RMC100 Overview

The RMC100 series brings the benefits of modular, high-performance motion control to a wide range of industrial applications. Communications options—ranging from high-speed field buses to discrete I/O—make these controllers an excellent choice for large and small systems. Transducer types can be combined to control any hydraulic, electric, and pneumatic system. Powerful control modes—including position/pressure control, synchronized moves, gearing, splines, and teach mode—provide optimum control for motion applications.

The RMCWin software is used with the RMC100.

Features

• Two to eight axes of position or speed control

• Up to four axes of position/pressure control. See Controlling Pressure or Force.

• Isolated power input, drive outputs, discrete and analog I/O, and communications

• RS232 port for RMCWin and the RMCCOM ActiveX control. See RMCWin Overview.

• Full PID with velocity and acceleration feed forwards

• Motion and pressure profiles can be changed on the fly. See Motion Profiles.

• Gains and Feed Forwards can be changed on the fly

• 256K Flash memory for field upgrades and parameter storage. See Flash Memory.

• Trapezoidal, s-curve, and spline profiling

• Curve Tool for generating cubic splines. See Spline Overview.

• Teach mode. See Teach Mode Overview.

• Synchronization of 2-8 axes. See Synchronizing Axes.

• Electronic gearing. See Gearing Axes.

• Deterministic Event Control. See Event Control.

• Speed Control mode. See Speed Control.

Applications

• Presses

• Injection/RIM/blow molding

• Packaging equipment

• Indexing/transfer lines

• Edgers/headrigs/veneer lathes

• Pinch rollers/winders/wrappers

• Casting/forging

• Palletizers/stackers

• Flying cutoff/curve sawing

• Cyclic testing

• Robotics/animatronics

• Pneumatic press rolls

• Tube bending/forming

Communications

• PROFIBUS-DP

• Ethernet

• Modbus Plus

• Discrete I/O

• CPU Digital I/O

• Communication Digital I/O

• Sensor Digital I/O

• Serial RS232/422/485

• LCD420 Terminal

Position, Pressure, Force and Velocity Transducer Interfaces

• Magnetostrictive Transducers (MDT) – Start/Stop and PWM
  See MDT Overview for Start/stop and PWM MDTs.
  See SSI Overview for SSI MDTs.

• Analog Transducers
  See Analog Overview for analog position, velocity, pressure, or force transducers.

• Quadrature Encoders
  See Quadrature Overview for encoders for servo motors.
  See Stepper Overview for encoders for stepper motors.

• Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) – Absolute encoders and MDTs
  See SSI Overview for all transducers with SSI interfaces.

Pressure/Force Options

• Control pressure or differential force at 12- or 16-bit resolution

• Transition between position and pressure/force while in motion

RMCLink ActiveX Control and .Net Assembly

Control the RMC from your Visual Basic, Visual C++, Java, or VBA (e.g. Excel) programs. See the RMCLink topic for details.

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