ACS Motion Control Develops Economical Solution for Machine Control
by Design World Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
EDEN PRARIE, MN -- ACS Motion Control has developed a low-cost, small-footprint approach to
complete machine control. Designated the SPiiPlus LF-CM, the machine
controller provides multi-axis integrated control and up to 64 additional
nodes (axes or I/O) via CANOpen network extension in a fraction of the
footprint size of other products on the market. The controller includes a
full PLC, programmable in any of the standard 5 IEC61131-3 languages with an
update rate of 1ms. The SPiiPlus LF-CM is ideal for cost-sensitive
multi-axis systems where space is at a premium including biomedical, wafer
handling and inspection laboratories, factory automation machinery and servo
control applications.
The SPiiPlus LF-CM amplifiers utilize a bus voltage of 60V DC and have a
maximum output voltage of 53V. With a continuous output current of 4A per
axis, the controller provides uncompromised accurate machine control. The
controller has a fully automatic drive protection and controls 1 and 3 phase
motors and 2-phase/stepper motors with encoders.
The machine controller features interface capabilities with many of ACS
SPiiPlus' accessories including HSSI I/O modules, HSSI external drive
modules and HSSI absolute encoder modules. Design-in of the SPiiPlus LF-CM
is simple with the use of ACS' terminal breakout kits and din-rail mounting
kits. The controller comes with a free complete software package and is
available to download right from ACS' website.
www.acsmotioncontrol.com.
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