S3a Series
S3a Series spindle servo drive
S3a series digital AC servo spindle drive is independently developed and produced by Zhejiang Tonghang Electric Drive Technology Co., Ltd., and is an AC servo spindle drive product with leading domestic level. This series of products adopts advanced full digital control and AC motor servo control theory, with excellent system performance and high reliability, and is widely used in spindle drives of various CNC machine tools, textile machinery and other related industrial machinery.
S3a series Product Features
- High cost - effectiveness: servo performance and variable frequency price
- Adopting high - performance ARM main control chip, with excellent control performance
- Select a new industrial grade IPM module with strong overload driving capability
- Integrating position control, speed control, and torque control
- Can drive various types of spindle motors and be used as control units for various types of feedback components such as incremental photoelectric encoders and rotary transformers
- Supporting dual - encoder control, it can achieve full - loop high - precision accurate control, rigid tapping, thread cutting
- Capable of spindle accurate stop, tool spindle feed and other functions
- Featuring excellent low - speed characteristics and industry - leading dynamic acceleration and deceleration performance









Universal Servo Drive Standard Specifications And Performance Parameters
| Model | S3a-H37 | S3a-H55 | S3a-H75 | S3a-H150 | S3a-H220 | S3a-H370 | ||
| Input Power | 三相AC380V(85%~110%) 50 Hz /60Hz±1Hz | |||||||
| Maximum output current effective value (A) | 20 | 30 | 42 | 60 | 84 | 113 | ||
| Standard motor rated power (kW) | 3.7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 15 | 22 | 37 | ||
| Basic Specifications | Main circuit mode | Three-phase full-wave rectification, IPM SVPWM inverter bridge | ||||||
| Feedback mode | Incremental encoder 1024p/rev, 2500p/rev, resolver, sine-cosine encoder | |||||||
| Working mode | S3a: Manual, Jog, Self-run, Speed, Position, Speed/Position | |||||||
| Communication mode | RS485 | |||||||
| Speed control method | performance | Speed range | 1~30000r/min Maximum output frequency 1kHz (speed closed loop control) | |||||
| Speed ratio | 1:30000 Constant power speed range > 4:1 (corresponding to the standard motor speed range of 1500r/min~6000r/min) | |||||||
| Steady speed accuracy | When the load change rate is 0-100%, the speed change rate < (0.1% of the rated speed) | |||||||
| Speed command input | Analog speed command voltage range | ① DC 0~10V + forward and reverse signal + enable signal; ② DC-10V~+10V + enable signal; |
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| Speed command electronic gear function | Analog instruction multiplication coefficient: -32767~32767; Analog instruction division coefficient: 1~32767; |
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| Position control method | Position command input pulse type | ① Pulse + direction; ② CCW pulse/CW pulse; ③ A/B two-phase orthogonal pulse; |
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| Position command electronic gear function | Position command multiplication coefficient: 1~32767; Position command division coefficient: 1~32767; |
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| Input output signal basic function | Position feedback signal output | Motor encoder or spindle encoder signal 1:1 output, A/B/Z differential signal, line driver output | ||||||
| Status signal output | Spindle ready, zero speed output, position/speed reached, alarm output, quasi stop completed | |||||||
| Control signal input | Main spindle enable, CCW forward rotation signal, CW reverse rotation signal, alarm clearing, main spindle quasi stop, speed/position switching | |||||||
| Basic function | Regenerative energy processing function | The driver is equipped with a built-in regenerative energy processing circuit and an external regenerative resistor | ||||||
| operative function | 4 buttons to select status display, parameter settings, operation management, function operating, etc | |||||||
| monitoring function | 5-digit LED digital display, capable of displaying speed, torque, speed command, position deviation, position, load current, output voltage, IO status, control mode, command pulse frequency, alarm code, etc | |||||||
| Protection function | Overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent, overload, overspeed, position deviation, quasi stop alarm, position deviation, brake abnormality, encoder abnormality, etc | |||||||
| Internal speed command function | Multiple speed commands pre-set internally can be selected | |||||||
| Spindle stop function | Support high-speed operation with direct quasi stop, flexible setting of quasi stop direction and position | |||||||
| Rigid tapping function | Can participate in interpolation control of coordinate axes, complete functions such as rigid tapping and thread cutting | |||||||
| Feed servo function | Optimized control algorithm enables the spindle to have all the functions of a servo axis | |||||||
S3a Series Spindle Drive External Dimensions (mm)

Driver size one (model S3a-H37:3.7kW)
Figure 1 Dimension diagram of S3a-H37 spindle drive (unit: mm)

Driver size two(model S3a-H55:5.5kW/S3a-H75: 7.5kW)
Figure 2 Dimension diagram of S3a-H55/S3-H75 spindle drive (unit: mm)
S3a Series Spindle Drive Wiring Diagram

Control Wiring Diagram

Introduction To Servo Drive Ports
| name | Terminal symbol | detailed description |
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| Main circuit power supply | R、S、T | Connect external AC power supply: three-phase AC380V (85%~110%) 50/60Hz |
| Braking resistor terminal | P、BK | When using an external braking resistor in parallel with an internal braking resistor, please pay attention to selecting the resistance and power to avoid burning out the driver. |
| Motor connection terminal | U | Output to motor U-phase power supply |
| V | Output to motor V-phase power supply | |
| W | Output to motor W-phase power supply | |
| ground terminal | Ⓔ | Grounding terminal of motor casing |
| Ⓔ or PE | Driver grounding terminal |
Control Circuit Terminal
| type | name | function | detailed description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External 24V control power supply | COM+ | DC24V control power output terminal | The positive pole of the power supply at the input terminal is used to drive the optocoupler at the input terminal, DC12~24V, Current ≥ 100mA. | |
| DO COM | Control power supply 0V terminal | Power ground of input terminal | ||
| Control signal input (Programmable) | DI1(SON) | enable input | DI1 - DI8 digital input functions are all programmable. The examples shown in this table are factory default configurations, which can be flexibly configured by driver software parameters and can be adapted to various types of upper computers, such as CNC systems PLC, Motion controllers, etc. | |
| DI2(CSMODE) | Switching between speed/ position control modes | |||
| DI3(CCW) | Positive rotation allowed/enabled | |||
| DI4(CW) | Reverse allowed/enabled | |||
| DI5(SPTO) | Spindle quasi stop | |||
| DI6(SP1) | Multi speed selection 1 | |||
| DI7(SP2) | Multi speed selection 2 | |||
| DI8(SP3) | Multiple speed options 3 | |||
| Control signal output (Programmable) | DO1( RDY) | The spindle is ready | All DO1 - DO5 digital output functions are programmable, and the examples shown in this table are factory default configurations. They can be flexibly configured by driver software parameters and can be adapted to various types of upper computers, such as CNC systems PLC, Motion controllers, etc. | |
| DO2(ALM) | ALARM IN | |||
| DO3(ZSP) | Zero speed arrival | |||
| DO4(ASP) | Speed arrived | |||
| DO5(FIN) | The spindle has been stopped accurately | |||
| DO6(CS_FIN) | Speed/position switch completed | |||
| Analog command input | AS+ | Simulate command input positive | Positive connection with the analog command output of the upper computer | |
| AS- | Simulate instruction input negative | Negative connection to the analog command output of the upper computer | ||
| GNDA | Analog signal ground | Connect to the analog signal ground of the upper computer | ||
| Pulse quantity command input | PULS+ | Command pulse PLUS input |
External command pulse input terminal. Note: The pulse input mode is set by parameter P035 and supports three types of pulse input modes |
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| PULS- | ||||
| SIGN+ | Command pulse SIGN input |
◆P035=0: Command pulse-direction mode (default state); ◆P035=1:CCW/CW command pulse mode; ◆P035=2:Orthogonal pulse mode. |
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| Encoder output signal (Sent to the upper computer) |
OA+ / OA- | Encoder A-phase signal output | ◆Encoder ABZ signal differential drive output (26LS31 output, equivalent to Rs422); ◆Non isolated output (non insulated). |
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| OB+ / OB- | Encoder B-phase signal output | |||
| OZ+ / OZ- | Encoder Z-phase signal output | |||
| CZ | Encoder Z-phase collector electrode open circuit output |
◆The Z-phase signal of the encoder is output by an open collector. When the Z-phase signal of the encoder appears, it outputs ON (output conduction), otherwise it outputs OFF (output cutoff); ◆Non isolated output (non insulated); |
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| Encoder input signal (From spindle motor) |
A+/A- | Encoder A-phase signal input | The signal input terminal of the spindle motor has different definitions for different types of encoder signals. The table shows the photoelectric encoder, and subsequent products support photoelectric encoders, rotary encoders, sine cosine encoders, and absolute value encoders | |
| B+/B- | Encoder B-phase signal input | |||
| Z+/Z- | Encoder Z-phase signal input | |||
| 5V/GNDD | Encoder 5V power/ground | |||
| Ground terminal | PE / FG | Shielded wire protection ground |
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Driver Accessories(braking Resistor)
| Recommended SelectionTable forBraking Resistors | ||||
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| Drive model | Maximum braking current | Braking resistor resistance value | Braking resistor power | Is the driver equipped with a built - in braking resistor |
| S3a - H37 (3.7kW 25A module) | 20A | ≥50Ω | ≥1500W | no |
| S3a - H55 (5.5kW 50A module) | 20A | ≥50Ω | ≥1500W | no |
| S3a - H75 (7.5kW 75A module) | 35A | ≥30Ω | ≥2000W | no |
| S3a - H150 (15kW 100A module) | 35A | ≥27Ω | ≥2500W | no |
| S3a - H220 (22kW 150A module) | 50A | ≥15Ω | ≥3000W | no |
Product Series and Selection Guide










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