1.0 - 4,200 HP (0.75 kW – 2.8 MW)
208-240 V | 380-480 V | 575 V | 690 V
A key competence of Control Techniques is honing our unique motor control algorithms, taking pride in our craft as any good craftsman would. This ensures that our Unidrive M series drives offer the highest control stability and bandwidth for every industrial motor type.
Unidrive M enables maximum machine throughput in every application and with every motor, from standard AC induction motors to dynamic linear motors and from energy saving hybrid permanent-magnet motors to high performance servo motors.
To meet the needs of any application Unidrive M700 series is available in three variants:
Unidrive M700: Onboard Ethernet and single STO input
Unidrive M701: Onboard RS485 to upgrade from Unidrive SP, single STO input
Unidrive M702: Onboard Ethernet, dual STO inputs
The drive for your industry and application
For Torque Control applications
Precision torque control with up to 250 μs update rate
Sensorless control of induction, permanent-magnet and hybrid PM motors
98% efficient, minimal energy lost during the power conversion process
Easy common DC bus configuration, dynamic braking, and regenerative mode
Full spectrum of stand-alone, modular and pre-assembled drives up to 2.8MW (4,200 HP)
On-board PLC to execute programs for logic and sequencing
For Speed Control applications
Fully configurable S-ramps
High bandwidth speed loop and switching frequencies supported up to 16 kHz
Built-in, universal feedback interface supporting everything from resolvers to incremental and absolute encoders
Stationary and rotary autotune algorithms for optimal motor control
Low acoustic noise due to adjustable multi-speed fan and intelligent thermal management
Integrated Safe Torque Off (STO) input(s), certified to SIL3 / PLe
For Position Control applications
Effortless integration into PLC architectures with PLC Controlled Motion
Built-in, 1.5 axis advanced motion controller with cam profiles, homing, and electronic gearbox
Scalable integrated motion control reduces demand on, or can entirely replace, a central PLC
Comprehensive motion safety functions, including over safe networks
Support for virtually all control bus technologies, including traditional fieldbuses and serial communications
High power modular drives
Unidrive M’s modular offering gives you never before seen flexibility in building compact, reliable high-power solutions. Paralleled together, Unidrive M can control asynchronous and synchronous motors up to 2.8 MW (4,200 hp). At the top of the modular drives range, the Frame 12 is a 500 kW (700 hp) single module that delivers unmatched power density, while keeping both footprint and system costs to a minimum. The Unidrive M modules can be paralleled together into a wide range of flexible solutions to solve all system needs, including Active Front End and multi-pulse rectifier configurations.
Efficient system build
Designing and building a high power drive cubicle takes immense engineering knowhow. Most people don’t have that expertise in-house, but we do. And we’ve put it all into our DFS freestanding drives. The cubicle system is designed to make the most of our high power modular drives, benefiting the applications that need them the most. The results are maximum energy efficiency in an ingress protected package. Our cubicle drives come pre-assembled, easy to set up, with all necessary system components included. Furthermore, we can ship your Freestanding drive to you with a very short lead time, saving weeks on typical industry standards.
Multi-Protocol
A single drive that does it all...
Control Techniques’ philosophy has always been to support innovators, regardless of which communications protocol they may use. It’s for them that we’ve developed the most flexible high performance drive platform on the market.
Having multiple protocols supported by one drive means that different systems can share one design, reducing engineering effort and complexity, and helping to rationalize inventory of parts and spares. But we didn’t stop there. Today Unidrive M series drives offer EtherNet/IP, Modbus/TCP, RTMoE and PROFINET RT as standard, on a single drive platform, simultaneously. With this, Unidrive M delivers even more performance and extends the range of supported applications and achievable topologies. Using only the standard on-board communications it is possible to connect an HMI via Modbus TCP/IP, simultaneously with a high performance connection to a central PLC using EtherNet/IP or PROFINET RT.
RTMoE
Real-Time Motion over Ethernet (RTMoE) is included as standard on Unidrive M700 and M702 drives. It provides synchronized communication between drives at 250 μs cycle time, using the Precision Time Protocol as defined by IEEE1588 V2. Inter-axis synchronization using RTMoE delivers the ability to implement complex, highly accurate electronic line-shaft applications without the need for a powerful PLC. All this functionality is at a fraction of the cost of other solutions available on the market today.
Traffic management
Every Ethernet based Unidrive incorporates dedicated network switches that allow the drives to be conveniently daisy chained together; reducing the system wiring cost and saving valuable panel space. Using these dedicated switches also means that traffic on the network is perfectly managed to prevent network overloadand the inherent performance degradation that may otherwise bane similar systems.
Cost-optimized integration
The diagram below gives an illustration of the flexibility that Unidrive can bring, exploiting the high performance, cost effective features of RTMoE simultaneously with the supervisory control offered by a traditional PLC.
Functional Safety
All Unidrive M drives have integrated dual Safe Torque Off (STO) inputs, certified to SIL3 / PLe, providing an elegant and reliable safety solution.
The addition of an MiS210 safety option extends the built-in STO with the ability to safely monitor and/or restrict the scope of motion.
Safety functions include: STO, SBC, SOS, SS1, SS2, SLS, SSM, SLA, SDI, SLP & SES
For maximum flexibility in the safety system architecture, the modules support both wired and network safety connections: CIP-Safety on EtherNet/IP and Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE).
Unidrive M701 has 2 x RS485 ports onboard instead of Ethernet making an ideal upgrade path for Unidrive SP. SP Parameter sets can be ported to Unidrive M using a Smartcard or the Unidrive M connect PC tool. SM-Applications programs can be recompiled for SI-Applications on Unidrive MC tool. SM-Applications programs can be recompiled for SI-Applications on Unidrive M
M702 - Enhanced Safety
The M702 has an additional STO input for applications that require onboard Ethernet and dual STO to comply with SIL3 or PLe
Keypad
Remote Keypad RTC
The keypad is remote mountable, allowing flexible mounting on the outside of a panel (meets IP54/NEMA 12). Three line plain text, multi-language LCD keypad for rapid set-up and helpful diagnostics. Battery operated real-time clock allows accurate time stamping of events, aiding diagnostics
Remote Keypad
All the features of the CI-Keypad LCD, but remote mountable. This allows flexible mounting on the outside of a panel and meets IP66 (NEMA 4)
KI-Keypad
Plain text, multi-language LCD keypad with up to 4 lines of text for in depth parameter and data descriptions, for enhanced user experience
KI-Keypad RTC
All the features of the KI-Keypad, but with battery operated realtime clock. This allows accurate time stamping of events, aiding diagnostics
SI-Universal Encoder
Encoder input and output interface supporting Quadrature, SinCos, EnDat and SSI encoders
System Integration Modules - Communications
SI-POWERLINK
Connects Unidrive, Commander, Digitax and the Pump Drive families to all POWERLINK networks. SI-POWERLINK serves applications ranging from simple open-loop systems through to those demanding precise motion control. The protocol is based upon standard Ethernet and provides a solution for real-time Industrial Ethernet to satisfy the requirements of industrial automation and process control.
SI-PROFIBUS
PROFIBUS interface module
SI-DeviceNet
DeviceNet interface module
SI-CANopen
CANopen interface module.
SI-Ethernet
External Ethernet module that supports EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP/IP
SI-EtherCAT
EtherCAT interface module
SI-PROFINET
PROFINET interface module
SI-Interbus
Interbus interface modules.
System Integration Modules - Applications
SI-Applications Plus
Compatible module which allows existing SyPTPro application programs to be re-compiled for M700
SI-Apps Compact
MCi200
Second processor, providing advanced machine control using Machine Control Studio
MCi210
Adds to the MCi200 with a dual port Ethernet interface directly on the processor and additional I/O
Easy connection to digital and analogue I/O signals that enable communication over the most widely used network protocols
SI-I/O
Extended I/O interface module to increase the number of I/O points on a drive. Provides additional: 4 x Digital I/O, 3 x Analog inputs (default)/Digital inputs, 1 x Analog output (default)/Digital input, 2 x Relays
System Integration Modules - Safety
MiS210
MiS210 safety option for Unidrive extends the built-in STO with motion safety capability and enables decentralised flexibility with the option of safety over ethernet connectivity.
Drive interface units - Back-up
Smartcard
The optional Smartcard memory device can be used to back-up parameter sets, as well as copying them from one drive to another
SD Card Adaptor
Conversion device that allows an SD card to be inserted into the Smartcard slot, for parameter cloning and application programs
Drive interface units - Communications
KI-485 Adaptor
This allows the drive to communicate via RS485. This is commonly used for programming if the drive has no keypad
CT USB Comms Cable
The USB Comms cable allows the drive to connect to a PC for use with Unidrive M's PC tools*
Unidrive M700
