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News Release from: Copley Controls Corp | Subject: Model CAN-IPM-01
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 November 2006
I/O module simplifies system building
CANopen I/O module simplifies the system builder's task of matching network-based motion control controls to the equipment's external sensors and actuators.
Copley Controls' board-mounting CAN I/O processor module provides a low cost and easily configured way for OEM equipment builders to integrate a wide range of external sensors and actuators into their distributed motion control system Instead of expensive third party I/O, OEMs can create just-right I/O interfaces with preferred form factor and connectors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Just plug-in the Copley processor module and I/O is available to the network.
Model CAN-IPM-01's breadth of I/O interfacing affords wide latitude for configuring digital and analogue I/O points.
Nine 8bit ports are configurable as digital input or outputs.
12 analogue ports convert 0-3V DC signals into 12bit values.
12 PWM outputs can be lowpass-filtered to deliver analogue signals - for indicator, actuator etc operation.
Eight dedicated digital inputs set the CAN node address and CANbus bitrate.
CAN bus Rx and Tx signals take bus data from an external transceiver, and two outputs are dedicated for CANbus status.
The user undertakes I/O setup and configuration with an external PC, linked to the processor module via the I/O module's RS232 connectivity.
Model CAN-IPM-01 supports CANbus bitrates up to 1Mbit/s, and RS232 communications to 115,200baud.
Copley has intentionally simplified setup and configuration tasks by building the CAN/IO processor module around the same microcontroller used in Copley drives.
Model CAN-IPM-01 and Copley's servo amplifiers and stepper drivers follow common interface protocols.
Model CAN-IPM-01's extensive I/O range enables equipment builders to create just-right interfaces for their systems' specific configurations of sensors and actuators.
No more compromises in adapting system I/O to the limitations and cost of third party I/O hardware.
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