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EMotion Breakout Boards

The EMotion breakout boards are used with the EMotion controller to interface with motors and other external devices. There are two types of breakout boards: a generic type and a specific type designed for use with particular motor drivers.

Generic type:

  • Breaks out all signals for use from the connector block. Most flexible, but requires wiring of each individual signal.
Generic breakout board
Generic breakout board

Specific type:

  • Designed to connect quickly to motor drives from well-known manufacturers using just one cable. This is very convenient for connecting to many axes, as well as increasing overall robustness of system. (Wires won’t slip out of connector blocks.)

Specific type breakout board (Yaskawa SGD5/SGD7 model shown)
Specific type breakout board (Yaskawa SGD5/SGD7 model shown)

Wiring comparison between generic and specific type breakout boards
Wiring comparison between generic and specific type breakout boards

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Q: Which motor drivers can EMotion specific type breakout boards support?

Here are the supported motor drives, as of March 2023.

Manufacturer
Drive Model
Breakout board TENET internal code
Yaskawa
SGDV/SGD7
S7
Mitsubishi
MR-J4/JE
J4
Mitsubishi
MR-J2S
J2S
Panasonic
MinasA4/A5/A6
A5
Delta
ASDA-B2
B2
Delta
ASDA-A2
A2

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Please note that specific type breakout boards for the same manufacturer (i.e. Mitsubishi) may not be compatible for all drive models from the same manufacturer. Please check with support@tenet-tech.co if you have a question about compatibility with a particular motor drive.

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