Kollmorgen AKD communication with Labview Ethernet/IP drivers

[nonecure]

MajTal,  This thread if for questions about talking to the Kollmorgen drive, please create another thread if you have other questions like DAQ requirements. 

I said earlier that you don't need any hardware to talk to a Kollmogen drive, the Ethernet port on the PC will comminicate to the Ethernet port on the servo drive.  How many times do I need to post the same answer before you are sure?  It sounds like you are in over your head on this project.

[MajTal]

I am so sorry.

[jerome_gratedoux]

hello ,

thank for the VI's

but i want to know how you find the addresse in hexa

for example : the command "enable" ==>  0000 0000 0009 0110 00FE 0001 0200 01

because i want to create others commands ( like MT.ACC , MT.DEC , MT.CNTL , MT.V)

thank a lot

[nonecure]

On the 2nd page I provided a vi to convert to hex.

[jerome_gratedoux]

Hello,

I'm sorry but I don't understand your answer

Which is Vi which converted to hex

I would like understand where you find the information to convert text command ( MT.ACC , etc) to Hex command TC/IP

thank

[nonecure]

The "Convert Modbus command to String.vi" (it uses the "MB Modbus Command to Data.vi" subvi), will take your modbus commands and convert them to the hex string.

[jerome_gratedoux]

thank , 

it's ok to convert but which document can I find the informations of Starting address , quantity and data.

[nonecure]

Go to Kollmorgen's website and download the user manual.  There is a section that has all the modbus commands that you are looking for.  It's been a long time since I have worked with it, but I think you also have the commands in the Workbench software.  I think I remember the help in the software being a good source for the commands.

http://www.kollmorgen.com/en-us/products/drives/servo/akd/

[jerome_gratedoux]

I found the list of the parameters with their addresses

can you explain to me how to fill VI "convert Modbus to string" with the MT.P command

 

because , when I send "0000 0000 0009 0110 0226 0004 0801 68" ,  I lock the Drive

I don't send a other command

thank

[psmorris]

Interesting discussion on this. I'm using the AKDs for a project and was just wondering if there's a quick and simple way to use ethernet or tcp/ip etc to query a couple of parameters on the drive? I only really want motor temperature and maybe fault code.

I dont really want to be buying the NI Ethernet/IP driver and hoped I could do something simple with the TCP/IP VIs...

Any help greatly appreciated!

Cheers

Paul