Question

Will the EZ Touch panels be able to communicate to my Servo Drive?

Answer

Depending on the protocol that the servo drive supports, it is possible. We don't have an ASCII driver so the drive must support a protocol such as MODBUS RTU that can be driven by the touch panel. Realize that the panel is non-intelligent and has no scripting or expression features, so it can only turn on/off bits, display bits, read registers and write to registers. It is recommended that you have a PLC in between that supports the MODBUS RTU protocol. This way, you have an intelligent device for safety shut downs, etc...

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This item was last updated on 2001-11-13
Document ID: 481

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