Product Description:

The HDS04.2-W200N-HS36-01-FW is a modular drive controller produced by Bosch Rexroth Indramat and assigned to the HDS Drive Controllers series. Within an automated cell, this unit links electronic motion commands to the power stages that feed servo and spindle motors, allowing coordinated velocity and position control across multiple axes. It is designed for installation in a drive rack, where it shares a common DC bus and communicates with higher-level logic for machining centers, material-handling lines, and printing equipment. The modular format also lets it operate beside companion supply and feedback modules in the same enclosure. In multi-axis machinery, it helps distribute controlled power and motion data so separate axes can follow synchronized command profiles.

The controller exchanges setpoint and feedback data through the SERCOS fiber-optic ring, so cycle-synchronous signals reach the axis cards without additional field wiring. The optical communication path helps maintain signal quality in cabinets with high switching currents. To energize demanding motors, the power section is rated at 200 A. Thermal energy is expelled by a built-in air blower, so no external cabinet fan is required during normal operation. That arrangement supports dense cabinet layouts without adding separate communication cables between each axis location. The module also uses the same backplane and connector layout as other units in the DIAX04 family.

Placement in Line 04 puts the unit among medium-frame drives that use the same bus bars and mounting centers, which helps keep rack layouts consistent without extra panel changes. Hardware Version 2 uses revised gating transistors and supports faster current loops while maintaining legacy parameter lists used by compatible system modules. The controller accepts standard accessory cards, feedback modules, and shared DC link components used across the platform. This makes it suitable for rack-based multi-axis systems that rely on common module spacing and electrical interconnection. Common rack hardware can be used without changing the overall module spacing.