αSTEP/Stepper Motor Driver Heat Generation in Stepper Motors (Including αSTEP)

The driver heat generation (reference value) acquired via heat generation measurement taken during operation and stop using 1 representative driver for each series is shown below.

AZ Series

Driver * Motor Driver Heat Generation [W]
During Operation While Stopped
AZD-A□, AZD-C□ AZM46 12 9
AZM48 13 10
AZM66 14 11
AZM69 17 11
AZM98 19 12
AZM911 21 13
AZD-K□ (at 24 VDC input) AZM14 3 2
AZM15 3 2
AZM24 4 3
AZM26 4 3
AZM46 4 3
AZM48 6 3
AZM66 6 3
AZM69 6 3
AZD-K□ (at 48 VDC input) AZM46 4 3
AZM48 6 4
AZM66 7 4
AZM69 7 4
  • * □ can be blank or an alphabetic character indicating the driver type.

AR Series

Driver * Motor Driver Heat Generation [W]
During Operation While Stopped
ARD-A□, ARD-C□, ARD-S ARM46 13 11
ARM66 16 13
ARM69 19 13
ARM98 20 14
ARM911 22 14
ARD-K□ (at 24 VDC input) ARM14 3 2
ARM15 3 2
ARM24 3 2
ARM26 3 2
ARM46 4 3
ARM66 7 3
ARM69 7 3
ARM98 7 3
ARD-K□ (at 48 VDC input) ARM46 5 3
ARM66 8 4
ARM69 8 4
ARM98 8 4
  • * □ can be blank or an alphabetic character indicating the driver type.

RKII Series

Driver * Motor Driver Heat Generation [W]
During Operation While Stopped
RKSD503-A□, RKSD503-C□, RKSD503M-A, RKSD503M-C PKE543, PKE544, PKE545 12 9
RKSD507-A□, RKSD507-C□, RKSD507M-A, RKSD507M-C PKE564, PKE566, PKE569, PKE596, PKE599, PKE5913 18 12
  • * □ can be blank or an alphabetic character indicating the driver type.

PKP Series/CVD Series
(The name was changed from CVK Series on June 12, 2020)

Driver * Motor * Driver Heat Generation [W]
Pulse Input Type RS-485 Communication Type During Operation While Stopped
CVD205□-K CVD2BR-KR
CVD2B-KR
PKP213D05■ 1 1
CVD206□-K PKP214D06■ 1 1
CVD215□-K PKP233D15■ 2 2
CVD223□-K PKP233D23■ 3 2
CVD223F□-K PKP243D23■2 3 2
CVD228□-K PKP264D28■2 4 2
CVD242□-K PKP264D42■2 5 2
CVD245□-K PKP296D45■ 6 2
CVD503□-K CVD5BR-KR
CVD5B-KR
PK523P■ 1 1
CVD507□-K PK543N■W 2 1
CVD512□-K PKP523N12■ 2 2
CVD514□-K PK564N■W 3 2
CVD518□-K PKP543N18■2 4 2
CVD524□-K PKP564FN24■2 5 2
CVD528□-K PKP564N28■2 5 2
CVD538□-K PKP564FN38■2 8 3
  • * □ can be blank or an alphabetic character indicating the driver type.
    ■ represents an alphabetic character indicating the motor shaft type.

Additional Information

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