Description
The 2198-D006-ERS3 (Series A) is a dual-axis servo drive module within the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5700 family (Bulletin 2198), manufactured by Rockwell Automation. It delivers two independent 6 A continuous / 18 A peak servo axes in a single housing, communicating over EtherNet/IP via CIP Motion—no SERCOS fiber, no 1756-M08SE card required. The “ERS3” suffix denotes Ethernet/IP Ring Support (DLR topology capable) with Series 3 hardware revision, and the 2198-D006-ERS3 is designed to snap into a 2198 series rack alongside a 2198-PSx power supply module, forming a compact, scalable servo cluster for mid-to-large machine builds. As the active-generation successor to the discontinued Kinetix 2000 (2093-AM01/AM02) and Kinetix 5500, the 2198-D006-ERS3 is the default choice for OEMs and integrators who want dual-axis density with single-cable servo (TLP / Hiperface DSL) and built-in Safe Torque Off (STO, SIL 3 / PL e).
Application Scenarios
On a 10-axis cookie-sandwiching line originally built in 2011 on Kinetix 2000, the OEM had five 2093-AM01 single-axis modules + one 2093-AM02 dual-axis across two 2093-PRS4 rails, all SERCOS-looped to a 1756-L63 + 1756-M08SE. When the 2093-AM01 spares market dried up post-EOL (Dec 2022), the plant scoped a full rip-and-replace—quoted at $112K for drives + motors + cables + logic re-map. The integrator proposed a halfway path: keep the 1756-L85E ControlLogix (already in the panel for the MCC), drop a 2198-R4 rack with one 2198-PS05 PSU and three 2198-D006-ERS3 dual-axis modules (6 axes) + one 2198-S006-ERS3 single-axis (knife axis, higher inertia). The 200–480V AC input landed on the 2198-PS05; the 325V DC bus was shared inside the 2198 rack (same architectural win as the old 2093-PR rail, but stiffer bus and no clip-on PR rail). The 6 A per axis matched the existing 1326AB 1.8 kW motors on the infeed/turner/lane-guide; the knife axis stepped up to a VPL motor on the single-axis. CIP Motion over the plant EtherNet/IP DLR ring replaced SERCOS—no more fiber, no more 1756-M08SE (freed two ControlLogix slots). The 2198-D006-ERS3 single-cable TLP ports meant the old 4-conductor motor+feedback + separate brake cable collapsed to one TLP+ 2.0 hybrid—panel wiring dropped ~18%. The line commissioned in 4 days; the plant’s controls lead: “The 2198-D006-ERS3 ate two axes per slot—we freed two rack slots we didn’t expect, and the Studio 5000 motion AOI ported 80% clean from the old M08SE code.”
Parameter
| Main Parameters | Value/Description |
|---|---|
| Product Model | 2198-D006-ERS3 (Ser A) |
| Manufacturer | Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation |
| Product Category | Kinetix 5700 Dual-Axis Servo Drive |
| Axes / Current | 2 axes; 6.0 A cont / 18.0 A peak per axis (3× overload, 3 s) |
| Power (per axis est.) | ~1.5–2.0 kW per axis @ 400V (motor-dependent) |
| Input Voltage | 200–480V AC 3-ph, 50/60 Hz → 325V DC internal bus (via 2198-PS PSU) |
| Communication | EtherNet/IP CIP Motion, DLR ring capable (ERS = Ethernet Ring Support) |
| Feedback Support | Hiperface DSL (single-cable TLP+), EnDat, SSI, BiSS, Resolver (via 2198-OPT-x cards) |
| Safety | Integrated STO (Safe Torque Off), SIL 3 / PL e, Cat. 3 |
| PWM / Bandwidth | 8 kHz typical (16 kHz selectable on some fw revs) |
| Mounting | Clips into 2198-Rx rack (DIN), occupies 1 rack slot (dual-axis width) |
| Operating Temp / Rating | 0–50 °C, 5–95% RH non-condensing, cULus, CE, TÜV, KC |
Technical Principles and Innovative Values
- Innovation Point 1: Dual-Axis in One Slot with Independent Processing. The 2198-D006-ERS3 packs two complete current/velocity/position loops into one housing—each axis has its own DSP, its own PWM bridge, and its own feedback input. They share the 325V DC bus and the EtherNet/IP port, but the control is fully independent: Axis 1 can be torque mode (wind-up tension), Axis 2 can be position (index table) on the same module. Compared to two 2198-S006-ERS3 singles, the D006 saves one rack slot, one set of DC-bus connections, and ~15% on BOM—critical when a 2198-R4 rack only holds 4 axis slots + 1 PSU slot (so 4 singles = 4 axes; 2 D006 = 4 axes in 2 slots, leaving 2 slots for a single + I/O or a second dual).
- Innovation Point 2: CIP Motion over EtherNet/IP DLR — No SERCOS, No Fiber, No M08SE. The 2198-D006-ERS3 talks native CIP Motion to a CompactLogix 5380 or ControlLogix 5580/1756-L8xE—the “ERS” in the suffix means Ethernet Ring Support, so the drive can sit on a Device Level Ring (DLR) with the controller and HMI, healing in <300 ms if a cable breaks. No SERCOS fiber (RIP 2093), no 1756-M08SE card eating ControlLogix slots, no fiber cleaning. The motion task still runs 250 µs–1 ms jitter-clean because CIP Motion uses the same IEEE 1588 (CIP Sync) clock alignment that SERCOS had—just on CAT6 instead of glass.
- Innovation Point 3: Single-Cable Servo (TLP+) and Integrated STO. The 2198-D006-ERS3 front-facing TLP+ (Torque Link Plus) connectors carry motor power + feedback + brake in one hybrid cable (Hiperface DSL protocol). That collapses the old 4-conductor motor + 4-conductor encoder + 2-conductor brake into one molded cable—less panel termination, less truck-roll for “encoder cable chafed.” STO is built into the drive (terminals on the front), SIL 3 / PL e, no external STO module needed for basic cat-3 deployments. For OEMs shipping CE-marked machinery, the 2198-D006-ERS3 shaves cost vs. bolt-on safety relays.
Application Cases and Industry Value
Case 1 – Bottle Unscrambler / Feeder (Packaging OEM). An OEM building 120-bpm rotary unscramblers used two 2198-D006-ERS3 modules on a 2198-R4 rack (2198-PS05 PSU + 2 × D006 = 4 axes: starwheel, timing-screw, lug-chain, discharge-turner) + one 2198-S012-ERS3 single for the bulk-hopper agitator (higher inertia, 12 A). The D006s handled 6 A / 1.8 kW VPL motors on the precision axes; CIP Motion DLR tied the 2198 rack to a 5069-L310ER CompactLogix on the main panel via a single CAT6 home-run (no remote I/O block needed for the drives—they arethe EtherNet/IP nodes). The single-cable TLP+ saved ~40 terminations per machine; the OEM estimated 2.5 hours saved per build on wiring alone. After a year running 18 machines across three SKUs, zero 2198-D006-ERS3 failures; the OEM standardized the D006 for “any axis ≤ 6 A” going forward.Case 2 – Tissue Wind-Up / Rewind (Converting). A tissue line retrofitted from Kinetix 2000 (2093-AM01 × 3 + 2093-AM02 × 1) to 2198-D006-ERS3 × 2 + 2198-S006-ERS3 × 1 on a 2198-R8 rack. The 6 A per axis matched the existing 1326AB motors on unwind/rewind/tail-seal—motors were reused. The 2198-PS10 PSU fed all five axes off one 480V 3-ph drop. The big win was cabinet space: old 2093-PRS4 × 2 = two DIN rails; new 2198-R8 = one DIN rail, 40% less width. The integrator reused the existing 1756-L85E (replaced the 1756-M08SE with a 1756-EN4T Ethernet card), ported motion AOIs via Rockwell’s Kinetix 2000 → 5700 migration guide—~70% of the .ACD came over clean, the rest was SERCOS-MSG removal and CIP Motion axis config. The plant engineer: “The 2198-D006-ERS3 let us keep the motors and most of the logic. If we’d waited two more years on 2093 spares, we’d have been scrambling. Doing it now on our schedule cost half what an emergency migration would.”
Related Product Combination Solutions
- 2198-S006-ERS3 – Single-axis 6 A sibling; same current as one channel of 2198-D006-ERS3 but frees you when one axis needs its own slot (e.g., heavier inertia, different feedback card). Often paired in the same 2198 rack.
- 2198-D012-ERS3 – Dual-axis 12 A/axis; the step-up when 6 A isn’t enough (e.g., 3–4 kW motors). Same footprint as 2198-D006-ERS3.
- 2198-PS05 / 2198-PS10 – Kinetix 5700 PSU modules: PS05 = 5 kW bus regen, PS10 = 10 kW. The 2198-D006-ERS3 musthang on a 2198 rack with one of these—no standalone AC input on the axis module.
- 2198-R4 / 2198-R8 – 2198 racks: R4 = 4 axis slots + 1 PSU slot (holds ~2 × D006 + 1 × S006 + PS), R8 = 8 axis slots + 1 PSU. The 2198-D006-ERS3 clips into axis slots 1–4 (or 1–8 on R8).
- VPL (low-inertia) / MPL (mid) / TLY-A (Kinetix VP) – Servo motors matching 2198-D006-ERS3 6 A: VPL-Axxx (1.5–2.0 kW) is the current-gen single-cable pairing; MPL-Axxx if staying multi-cable.
- 5069-L310ER / 1756-L85E – Natural controller pairings: CompactLogix 5380 or ControlLogix 5580/1756-L8xE talking CIP Motion to 2198-D006-ERS3; no M08SE needed.
- 1783-STRX / 1783-BMS06SA – Stratix switch for the EtherNet/IP DLR ring that the 2198-D006-ERS3 ERS suffix enables; DLR topology means no external managed switch if the ring is simple.
