Object 1018h: Identity Object (DS301)

The Identity Object contains general device information.

Index

1018h

Name

Identity Object

Object code

RECORD

Data type

Identity

Category

mandatory

Subindex

0

Description

highest sub-index supported

Data type

UNSIGNED8

Category

mandatory

Access

R/O

PDO mapping

not possible

Value range

1 to 4

Default value

4

Subindex 1 is a unique number for a device manufacturer.

Subindex

1

Description

Vendor ID

Category

mandatory

Access

R/O

PDO mapping

not possible

Value range

UNSIGNED32

Default value

0x6Ah (KollmorgenTG Drives)

 

Subindex 2 contains four ASCII - characters, which determine the voltage range and current class of the device. The voltage range is one character L, M or H for low, medium and high voltage. The next three characters are showing the continuous current of the drive.

Subindex

2

Description

Product Code

Category

optional

Access

R/O

PDO mapping

not possible

Value range

e.g. M006 for an MV6 drive

Default value

no

Subindex 3 consists of two revision numbers:

  • The major revision number in the upper word containing the CAN-version.
  • The minor revision number is not used in the AKD. The firmware version can be retrieved as a string via object 0x100A or as numbers voa object 0x2018 subindex 1 to 4.

E.g., a value of 0x0014 0000 means CAN-version 0.20.

Subindex

3

Description

Revision Number

Category

optional

Access

R/O

PDO mapping

not possible

Value range

UNSIGNED32

Default value

no

Subindex 4 gives the serial number of the drive. This number contains the following information in it:

  • bits 0..14:   Board serial number (production in week of year)
  • bits 15..20: week of production
  • bits 21..24: year of production - 2009
  • bits 25..31: ASCII-code of MFR-ID

Subindex

4

Description

Serial Number

Category

optional

Access

R/O

PDO mapping

not possible

Value range

UNSIGNED32

Default value

no