Are all Yaskawa inverters compatible with MECHATROLINK II?
No you should check with your Yaskawa provider for advice on inverter compatibility.TOP Q: What are my options for additional I/O for a MECHATROLINK II interface system? A: There are two options for adding I/O capabilities to your MECHATROLINK II interface system: • You can add Yaskawa’s MECHATROLINK II-compatible I/O modules to your MECHATROLINK II network, or • You can add optional and affordable I/O by adding a VersioBus II adapter board (ISA, PCI or PC104) to your system. Alone, this adapter board provides 32 points of local I/O and a handwheel connector. If more than 32 points of I/O is required, an I/O network can be connected to the VersioBus II adapter board using IM-305 I/O modules. Each IM-305 provides 64 points of I/O, and up to four IM-305s can be daisy-chained together with VersioBus II fiber-optic cables, for a total of 256 points of I/O in addition to the 32 points of local I/O. NOTE: Any combination of MECHATROLINK II ISA or PCI board and VersioBus II ISA, PCI or PC104
