Product Description:

The AX2010-B110-0000 is a compact digital servo drive from Beckhoff in the AX Digital Servo Drives series. It is intended to regulate torque and velocity for synchronous or induction motors in automated machinery, supplying closed-loop control that links motion axes with PLC sequences across a production line. Its closed-loop structure lets the amplifier correct deviations between commanded and actual motor behavior during dynamic axis movement. Network traffic moves through two EtherCAT RJ45 sockets, allowing the unit to operate in a real-time ring without extra switches.

The controller accepts differential analog feedback with an input impedance of 20 kΩ, which minimizes loading on external sensors. Signal resolution is 1.25 mV, allowing fine setpoint adjustments, and each channel is refreshed every 62.5 µs so the drive can react to rapidly changing commands. Four digital inputs and two digital outputs connect limit switches or fault lamps directly to the amplifier, and this I/O allows simple machine signals to be handled at the drive. The continuous motor phase current is limited to 10 A rms, and transients up to 20 A rms are permissible for short acceleration bursts before the current watchdog intervenes. During operation, the bridge drops 5 V across its power stage, which must be considered when sizing the supply bus.

The drive has an installed load rating of 7 kVA, and copper losses at full current generate about 90 W that must be removed through panel ventilation. A built-in resistor absorbs mechanical over-energy with an internal regeneration capacity of 200 W, helping prevent DC-link overvoltage during rapid deceleration. This regeneration path is useful when an axis slows quickly or reverses direction under inertial load. The permissible motor circuit spans 4 mH to 25 mH, and the idle electronics draw 15 W when the drive is enabled but unloaded. Staying within that inductance range helps maintain stable current behavior at the motor terminals.