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Dual-Axis Servo Drive – MITSUBISHI MDS-A-V2-1010
The MDS-A-V2-1010 is a dual-axis velocity servo amplifier (“Dual-Axis Servo Amplifier”) manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric, belonging to the MDS-A series for MELDAS CNC systems. It independently controls two servo axes at an output current of 10 A per axis (2 × 10 A), receiving position and velocity commands from the CNC unit via a proprietary high-speed serial bus. The designation V2 indicates the dual-axis type (“two-axis velocity”) while the suffix 1010 identifies the rated current capacity per axis. The unit is compatible with MELDAS M6, M50, M60, M64 CNC controllers and related systems, documented on CNC milling machines, vertical and horizontal machining centres, and CNC lathes from various OEM builders.
The dual-axis servo drive is the core of the machine axis motion system: it receives position and velocity references from the CNC via serial bus, closes the feedback loop through the encoder signals of the connected motors, and generates the current required to move linear or rotary axes with high precision and dynamics. A failure of the MDS-A-V2-1010 disables control of one or both managed axes, making the machine completely inoperable and causing an immediate production halt.
Mitsubishi Electric is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC systems, servo drives, and inverters for industrial automation, with decades of presence in metal cutting and power electronics. Products in the MDS-A series were widely adopted by OEM machine tool builders from the 1990s through the early 2000s, progressively superseded by the MDS-B, MDS-C, and MDS-D series. This series is now legacy / discontinued: available exclusively as used, NOS, or through specialist repair workshops.
Main Technical Specifications
| Type | Dual-axis velocity servo amplifier (Dual-Axis Servo Amplifier) |
| Part number | MDS-A-V2-1010 (MDSAV21010) |
| Brand | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Known application | MELDAS M6, M50, M60, M64 CNC systems; OEM milling machines, vertical/horizontal machining centres, CNC lathes |
| Function | Current amplification and velocity control for two independent servo axes |
| Number of axes | 2 (dual-axis, type V2) |
| Output current | 10 A per axis (2 × 10 A – capacity code 1010) |
| Input voltage | 3-phase 200–230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (fed via shared DC bus from MDS power supply unit) |
| CNC interface | Mitsubishi proprietary high-speed serial bus (SSCNET / MDS serial) |
| Feedback | Incremental / absolute encoder from servo motors (connectors CN2/CN4) |
| Main connectors | CN1 (CNC serial bus), CN2/CN4 (motor encoders), DC bus and motor output power terminals |
| Weight | ~2.5–4.5 kg |
| Dimensions | ~80–120 × 240–300 × 200–260 mm |
| Production status | Legacy / discontinued — used/surplus/repair only |