Multi-axis architecture, based on EtherCAT

Our partner company ACS Motion Control has specialized in multi-axis architecture and employs an the EtherCAT fieldbus standard for real-time coordination of multi-axis motion.
The most important product family members are:

• Stand-alone EtherCAT Motion Controller: central system controller for us to 64 distributed motor controllers and thousands of I/O-signals
• SoftController Software: alternatively the user PC may be employed to run the ACS Motion-Controller-Software
• Control Modules: EtherCAT-based Motion-Controller with integrated power stage, which control each motor, while the central controller coordinates all axes.
• Universal Drive Modules: Motor controller with EtherCAT-interfaces. Motion coordination is implemented from a central Motion-Controller (either standalone or as PC-based SoftController).
• Interface-nodes: in order that estands-Motorregler (z.B. ohne EtherCAT) in die ACS-Motion-Control-Architektur integriert werden können.
• Digital I/O Modules: stand-alon I/O controllers, which allow for up to 32 digital inputs as wells as 32 digital outputs to be connected.

Please download the detailed product description for more information (PDF-file, upper right)!

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