Technosoft iPOS360x SX multi-axis motion system

Complex motion-control applications often require the design of custom systems - a process that can be expensive and time consuming for the project developers. The Technosoft iPOS360x SX multi-axis motion system makes this phase faster and easier, giving the designer a compact (100 x 98 x 37 mm) ready-to-run solution based on the family of Technosoft iPOS drives.

iPOS360x SX allows users to plug in up to four iPOS3602 VX or iPOS3604 VX intelligent drives and provides all the necessary connectors (motor, encoder feedback and I/O signal) for each drive. The drives are connected through a CANbus link. Two CANbus connectors plus an optionally connectable terminal resistor ensure a rapid connection to any CANbus network configuration. An RS232 link offers easy access to all drives for set-up and testing, using a standard PC.

Using iPOS drives, the system offers a solution for controlling up to four DC brushed, (rotary or linear) brushless or step motors (4 x 144 W, 4 x 36 V). Each drive has a built-in motion controller and provides PLC features. Each can operate as a standard CiA402 CANopen slave drive or can be programmed to execute complex motion programs directly at drive level, using Technosoft Motion Language (TML).

The TML language programming allows each drive to execute complex motion sequences including setting of various motion modes, I/O signals handling, arithmetic and logic operations, conditional jumps and calls or data transfers between axes.

The motion system enables users to implement a multi-axis system by configuring any drive as master: the application master drive will call each axis to execute and confirm complex TML functions.