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Soft
Servo Systems, Inc. Adapts EtherCAT as a Motion Control and
CNC
Platform |
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Soft Servo Systems now offers its general motion control
and CNC products with the popular and proven EtherCAT
interface system: a fast, vendor-independent, Ethernet-based
realtime network for servo and I/O communications that
works with CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) servo drives
and I/O devices.
With this system, RJ45 Ethernet cables are plugged
directly into the Ethernet port on the PC, and servo
drives are connected in a simple, single-line daisy-chain
– no hardware is required, not even a terminator.
Up to 32 servo drives (plus additional I/O stations)
can be integrated in one network.
The
EtherCAT interface system is fast, with an interpolation
rate of 0.5 ms. There are no delays in gateways, and
there are no underlying sub-systems. Its simplified
configuration and standard cabling, as well as the elimination
of adapter cards, switches and hubs, make this a very
economical system, both in terms of initial cost and
in terms of maintenance.
Soft Servo Systems has been a leading provider of all-software,
truly PC-based motion control solutions for the automation
industries. With the PC's ever-progressing CPU speed
and performance, integrated with EtherCAT technology,
Soft Servo Systems' motion control and CNC software
products have achieved unprecedented control performance
and specifications without using any proprietary hardware
components.
SMP3200
with EtherCAT data sheet (2 pages, 297 KB)
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Soft
Servo Systems Will Exhibit the SMP3200 with EtherCAT,
MECHATROLINK
III and Realtime Express at FINETECH JAPAN, April 2009 |
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At Finetech Japan, Soft Servo Systems will demonstrate
its high-speed SMP3200 motion controller on three different
Ethernet-based interface systems:
- EtherCAT,
a vendor-independent, open network using standard
RJ45 Ethernet cables and no hardware
- MECHATROLINK
III servo communications with Yaskawa's new Sigma
V servo drives and motors
- Panasonic's
Realtime Express, an Ethernet-based servo interface
with Panasonic MINAS A4N servo drive systems from
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
 The
SMP3200 is an all-software, real-time, high-end general
motion controller that runs on Windows 2000, Windows
XP or Windows XPe. It is ideal for motion control applications
in many industries: packaging, materials handling, pick
and place, converting, food processing, laser cutting/engraving,
plasma cutting, wood-working, semiconductor, and more.
The
SMP3200 provides:
- Completely
synchronized motion control of 32 axes
- Multiple
system (channel) control up to 32 systems (independent
channels)
- Many
CNC functions such as contour control and advanced
smoothing filters
- An
industry-standard PLC (ladder logic program), including
PLC axis control
- Versatile
motion library (APIs) for easy development of complex
motion/machine control applications in the .NET environment
for Windows
Exhibition Information:
FINETECH
JAPAN
Location: Tokyo
Big Sight, Japan
Hall Number: East 2
Booth Number: 15-24
Dates: Wednesday, April 15 to Friday, April 17,
2009
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Soft
Servo Systems Sponsoring Numerous EtherCAT Technology Group
Trade
Shows in 2009 |
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Soft Servo Systems is one of the sponsors of the EtherCAT
Technology Group (ETG) Information Booths at the following
trade shows:
- Sensor
+ Test, Nuremberg, Germany, May 26-28, 2009
- SEMICON
West, San Francisco, USA, July 14-16, 2009
- Industrial
Automation Show (IAS), Shanghai, November 3-7, 2009
- System
Control Fair, Tokyo, Japan, November 25-28, 2009
- SEMICON
Japan, China, Japan, December 2-4, 2009
- Industrial
Automation India, Bangalore, December 8-12, 2009
Look for Soft Servo Systems' literature at the ETG
Information Booths at these trade shows.
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