Compared with traditional
PCI card solutions which contain many “breakout” modules and excessive
wiring, the distributed
architecture of the Automation 3200 reduces integration time by replacing
unnecessary cabling and electronics with a simple plug-
and-play FireWire® cable. In addition, many commonly used devices
such as encoder multipliers and I/O modules can be integrated
into the Ndrive®,
further reducing the amount of cabling and panel space required. The elimination
of the components and cables
means faster integration, lower support costs, and fewer spare parts to manage
— all designed to make your integration smoother
and improve the bottom line.
SIMPLIFIED
INTEGRATION...REDUCED COST
TRADITIONAL
6-AXIS SOLUTION
AUTOMATION
3200 SOLUTION
Any
P3-800 class computer running Windows®
Industrial
PC with multiple open PCI slots
2000,
XP with FireWire®
port
Plug-and-play
FireWire®
cable
Ndrives
with integrated encoder
8-axis
control card with
multipliers
and I/O connections
encoder
expansion
I/O
module
Interface
modules
Motors
BENEFITS
Significant
Integration and Support Savings
Encoder
multipliers
38%
less wiring
-
Drives
65%
fewer components
-
-
Plug-and-play drive interface cabling
(FireWire® )
(FireWire® )
Simplified
troubleshooting
-
Motors
Increased
design flexibility
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NSERVO
FOR RETROFIT APPLICATIONS
NSTEP
FOR STEPPER MOTOR APPLICATIONS
Nservo
is a FireWire®
based four-axis interface module with
With
Nstep, the Automation 3200 system can interface to stepper
digital
rate and position loops that provides three-phase output
motors
and galvanometers not supported by FireWire®
for open-
(+/-10
volt) for commutated motors and accepts resolver,
loop
control. This provides a simple and inexpensive mechanism
encoder,
or tac???ter feed-back for loop closure. With Nservo,
to control synchronized motion with servo and stepper motors
the Automation 3200 system can interface with drives and
motors that do not support FireWire®, such as spindle drives,
motors that do not support FireWire®, such as spindle drives,
from a single controller. Nstep provides two axes of control with
two clock and direction outputs per axis.
induction motors, and other specialized motors.