Category: Aerotech

Automation1

Automation1 Industrial Ethernet support is part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion control platform,

which includes the following:

Development Software

Controls

Motor Drives

Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

Modbus TCP/IP

Modbus TCP/IP is an extension of the Modbus family of vendor-neutral communication protocols

used for supervision and control of automation equipment.

Specifically, it provides a network and transport layer in an Internet environment over

the TCP/IP protocols for the Modbus application layer.

The most common use of the protocol is for communication with Ethernet-based PLCs,

I/O modules and other simple field buses or I/O networks.

The Modbus TCP/IP protocol is an automation standard.

EtherCAT

EtherCAT stands for Ethernet for Control Automation Technology.

It is a real-time communication protocol over standard Ethernet hardware / networks.

In EtherCAT, the network topology has one central controller that manages the communication of up to N (65.535) other devices.

EtherCAT devices transfer data “on the fly,” enabling high speed, high throughput communication over the Ethernet physical layer.

Industrial Ethernet (IE) is enhanced with determinism and real-time control for use within an industrial setting.

All Automation1 PC-based and drive-based controllers support Modbus TCP/IP IE protocols,

while Automation1 drive-based controllers support EtherCAT IE protocols.

Supporting IE protocols makes Automation1 controllers highly expandable.

Data items on the IE networks are mapped to registers in the Automation1 controller,

making the networked devices directly accessible to the Automation1 controller and vice versa.

Expanded control of both protocols (and more) is planned in Automation1.

Description

Key Features

EtherCAT support for Automation1 drive-based controllers

MODBUS SUPPORT for all Automation1 control hardware

Enables expansion of your control architecture

Allows for integrating Automation1 into larger automation systems

Enables expansion of I/O on a machine controlled by Automation1

KEY FEATURES:

‹ Introduces the most USER-FRIENDLY

INTERFACE available for precision motion control

‹ CONNECTS & DEPLOYS PROGRAMS to the

Automation1 Intelligent Software-based Machine

& Motion Controller (iSMC)

‹ REDUCES SYSTEM SETUP/DEPLOYMENT

times—often from days to minutes

‹ Compiles large programs 50 times faster &

develops more advanced programs with NEW

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FEATURES

‹ Deploys CUSTOM USER INTERFACES FOR

LINUX computers

‹ MACHINEAPPS HMI BUILDER quickly

generates user interfaces

‹ ALLOWS FOR COLLABORATION with team

members

Complex motion. Simple control.

Built for power and ease of use, the Automation1 Motion

Development Kit (MDK) is the most user-friendly interface

available for industry-leading precision motion control.

Drastically reduce your system setup and deployment time

—in some cases from days to minutes.

Tools like the Machine Setup wizard, MachineApps HMI builder,

modern AeroScript™ programming language and a digital

oscilloscope enable you to set up, program and optimize servo

and stepper motors, precision stages, galvo scanning systems

and more in one development environment.

Automation1

The MDK is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion

control platform, which also includes the following:

‹ Controls

‹ Motor Drives

‹ Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

KEY FEATURES:

‹ Deploy powerful machine & motion control

to either a PC-BASED OR DRIVE-BASED

hardware platform with the same Automation1

Motion Development Kit (MDK)

‹ Connects to servo motor drives, galvo

scan head controllers & more over our

HYPERWIRE® FIBER-OPTIC MOTION BUS

‹ Programmable via modern AEROSCRIPT

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE or several

controller APIs

‹ Enjoy COMPLEX MOTION CONTROL MADE

EASY with a wide array of standard features &

development tools

Get Moving Faster

The Automation1 Software-Based Machine Controller (iSMC)

tightly integrates precision motion with process control. Whether

you’re programming a simple move, building a complete machine

or doing something in between, the Automation1 iSMC delivers

high-quality automation and improved throughput.

Because the iSMC integrates with our user-friendly Automation1

Motion Development Kit, you’ll quickly configure and develop

your application.

Capable of running a PC-based or drive-based hardware

platform, the iSMC allows you flexibility in deploying a wide

variety of motion control solutions.

Automation1

The iSMC is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion

control platform, which includes the following:

‹ Development Software

‹ Controls

‹ Motor Drives

‹ Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

EMIT GREAT MOTION.

When you choose to build your solution

around HyperWire, you’re making the choice

to outperform your competitors. Fiber optics

are the clear winner in high-performance

systems, and HyperWire is the clear winner in

motion technology.

HyperWire enables high-speed, highly

coordinated motion control by providing

two Gbps communication — 20 times that

of conventional solutions. This enables

high-resolution, 64-bit, double-precision

floating point trajectory values to be sent to

Automation1 drives at astonishingly

high frequencies:

• 20 kHz 64-bit trajectories for servo drives

• 100 kHz 64-bit trajectories for galvo drives

• 40 kHz 64-bit trajectories for piezo drives

A glass optical fiber with small form-factor

pluggable (SFP) connectors ensures your

reliable communication is immune to

electromagnetic interference (EMI).

The HyperWire protocol provides direct driveto-drive communication at 100 kHz, allowing

multiple drives to share information within

a single servo-cycle. The result is efficient,

multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) control

algorithms that cannot be achieved using other

communication buses.

HyperWire also features Aerotech’s patentpending jitter reduction technology, which

reduces communication jitter by a factor of

80. This enables nanometer-level multi-axes

synchronization.

Perform at Light Speed.

The fiber-optic, light-based HyperWire® motion control bus from

Aerotech is the fastest, highest-throughput communication bus

in motion control. It enables 20 times the throughput that was

possible with a 100BASE-T Ethernet.

Superior Reliability. Total Flexibility.

With HyperWire, you can count on reliable communication that is

immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and nearly free of

jitter. Plus, the HyperWire protocol operates at 100 kHz — five times

the speed of competing solutions — enabling efficient, multi-input,

multi-output (MIMO) control algorithms you won’t find anywhere else.

Because Hyperwire is flexible, servo motor, galvo scan head and

piezo nanopositioning drives can be added to a HyperWire network

simultaneously.

• Premier solution for distributed multiaxis motion control

• Controls motion at the speed of light

• 20x the throughput of 100BASE-T

Ethernet

• Zero-jitter technology (patent pending)

• 100 kHz cycle time for low-latency,

drive-to-drive distributive control

• Controls up to 32 axes with no

performance loss

• Uses standard glass optical fiber

cables with small form-factor

pluggable (SFP) connectors

• Immune to EMI noise

Control the World of Precision

Have you been struggling with general automation solutions? Step into the world of precision motion with the iXA4.

PLC-based motion can’t compare to our industry-leading Automation1 control platform

– and it is more accessible than you think.

The iXA4’s standard features include a 5GB controller file system, Modbus industrial ethernet connectivity,

safe torque off (STO), a data array with more than 16 MB of memory,

dedicated home and end-of-travel limit inputs and an enhanced current sense device.

The iXA4 accepts square-wave and absolute encoder feedback signals.

With the optional encoder multiplier feature, you can multiply sine-wave encoders by up to 4.096.

The iXA4 also includes many process control features such as Part-Speed Position Synchronized

Output (PSO) to trigger a process tool like an industrial laser or camera based on your vector programmed velocity.

A 24-volt, one amp brake output is included. 

The device is CE approved, NRTL safety certified and EU 2015/863 RoHS 3 directive certified.

The power amplifier bandwidth is software selectable.

Simple to Integrate

The powerful Automation1-iSMC motion controller brings serious application integration power to the iXA4.

Use the powerful Automation1 APIs (provided with the Automation1-MDK motion development kit)

to integrate the controller into your own custom application or avoid coding and quickly develop your

own custom user interface with the Automation1 MachineApps HMI Builder for Windows PCs.

The Automation1 controller supports RS-274 G-code natively and allows extra large programs

(including points files) to be streamed to the controller using the APIs.

Whether you have a simple sub-millisecond process or something that goes on for days,

the iXA4 and Automation1 can meet your application needs.