Features

• Up to 16 axes of control: daisy-chain up to 16 Digital MMC Smart Drives with simple RJ45 connectors and readily available CAT5 cable
• Single-point IEC 61131-based application programming software with the choice of graphical ladder logic, function block or structured text programming
• 8 DC inputs and 8 DC outputs for machine control I/O
• 8 digital inputs, 4 digital outputs and 1 analog Input for drive I/O
• Applications that require I/O beyond what is available on the control and the drives are easily expanded using Slice and Block I/O
• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet port for connecting to third-party devices, transferring data and running PiCPro® over Ethernet either directly or remotely
• Real-time data from the system drives, such as torque, current and fault history, is available to your application program over Digital Link
• Download firmware or parameters to all drives on the network at once with a single click of the mouse using PiCPro
• Auxiliary feedback port for 1.5 axis master/slave applications
• HMI serial port connection
• Motor feedback for Kollmorgen AKM™, Cartridge DDR® or Housed DDR servomotors

Benefits

• Industrial motion control solution that makes it easy to integrate machine and motion control into your machine’s PC operator interface
• A robust, PC control that’s easy to program, commission and maintain
• Everything you need for logic, motion and communications in a PC Card—no need for a soft logic package, motion interface card or I/O bus interface card
• PiCPro® programming software offers the choice of IEC 61131-3 graphical ladder, function block and structured text programming
• Real-time control, with no special PC operating system add-ons
• DeviceNet or Profibus intelligent I/O devices can be easily integrated with your application using the optional plug-in interface and simple name-based data transfer software
• PC crash survival, with an on-board processor that is dedicated to control and immune to host PC lock-ups