Kinetix 5500/5700 Servo Basics

Date Tuesday, March 17th - Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Time 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost $2095

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Basics of Open/Closed loop servo systems

Position vs Velocity Control

CIP Motion Ethernet/IP philosophy

Kinetix 5500 vs 5700: Key Differences and Selection Criteria

Kinetix 5700 Safety Features and Safe Torque Off (STO)

Kinetix 5700 Higher Power Axis Support

Wiring the system: Servo Amplifier, Motor, Feedback cable, I/O

Start project: Project K5500/K5700

Setting up the servo amplifier as an Ethernet Node

Creating a motion group

Adding a CIP servo axis

Adding a motor

Configure the system scaling (motor revs/distance units)

Associate the CIP axis with its related Servo Amplifier

Set voltage, bus power, and universal time clock

Download program

Hookup Tests: Assign direction/polarity

Homing

Motion Direct Commands: MSO, MAH, MAM, MAJ, MAS

Basic Motion Commands: Jog, Move, Stop, Home

Feedback from Servo Drive

Virtual Axis and its importance

Electronic Gearing

Appendix A: Manual Tuning

Appendix B: Motion Analyzer

Appendix C: Motion related Physics

Appendix D: Setting Up RSLinx for Ethernet/IP

Troubleshooting issues with the hardware and software