Yaskawa Drive Migration Cross Reference: V7 → V1000 → GA500

Yaskawa’s micro-drive line has turned over twice: the VS606 V7 gave way to the V1000, and the V1000 to the current GA500. Yaskawa published an official transition guide for each hop — but a plant holding a failed V7 today needs both hops at once, and that two-generation cross is what this page assembles.

The tables run three columns — V7 model → V1000 model → GA500 model — by voltage class and capacity, drawn directly from Yaskawa’s two transition guides. Read the notes column with the same seriousness as the model column: each generation changed dimensions (mounting-hole patterns differ on several frames), terminal layout (control terminal designations moved between generations, so a wiring translation is part of the job, not an afterthought), and braking and network options (option-card ecosystems don’t carry across; the GA500’s equivalents are listed where they exist).

One honest caveat, stated plainly: Yaskawa never published a direct V7-to-GA500 document. The third column is the composition of two official crosses, which is reliable for model selection but means commissioning details should be verified against the GA500 documentation rather than assumed from V7 habits. Parameter mapping in particular is a two-step translation — our team can walk it with you.