About this Installation Manual

This Installation Manual describes the AKD2G series of digital servo drives and includes information to safely install the product.
Manual updates can be downloaded from the Kollmorgen website (www.kollmorgen.com).

Product information for use consists of:

  • Safety Notes: Multilingual document with safety information
  • Installation Manual: Describes the product series of digital drives and includes information to safely install it.
    Contact Kollmorgen customer support for a printed copy of the installation manual.
  • WorkBench Online Help: Describes how to use your drive in common applications. It also provides tips for maximizing the system performance with your product. The Online Help includes the Parameter and Command Reference Guide which provides information for the parameters and commands used to program your drive.
  • CAN-BUS Communication: Describes how to use your drive in CANopen applications.
  • EtherCAT® Communication: Describes how to use your drive in EtherCAT applications.
  • EtherNet/IP™ Communication: Describes how to use your drive in EtherNet/IP applications.
  • Sercos®III Communication: Describes how to use your drive in Sercos applications.
  • PROFINET® RT Communication: Describes how to use your drive in PROFINET RT applications.
  • SynqNet Communication: Describes how to use your drive in SynqNet applications.
  • Accessories Manual: Provides information for accessories like cables and regen resistors used with your product. Regional variants of this manual available.

This document is valid for AKD2G single axis drive or dual axis drive with 110 V to 240 V or 240 V to 480 V mains voltage.

  • Ouput stages: 3 A or 6 A, 12 A or 24 A rated current
  • Programmability options: Base drive or Position Indexer drive
  • Connectivity options: analog, CANopen, EtherCAT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP
  • I/O options: Extended I/O (X22), Feedback&EEO (X23)
  • Functional Safety Option: FS1 with STO; SIL2 PLd FS2 with STO, SS1-t, SBC, SBT, SDB; SIL3 PLe FS3 with STO, SS1-t, SS1-r, SS2, SOS, SLS, SSM, SSR, SDI, SLA, SAR, SLI, SLP, SCA, SBC, SDB, SBT; SIL3 PLe