

• encoder following with electronic gearing

• analog +/-10V. Torque , Velocity and Positioning.

• CW and CCW pulse


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Programming Software


BLuAC5-S
BLuAC5-Si BLuAC5-Q
QuickTuner Si Programmer- with integrated QuickTuner QuickTuner

Q Programmer

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Technical Specifications


POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION:
AMPLIFIER TYPE 3 phase Sinusoidal PWM switching at 16 KHz
CURRENT CONTROL 4 quadrant "DQ" Method
OUTPUT CURRENT 5 amps continuous. 15 amps peak current, 1 seconds max.
AC INPUT VOLTAGE 90- 260 VAC +/-10% 50/60 Hz , 1 Phase or 3 Phase
DC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 - 340 VDC +/-10%.
BUILT IN REGENERATION 50 Watt internal shunt resistor. Connector for high power external shunt resistor.
PROTECTION CIRCUITS
  • Drive over current
  • Drive over temperature (75 deg C).
  • Drive over voltage ( 400VDC on DC Bus) .
  • Drive under voltage (100 VDC on DC Bus) .
  • Regeneration Error ( based on regeneration values)
  • Encoder Failure ( when using differential input )
  • Hall Sensor Failure
POSITION RESOLUTION Set via software to match encoder resolutions from a minimum of 50 lines to a maximum of 32,000 lines per revolution producing a minimum of 200 counts to a maximum of 128,000 counts per revolution in quadrature.
MOTION UPDATE 16 kHz.
SERVO UPDATE 4 kHz.


CONTROLLER SECTION:
SERIAL COMMUNICATION RS-232 or RS 485 programming port (RS485 S version only).
STATUS INDICATOR 7 Segment LED for error and control mode status
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

Model Total I/O Dedicated Inputs # General Purpose Inputs Dedicated Outputs # Programmable Outputs
Qty Function Qty Function
BLuAc5-S 7/3 6 Limit Switches (2)
Alarm Reset
Servo Enable
Jog CW & CCW
1 3 Alarm
Brake
Motion
0
BLuAC5-Q 7/3 6 Limit Switches (2)
Alarm Reset
Servo Enable
Jog CW & CCW
1 3 Alarm
Brake
Motion
0
BLuAC5-Si 15/7 4 Limit Switches (2)
Alarm Reset
Servo Enable
Jog CW & CCW
11 3 Alarm
Brake
Motion
4

# Dedicated I/O points can be used as programmable if their dedicated function is not needed.

S & Q PARAMETER RANGES Distance: 1 to 2,147,483,647 (CW or CCW), relative or absolute position in encoder counts
Speed: .0042 to 133 revolutions per second.
Acceleration: 0.167 to 5,000 rev/sec/sec.
Deceleration: 0.167 to 5,000 rev/sec/sec (set independently from acceleration).
Time Delays: .01 to 320 seconds.


Si PARAMETER RANGES Distance: 1 to 16,000,000 (CW or CCW), absolute position ± 2 billion.
Speed: .025 to 100 revolutions per second.
Acceleration: 1 to 3,000 rev/sec/sec.
Deceleration: 1 to 3,000 rev/sec/sec (set independently from acceleration).
Time Delays: .01 to 300 seconds.
Output Pulse Widths: 2 to 500 milliseconds.
Iterations per loop: 1 to 65,535.


SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:
WEIGHT 2 Lb 12oz.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
HUMIDITY Maximum of 90% non-condensing.
CONNECTORS Screw terminal connectors for input power, and motor, HD-15 for encoder/Hall signals. DB25 for signal and I/O. Si has DB25 for user I/O.
RECOMMENDED MOTORS Can drive BLDC three phase servo motors up to 950W motor at full speed.
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BLuAC5 Functions


    BLu-S BLu-Si BLu-Q
Command Inputs Analog +/-10V X - -
  Pulse and Direction X - -
  CW and CCW Pulse X - -
  Master Encoder X - -
Command Modes Host Command Languages X - X
  Si Indexer  - X -
Q Programming - - X
Logic Input Functions Alarm Reset X - X
  Limit Switches X X X
  Servo Enable X X
Logic Output Functions Alarm X X X
  Brake X X X
  In Position X X X


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Features


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Dimensions

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Recommended Motors

Applied Motion offers 3 ranges of servo motors for use with the BLuAC5. These are available with NEMA and Metric output flanges.

More information including drawings can be found in the servo motors page

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