Centralized Multi-Axis Control

Motion Coordinator Series

The MC Controller is ideal for applications requiring interpolated motion and tightly coordinated motion sequencing. The Motion Coordinator (MC) series of centralized controllers offer scalability and flexibility. Scalability is offered through the choice of two different base controllers and over 15 daughter board options. These hardware options work with all of our servo drives.

The Motion Coordinator controller is programmed with the FREE MotionPerfect2 software. Our MotionPerfect2 powerful fast multitasking basic programming tool, which can be used to perform functions such as camming, electronic gearing, point-to-point indexes and interpolated motion.

MC206X

Centralized Multi-Axis Control

Motion Coordinator Series

MC206X

2-7 Axis Control

The MC206X is a very capable all-in-one motion controller and integrates easily with Control Techniques scalable servo offering. The MC206X can coordinate 2-4 Control Techniques drives via encoder feedback, analog output. The MC206X comes standard with onboard I/O for high speed digital inputs, outputs, analog inputs, and an additional encoder reference signal.

The MC206X with a SERCOS Daughter Board can coordinate up to 7 SM-SERCOS equipped Unidrive SP drives. Capable also means, the MC206X is capable of Point to Point motion, Camming, Velocity, Torque, and Circular Interpolated motion all programmed using the simple and free MotionPerfect2 programming software.

Benefits

• 250 μs, 500 μs, or 1 ms Servo cycle time

• Multitasking processor with 7 tasks

• Floating point Math

• Interpolation; linear, circular, helical

• Centralized point to point position controller

• Cam Profiles

• Electronic Gearing

• Accel/Decel S Ramps Controls

• 4 encoder/analog axis control standard

• 2 virtual axis standard

• 1 master encoder standard

• High speed latch inputs standard

• 7 axis control with optional SERCOS Daughter Board

• 5 axis control with optional encoder/feedback Board

• Expandable I/O up to 256

• One Daughter Board Expansion Slot

MC224

MC224

Up to 24 Axis Control

The MC224 is a high performance controller capable of 24 axis of coordinated motion control when combined with Control Techniques scalable servo drive offering. The MC224 motion capabilities include circular interpolation, point to point, camming, electronic gearing and basic Accel/Decel s-ramp motion profiles.

 The MC224 is a flexible and modular system which consists of base modules with option slots for flexible daughter board options. A large 16 axis system would consist of a MC224 base module and three expansion modules connected together each with up to 4 flexible daughter boards to fit your application needs.

Benefits

• Control up to 16 axis via analog/encoder or up to 24 axis via SERCOS

• 250 μs, 500 μs, or 1 ms Servo cycle time

• Multitasking processor with 14 tasks

• Floating point Math Interpolation

• Centralized point to point position controller

• Cam Profiles

• Electronic Gearing

• Accel/Decel S Ramps Controls

• Scalable axis via option slots and expansion base

• Onboard I/O

• Expandable I/O

• Programmed using the free MotionPerfect2 Software

Options

Centralized Multi-Axis Control

Motion Coordinator Series

MC224/MC206X Expansion Daughter Boards

The MC206X single and MC224 multiple expansion slot accept the modular and flexible range of axis control, I/O, and fieldbus daughter boards listed below. The MC206X has one slot located on the right side of the unit. The MC224 has four slots on the base unit and four slots in each expansion bay.

Fieldbus Option Boards

P296 Ethernet TCP/IP Board

Description: Adds 1 channel of Ethernet connectivity with the standard TCP/IP stack
Network Speed: 10 BaseT
Protocols Supported: Modbus TCP server, native TCP/IP, and ActiveX control

P298 EtherNet/IP Follower Board

Description: Adds 1 channel of Ethernet IP Server or commonly referred to as a follower device and not a scanner.
Network Speed: 10/100 BaseT
Protocols Supported: Common Industrial Protocol (CIP)

P297 Profibus DP Follower Board

Description: Adds Profibus DP follower node for connection to a Profibus Master
Network Speed: Up to 12 Mb auto detection
Data Payload: 16 words input, 16 words output

I/O Boards

P225 Analog Input Board

Signal: 8 x 0-10V analog inputs 16-bit

P260 Analog Output Board

Signal: 1 x +/-10V 12-bit resolution analog output

P242 Hardware PSWITCH

Description: 4 1 μs high speed latch inputs and one incremental encoder feedback
Feedback: 5V Line Drive Encoder – 6 MHz Quadrature

Axis Control Boards

P201 Enhanced Servo Encoder Board

Description: Controls 1 servo axis with analog output and incremental encoder feedback
Encoder Input: 5V Line Drive Encoder – 6 MHz max edge rate
Analog output: +/- 10v 16-bit resolution or 2 Mhz 90º A/B Quadrature output
Registration: 2 x 24V inputs @ 1 μs accuracy

 P270 SSI Servo Encoder Board

Description: Controls 1 servo axis with analog output and SSI encoder feedback
Feedback: SSI standard configurable to max 24-bits
Analog: +/- 10v 12-bit resolution

P220 Reference Encoder Boar

Description: Input for 1 standard incremental encoder with high speed latch
Feedback: 5V Line Drive Encoder – 6 MHz max edge rate
Registration: 1 x 24V inputs @ 1 μs accuracy

P291 SERCOS Digital Drive Board

Description: SERCOS network master for controlling Unidrive SP with SM-SERCOS module
Number of Axis per Board: 2 standard, 8 Max.
Axis Enable Code: 1, 2, 4, 8,16 axes with order codes P701, P702, P704, P708, P716
Baud Rates: 2, 4, 8, 16 Mb 

MC Expansion I/O

 P316 Input/Output Expansion Module

Description: 16 I/O channels and each channel can be freely configured as 24 VDC input or output.
Communication bus: Proprietary protocol on Can
Bus Speed: 500 kbaud
Max Nodes: Connect up to 16 modules for total of 256 I/O points.
Max Distance: 100 m total distance

P325 Analog Input Expansion Module

Description: 8 x +/-10V 12-bit resolution analog input channels.
Communication bus: Proprietary protocol on Can
Bus Speed: 500 kbaud
Max Nodes: Connect up to 4 modules for a total of 32 analog input channels.
Max Distance: 100 m total distance

Software

Centralized Multi-Axis Control

Motion Coordinator Series

MotionPerfect2

Powerful Interpolated , Multi-axis Application Development Software

For use with the MC Series (Motion Coordinator Series)

The MC Series is programmed with a powerful and fast multi-tasking BASIC language. Programs are stored on the MC as full programs and use an innovative on-the-fly compiling technique. The on-the-fly compiling technique provides all the performance benefits of compiled machine code while allowing for upload and full program access, without the need for source code download.

Because of true preemptive multi-tasking, 3, 7 or 14 processes can be executed within an MC controller simultaneously, depending on the model. This enables parts of a complex application to be developed, tested and run independently, even though the tasks may be sharing data and motion control hardware.

• Programming software for MC series

• Project manager loads/saves programs

• Multi-program screen editor

• Multiple terminal windows

• 4-Channel oscilloscope to monitor parameters & I/O