SMX-RNS20 Remote Access to Yaskawa Drives & Controllers

Overview

Yaskawa devices can be accessed remotely using the SMX-RNS20 for both programming (via MotionWorks IEC or DriveWizard) and runtime monitoring. The SMX tunnel appears as a standard Ethernet connection to the Yaskawa toolchain.

System setup — SMX-RNS20 with Yaskawa GA500 drive and USB cable

Supported Tools

Tool	Use
MotionWorks IEC	Programming Yaskawa MP-series machine controllers
DriveWizard Industrial	Parameter setting and monitoring for Sigma-7 servo drives
MPE720	Legacy MP-series programming environment

Steps

1. Connect the SMX-RNS20’s LAN port to the same network switch as the Yaskawa device (MP controller or servo amplifier Ethernet card).
2. Verify the Yaskawa device has a static IP on the SMX-RNS20 LAN subnet.
3. On the engineering PC, open SX-Client and connect to the SMX-RNS20. Wait for the tunnel status to show Connected.
4. Open MotionWorks IEC (or DriveWizard). In the communications settings, select TCP/IP and use the Yaskawa device’s IP address directly.
5. Proceed with programming, parameter changes, or drive monitoring as usual.

Note

Yaskawa’s Mechatrolink-III and EtherCAT buses are internal drive buses — they cannot be accessed remotely through IP. Only devices with standard Ethernet connectivity (Yaskawa Ethernet option board, MP2000/MP3000 built-in port) are reachable via SMX.

Screenshots — DriveWizard Industrial

SX-Client — connected devices list showing Yaskawa drive

DriveWizard Industrial — Drive Selection configuration

DriveWizard Industrial — reading back drive parameters

DriveWizard Industrial — Monitor & Trace

DriveWizard Industrial — trace data view