Engineering Guides
Practical guides to servo-system selection and motion-control architecture, based on publications from standards bodies and manufacturers.
How to Select a Servo Drive: 8 Engineering Checks
A practical checklist from torque, speed, supply, feedback, communication, braking and safety requirements to a suitable servo drive.
Calculation and product selectionServo Motor Sizing Guide: Torque, Speed and Inertia
A preliminary sizing method from the motion profile to peak torque, RMS torque, maximum speed and reflected-inertia checks.
Architecture and protocol selectionEtherCAT vs CANopen: Which Fits Your Motion-Control Machine?
A decision guide comparing cycle time, synchronisation, topology, axis count, CiA 402 and commissioning requirements.
CommissioningCommissioning an EtherCAT Servo in CODESYS: 7 Steps
From the ESI file to the first move: master, task cycle, Distributed Clocks, SoftMotion axis, scaling and the most common faults.
Installation and fault preventionCabling and EMC in Servo Systems: Rules That Work in the Field
Separating power from signal, 360° shield bonding, grounding, EtherCAT cabling, moving cables and filters: the source of most unexplained faults.
Network designHow to Build a CANopen Network: Bit Rate, Length and Termination
Topology, length by bit rate, 120 Ω termination and the 60 Ω check, node ID, NMT, PDO/SDO and the CiA 402 state machine.
Every source named, every limit stated
Every guide links to technical publications from standards bodies and manufacturers. Calculations are for preliminary sizing; final selection is always validated against the product manual, machine risk assessment and real duty cycle.