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News Release from: Copley Controls Corp | Subject: CANopen I/O module
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 November 2006
Simplified motor controller matching
introduced
CANopen I/O module simplifies system builder's task of matching network-based motion control controls to the equipment's external sensors and actuators.
Copley's new CANopen I/O module simplifies system builder's task of matching network-based motion control controls to the equipment's external sensors and actuators The user creates a printed circuit board to which all sensor and actuator cables are brought
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new I/O module is mounted on this PCB.
The I/O module provides the interface between sensor and actuator signals, and the equipment's CANopen motion controls.
Copley Controls' board-mounting CAN I/O processor module provides a low cost and easily configured way for OEM equipment builders to integrate a wide range of external sensors and actuators into their distributed motion control system.
Instead of expensive third party I/O, OEMs can create just-right I/O interfaces with preferred form factor and connectors.
Just plug-in the Copley processor module and I/O is available to the network.
Model CAN-IPM-01's breadth of I/O interfacing affords wide latitude for configuring digital and analog I/O points.
Nine 8-bit ports are configurable as digital input or outputs.
Twelve analog ports convert 0-3V DC signals into 12-bit values.
Twelve PWM outputs can be low-pass-filtered to deliver analog signals for indicator, actuator, etc, operation.
Eight dedicated digital inputs set the CAN node address and CAN bus bit rate.
CAN bus Rx and Tx signals take bus data from an external transceiver, and two outputs are dedicated for CAN bus status.
The user undertakes I/O setup and configuration with an external PC, linked to the processor module via the I/O module's RS-232 connectivity.
Model CAN-IPM-01 supports CAN bus bit rates up to 1 Mbit/sec, and RS-232 communications to 115,200 Baud.
Copley has intentionally simplified setup and configuration tasks by building the CAN/IO processor module around the same microcontroller used in Copley drives.
Model CAN-IPM-01 and Copley's servo amplifiers and stepper drivers follow common interface protocols.
* Applications - Model CAN-IPM-01's extensive I/O range enables equipment builders to create 'just-right' interfaces for their systems' specific configurations of sensors and actuators.
No more compromises in adapting system I/O to the limitations and cost of third party I/O hardware.
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