ORCA motors offer an all-in-one, high-performance solution with force and position control. Their fully integrated design combines sensors, drivers, and controllers into the motor’s chassis, enabling plug-and-play functionality. These smart linear motors eliminate complexity, providing ease of commissioning, pre-calibrated motions, and more time to focus on developing your project.
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All ORCA Series Smart Linear Motors ship with everything you need to get your motor moving with your preferred control solution, be that to a PLC, or directly to a computer. The starter kit includes two USB-to-serial cables and an interface splitter.
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Unpack your motor and mount it to a secure surface. In this tutorial we are clamping it to the side of one of our workstations. Be careful when handling the motor near metal objects, as the shaft contains strong magnets. Attach the motor to a suitable DC power supply. If you're unsure which power supply to use, check out our guide.
IrisControls is our in-house software for controlling and configuring your motor from a Windows PC. You can find the latest version on the downloads page of our website.
Connect the splitter, and use the RS-485 cable in Input 1 for the IrisControls GUI, and the RS-422 cable in Input 2 for MODBUS communications. Both interfaces can be used simultaneously for intuitive graphical feedback and high-speed control.
For example, setting it to 100 N programs the motor to stop increasing its force beyond 100 N. If set to 0, there is no limit.
Coupling dictates the axes in which the spring will function. “Positive and negative” allows it to spring in both directions, whereas “negative only” or “positive only” restricts the spring action to their respective direction.
A 30-amp fast-blow fuse must be installed between the power supply and the motor as a safety measure (show the fuse connected to the white line). This fuse will be destroyed if negative voltage is applied to the motor.
The black power lead is Ground and should be connected to the negative terminal of your power supply.
Once the motor is mounted, connected to power, and linked to IrisControls via the RS-485 cable, you can try some of the example kinematic motions in IrisControls and get your motor moving. It’s that simple.