Take control of the most demanding motor control applications. With a Sprint Electric PL5 Digital 3 phase DC Drive 2 Quadrant, you can use the PL5 to control DC motors up to 12A.

A 4 button keypad and large alpha-numeric display make it easier to quickly navigate through an extensive range of software functions.

The Sprint PL5 DC Drive is fully configurable by the user and comes equipped, as standard, with a comprehensive suite of application blocks.

Centre winding macros, spindle orientation and a fully controllable field allow you to control DC motors in a wide range of industrial applications. The PL5 also includes PL Pilot, a windows based, configuration and monitoring software package.

The extensive range of motor protection features improves your productivity by reducing your downtime. And the unique configuration checker quickly detects any conflicts in your own user-generated configurations.

To make it easier for you to integrate the PL5 into your control system, the drives are fully isolated and have a small footprint. The PL5 has a number of fieldbus communications options, including: Profibus, DeviceNet, CC-Link, EtherNet/IP, Modbus and CANopen.

All PL models are compatible with drive.web. The drive.web distributed control technology uses Ethernet and powerful graphical tools to provide robust, Programmable Peer Control (PPC) for drives and systems. The drive.web technology is infinitely scalable and cost effective for systems of any size or complexity. For typical motor control systems, drive.web beats using any PLC on cost, performance and ease of use.

At a glance: PL5 Digital DC motor control

• 2 Quadrant PL
• Control DC motors up to 12A 5kW
• 'PL Pilot' drive configuration and monitoring software included
• Alternative 'Savvy' configuration tool with signal flow diagram capability available
• Ultra compact sizes offer significant panel space savings over other manufacturers
• Large 40 character backlit alphanumeric LCD display
• Programming menu is designed for rapid travel to desired parameter using ergonomically designed keys
• Enhanced motor protection
• Built in suite of application blocks
• In depth fault monitoring and comprehensive system alarms
• Easy-to-use menu structure, using English language parameter names
• Real language parameter description eliminates need for look up tables
• Easy to use product manual with display graphics and block diagrams,
• UL, CuL and CE approved

Technical Highlights: PL5 Digital DC motor control

• Extremely flexible block diagram including unique 'configuration checker', detects conflicts in user programmed configurations
• Five feedback transducer options as standard
• Non volatile trip alarm memory, even after power-down
• Built in 'oscilloscope' output for full parameter monitoring during commissioning
• Motorised pot simulator with power off memory
• Three fully independent, user programmable drive configurations
• Extensive, multi-function programmable I/O, with over 36 digital & analogue input/output combinations
• Full suite of centre winding macros included
• Built in system application blocks with descriptive connection points
• Unique electronic regenerative stopping facility on selected 2Q models
• In depth fault monitoring and comprehensive system alarms
• Serial communications to allow off site programming and remote diagnostics
• In depth diagnostic facility available from on board display and 'in-built meter'
• On board fully controlled field with five operating modes
• Full suite of built in encoder functions as standard, including spindle orientation
• Motor parameters entered via keys, - no soldering of cal resistors required