01. Which are the main features of the ISM710?
02. Which are the main benefits offered by the ISM710?
03. What type of motor is used in the ISM710?
04. Which are the torque, voltage and the currents of the ISM710?
05. Which are the maximum ratings of the ISM710?
06. Which is the temperature range?
07. Which is the size of the ISM710?
08. What types of control modes are possible?
09. What kind of internal motion reference generator can be used?
10. If I need a special control function, can the ISM710 be adapted upon request?
11. What type of feedback can be used?
12. What kinds of I/Os are available?
13. Are opto-isolated inputs / outputs available?
14. Are there any schematics available for the I/Os?
15. Is it possible to implement PLC functionality on the motor?
16. Is the ISM710 programmable?How Can I program it?
17. What types of commands are possible using the TML language?
18. What kind of software is needed to program the motor? Can I control the ISM710 with my own commands, or do I need to use the Motion Studio?
19. Are there any tools to help me control Technosoft drives from a PC computer?
20. What type of communication is available?
21. What communication protocol is used on the CAN-bus?
22. How can I interface the Technosoft CAN network with my specific field bus network?
23. Is stand-alone operation possible?
24. Can I drive the ISM710 with an analogue signal?
25. Does the ISM710 have a pulse and direction input? Which is the maximum input frequency?
26. How can I parameterize the motor?
27. How can I test / diagnose the system?
28. How can I control several motors?
29. Can the motor be driven by a PLC? Or by another processor?
30. What type of protections are integrated into the motor? With which settings?
31. Where can I find additional application information?
32. Where can I find product literature?
33. Where can I buy a motor and the relative software?
34. Do you have any distributors in my country?
35. Is the ISM710 available from stock?
36. Where can I get assistance if needed?
37. Do you provide application development assistance?
38. Do you provide training about your products and/or on Motion Control in general?
39. In case I have different motors to drive of different technology and power, which solutions does Technosoft propose?

01. Which are the main features of the ISM710?

ISM710 is a fully digital programmable servomotor from Technosoft, with embedded power and intelligence, based on the latest DSP controller technology.
Based on an AC brushless motor, it can be controlled in torque, speed or position control modes, using high-level motion commands and offering PLC-specific functionality.

02. Which are the main benefits offered by the ISM710?

The ISM710 represents a flexible, easy to implement and compact solution for distributed and coordinated intelligent drives. Typical applications are in distributed motion control, with possibilities of gearing and electronic CAM functions, in a CAN network operation.
The ISM710 hardware structure integrates all the motor, power electronics, controller, resolver sensor and interface, on the same unit, providing by this a very compact high-level intelligent motion control device.

03. What type of motor is used in the ISM710?

The ISM710 is based on a Permanent Magnet synchronous motor (sinusoidal commutation - or AC brushless).

04. Which are the torque, voltage and the currents of the ISM710?

ISM710 can provide a maximum continuous torque of 1.1 Nm, and a peak torque of 4 Nm. The motor can be driven with voltages in the range of 48-72 VDC, and can provide up to 5A continuous, and 15A peak.
A 325 VDC version of the motor is in preparation. Other characteristics can also be provided, upon specific user request.

05. Which are the maximum ratings of the ISM710?

The ISM710 can be operated up to the following maximum ratings:
Supply voltage: 90 VDC
Supply current, peak: 25 A
Output current, continuous: 5 A; peak current: 15 A

06. Which is the temperature range?

The ISM710 can operate in an industrial environment with an ambient temperature between 0°C and 40°C. Some products are available upon request in extended temperature range.

07. Which is the size of the ISM710?

The ISM710 is packed in an open case, with the following dimensions (Length x Width x Height): 265mm x 70mm x 70mm

08. What types of control modes are possible?

The ISM710 can be configured to operate in one of position, speed, and torque or voltage control modes, which can be freely changed during the operation of the drive, based on application requirements.

09. What kind of internal motion reference generator can be used?

Depending on the active control mode, several motion references can be selected: profiles (with trapezoidal speed), contouring (with linear interpolation), external (from an analogue input, pulse & direction, or on-line - through a communication channel) or test (saturated ramp). For multiple axes configurations, electronic gearing or electronic CAM is also possible.
Note that one can change the reference type "on-the-fly", without the need to wait the end of the currently executed motion, usually based on the occurrence of an internal or external event.

10. If I need a special control function, can the ISM710 be adapted upon request?

If a specific control function is needed, not implemented on the standard ISM710, Technosoft can, upon request, adapt the existing functionality of the motor.

11. What type of feedback can be used?

The ISM710 is equipped with a resolver transducer and the specific resolver-to-digital interface. The structure offers an equivalent of up to 12 bits resolution for motor position measurement.

12. What kinds of I/Os are available?

By default, besides the power and CAN communication signals, the ISM710 can handle two limit switches inputs. Optional I/O digital or analogue signals can be added on motor I/O connector upon request.

13. Are opto-isolated inputs / outputs available?

The limit switch signals are opto-isolated. No opto-isolation is available on other I/Os of the ISM710 module, which can eventually be accessed via the motor I/O connector. In cases justified by quantities, special executions of the electronic module, including opto-isolation, can be produced.

14. Are there any schematics available for the I/Os?

The ISM710 User Manual contains complete connection scheme for the I/O interfaces, together with the electrical specifications (logic, voltage and current limit), thus providing all the required information needed to supply the motor, and connect the communication and I/O signals.

15. Is it possible to implement PLC functionality on the motor?

The TML environment offers you the possibility to combine motion control commands with PLC-specific operations, mainly related to handling of I/Os, events occurring, arithmetic operations, interrupts, functions and decision features.
This gives you a lot of flexibility through the embedded intelligence at motor level, covering most cases where an additional PLC controller might be needed.

16. Is the ISM710 programmable? How can I program it?

The ISM710 is programmable using the Technosoft Motion Language (TML). The motor can execute binary TML code, stored in the local E2ROM memory (stand-alone mode), or sent on-line via the CAN communication line from a PC or an external host.
The TML instruction set is a high-level, motion-oriented language, allowing you to setup, parameterize and implement advanced motion commands, in a very straightforward manner.

17. What types of commands are possible using the TML language?

The TML instruction set contains more than 90 instructions, grouped as assignment, arithmetic, decision, reference mode setting, I/O treatment, event, configuration, command, communication and multiple axes categories.

18. What kind of software is needed to program the motor? Can I control the ISM710 with my own commands, or do I need to use the Motion Studio?

IPM Motion Studio is an advanced development platform for Technosoft intelligent drives. Including automatic TML code generation tools, it allows you to program the ISM710 without even writing TML code. During system testing, the simplest way is to use IPM Motion Studio, which directly can generate the TML code (automatic code generation), and then download and execute the code onto the motor.
This does not exclude the possibility to send to the motor binary TML commands from another external host, in order to setup / modify motor parameters, or to get status information about its operation.

19. Are there any tools to help me control Technosoft drives from a PC computer?

Yes, you can use the TML_LIB library for this purpose. TML_LIB library is a collection of functions allowing you to implement motion control applications on a PC computer, in order to drive Technosoft intelligent drives based on the MotionChipTM technology.

Implemented as a .dll file, the library can be included in a user-defined Windows application developed in C/C++, Basic, Delphi or LabVIEW, and will allow you to communicate with a drive, set up its parameters, interrogate about its status, send motion commands, define motion events, test input and set output ports status, etc.

20. What type of communication is available?

A CAN field bus interface is available on the ISM710 drive. Communication speeds of up to 1 MHz are possible on this channel, and up to 256 axes can be connected on the CAN network.

21. What communication protocol is used on the CAN-bus?

The communication protocol used on the CAN-bus is adapted to the Technosoft TML instruction set, and is based on the CAN 2.0B protocol (29 bits standard).
A CANopen communication protocol implementation is currently under development.

22. How can I interface the Technosoft CAN network with my specific field bus network?

Technosoft offers the CMC207 Can Master Controller card. This dual processor card can be programmed, on request, to be used as a gateway between a local Technosoft CAN network, and external field bus networks as CANopen or DeviceNet.

23. Is stand-alone operation possible?

An important advantage of the ISM710 is the possibility to combine the stand-alone operating mode (executing local program) with on-line / slave operating mode (executing on-line commands).
The stand-alone operating mode is possible due to the local E2ROM memory, which can be loaded with a local TML program, executed by the motor if configured in the "Autorun" mode. At power-on, the motor will immediately start the execution of the local application.

24. Can I drive the ISM710 with an analogue signal?

The standard execution of the ISM710 accepts external commands only via the CAN communication channel. Upon request, an non-isolated analogue signal can be provided on the I/O connector of the motor.

25. Does the ISM710 have a pulse and direction input? Which is the maximum input frequency?

Pulse and Direction operating mode is not a standard configuration of the ISM710 motor. Upon request, two non-isolated digital signals can be provided on the I/O connector of the motor, for operation in pulse and direction mode.
In this case, the motion reference (position or speed, as configured by the user) is imposed via pulses applied on the Pulse input pin of the module. The pulses are used to increase or decrease the reference value, in correlation with the status of the Direction pin (0 or 1).
The maximum frequency of the Pulse signal is 5 MHz.

26. How can I parameterize the motor?

The most effective way to parameterize the ISM710 motor is via the IPM Motion Studio environment. Based on predefined templates of the program, you only need to add some basic parameters of the motor/load, or use the parameters identification functionality of the program. Then, advanced tuning features will help you to setup and test the controller parameters.
Once the system is parameterized, you will only focus on motion definition.

27. How can I test / diagnose the system?

IPM Motion Studio offers you the possibility to test, in a logical, successive sequence, the functionality of all the basic components of the motion system. This goes from integrity of sensor signals, detection of sensor parameters and motor/load electrical and mechanical parameter identification, up to automatic tuning and testing of control loops performances.

28. How can I control several motors?

For multiple-axes configuration (implemented using the CAN communication channel), you can send TML commands from a master axis to slave axes, including electronic gearing or electronic CAM information. Also, from a PC connected to the network, IPM Motion Studio offers the possibility to setup, control and examine any of the axes active at that moment.

29. Can the motor be driven by a PLC? Or by another processor?

You can use two means to drive the ISM710 from an external PLC or host processor. You can do it by sending TML commands (including download of a TML program) on the serial communication channel (on the CAN-bus). Eventually, the existing external I/O signals can be used to select / activate specific TML functions previously stored on the IPM drive.

30. What type of protections are integrated into the motor? With which settings?

There are several protections, which can be integrated in the ISM710 motor. It includes: limit current, short-circuit, under and over-voltage, and I2t protections. The parameterization of the protections is easily accomplished at high-level, in engineering units, from the IPM Motion Studio platform.

31. Where can I find additional application information?

Complete drive information can be found in the User Manual of the drive. Additional information, including application examples, application notes, complete project files for specific cases, executable in IPM Motion Studio, together with specific technical FAQ lists, can be found on product CD-ROM and on Technosoft WEB site, www.technosoftmotion.com.
Consulting in our WEB page the "User Information Page", for each of the intelligent drives of Technosoft, will help you to find the last updates and information related to them.

32. Where can I find product literature?

Complete product literature is included in the product CD-ROM delivered to you when buying our product. The most recent updates can be downloaded from our WEB site, www.technosoftmotion.com.
Registering in our WEB page database allow Technosoft to keep you informed about the most recent products updates and news regarding product releases.

33. Where can I buy a motor and the relative software?

You can order the motor and associated software directly from one of Technosoft sales offices, or from one of our distributors from your area. Please consult our sales addresses for more precise information.

34. Do you have any distributors in my country?

Technosoft distribution network is continuously increasing, covering most of the regions worldwide. Please consult our sales address directory for a most recent update of this information.

35. Is the ISM710 available from stock?

Up to 5 pieces can be ordered from stock. For larger quantities, please consult our sales offices.

36. Where can I get assistance if needed?

Our technical support specialists are ready to help you to use our drives. Get assistance via e-mail, contacting us to our hotline at support@technosoftmotion.com. We'll be glad to provide you more details, examples, or answer your specific questions related to the configuration and programming of our drives.

37. Do you provide application development assistance?

A dependable team of Technosoft experienced specialists is available and can assist you, upon request, to implement your specific application. Going from support in system configuration and setup, up to the development of a complete motion application, we can do or help you to do it on a case-by-case base.

38. Do you provide training about your products and/or on Motion Control in general?

Upon request, Technosoft provides training in the field of digital motion control (DMC). Based on the several dozens of experience years in this domain, we can organize workshops and seminars in the DMC field.
Ranging from generic DMC design, up to specific Technosoft intelligent drives workshops, we bring you the essential information needed to start to work in this challenging activity domain.

39. In case I have different motors to drive of different technology and power, which solutions does Technosoft propose?

Technosoft provides a large variety of products that cover different power levels. The family of intelligent power drives from Technosoft ranges from 100W to 640W, for brushless or step motors, with encoder, Hall or resolver transducers.
Based on your application specific requirement, Technosoft will assist you to select the most appropriate solution.