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Hi everyone,
I'm pretty new in the world of motion control, and as a Ph.D. Candidate i want to setup a multi-axis real time system for demonstration purposes.We own some drives and we want a master controller.
The case is as follows:
-we want to control two (2) servo drives for position control, ABB ACSM1
http://new.abb.com/drives/low-voltage-ac/machinery/acsm1-04
-and one(1) drive for speed control, ABB ACS800
http://new.abb.com/drives/low-voltage-ac/industrial-drives/acs800-single-drives/acs800-11
-We want also to use a communication protocol (EtherCAT, CanOpen, PowerLink)
My research led me to the following options
-Elmo Gold Maestro
http://www.elmomc.com/products/multi-axis-machine-motion-controller-g.htm
-ABB AC500
http://www.abb.com/product/us/9AAC177288.aspx
My questions are:
-Are the above solutions suitable for our purposes?
-What's the difference between motion controller and PLC? (except expandability)
-CanOpen or EtherCAT preferred for the application above?
Thank you all in advance.
I'm pretty new in the world of motion control, and as a Ph.D. Candidate i want to setup a multi-axis real time system for demonstration purposes.We own some drives and we want a master controller.
The case is as follows:
-we want to control two (2) servo drives for position control, ABB ACSM1
http://new.abb.com/drives/low-voltage-ac/machinery/acsm1-04
-and one(1) drive for speed control, ABB ACS800
http://new.abb.com/drives/low-voltage-ac/industrial-drives/acs800-single-drives/acs800-11
-We want also to use a communication protocol (EtherCAT, CanOpen, PowerLink)
My research led me to the following options
-Elmo Gold Maestro
http://www.elmomc.com/products/multi-axis-machine-motion-controller-g.htm
-ABB AC500
http://www.abb.com/product/us/9AAC177288.aspx
My questions are:
-Are the above solutions suitable for our purposes?
-What's the difference between motion controller and PLC? (except expandability)
-CanOpen or EtherCAT preferred for the application above?
Thank you all in advance.