SEW-Eurodrive has released the MOVI-PLC Kinematics PLC/motion controller.
MOVI-PLC Kinematics builds on the MOVI-PLC Advanced series, which combines conventional PLC control and multi-axis motion control into a single compact platform.
With the addition of the kinematics feature, the SEW-Eurodrive MOVI-PLC range extends its functionality to three-dimensional path interpolation and tool rotation, accommodating corner rounding and “jogging” of individual axes.
These new features make the MOVI-PLC Kinematics suitable for gantry crane, pick-and-place, and six-axis robotic applications.
MOVI-PLC Kinematics also simplifies the programming of robotics and motion applications. Program code can be developed in a sequential function chart, instruction list, ladder logic, function block diagram, and structured text.
The unit’s libraries come with a range of standard functions, as well as pre-written and tested motion blocks designed for immediate use with the SEW-Eurodrive frequency inverter family.
MOVI-PLC Kinematics supports a wide range of industrial fieldbus communications protocols, including Ethernet, PROFIBUS/DeviceNet, CANopen, and RS 485 interfaces.
As a result, the MOVI-PLC can be incorporated into a broad array of system architectures: as a stand-alone controller supporting multiple connected drives, as a slave controller working in response to a supervisory PLC, or directly linked to a local SEW-Eurodrive Drive Operator Panel (DOP) for local control and monitoring.