Stepper modules provide motion control options
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jun 19, 2008
Combining the features of a PLC, motion controller and PC into a small DIN rail mountable package, the 5300 controller can be used in a standalone configuration or networked.
Inmoco is expanding the motion control options available from its Model 5300 web-enabled programmable automation controller from Control Technology Corporation.
The Model 5300 Blue Fusion controller now offers two new three-axis stepper modules: the M3-40B and M3-40C.
The B version provides 24V stepper drive commands, while the C version provides 5V stepper drive commands.
Both modules require only a single 19mm slot in the 5300 rack to handle all motion-related processing for three axes.
The M3-40B/C modules feature three axes each, with position loop update times of 500us for three axes.
The modules use a 64bit floating point loop algorithm and have two encoder inputs that provide feedback (up to 17MHz) for position verification.
In addition, each module provides enhanced capabilities for machine integration with 10 user-assignable inputs, which can be configured as high-speed counters and 10 user-assignable outputs.
The combination of the new stepper modules and servo modules, which are also part of the Blue Fusion 5300 package, enable the system to provide engineers with a greater ability to securely monitor or control motion applications via standard web browsers, mobile phones and third-party applications such as customer relationship databases, ERP systems, or quality analysis tools.
This control is possible due to the design of the Blue Fusion 5300 unit.
Combining the features of a PLC, motion controller and PC into a small DIN rail mountable package, the 5300 controller can be used in a standalone configuration or it can be easily networked via its serial and LAN connections.
The built-in web server makes internet or intranet access very easy to achieve.
For larger applications the Model 5300 supports up to 1024 I/O points and up to 64 axes of motion control.
Depending upon the application, the 5300 can be configured as a daisy-chained series of up to ten units, using CTC's Ethernet Quicklink (EQL), or it can be programmed to independently control complex real-time applications.
The 5300 features a proven multitasking real-time operating system with plenty of nonvolatile memory.
Programming of the unit is simple with CTC's QuickBuilder state language, or, for advanced applications, C/ C++.
The Model 5300 allows both of these languages to be combined in single applications.
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