Controller is designed for servo-electric automation modules.
January 10, 2008 -
Model MCS controls all servo-electric automation modules including EGN, EZN, PEH, PG, and EVG electric gripper series, PR, PW, PSM, PDU, and SRU-MD rotary modules, as well as PRL series modules. It can be controlled via Profibus, CAN-Bus, or RS-232 standard bus systems, and can also communicate via Bluetooth interface. Capable of combining groups of commands into large units for execution, unit automatically acknowledges each command with error or completion message.
SCHUNK has developed a new controller, the MCS, which will control all servo-electric automation modules in the future. These modules include the EGN, EZN, PEH, PG and EVG electric gripper series, in addition to the PR, PW, PSM, PDU and SRU-MD rotary modules, as well as the modules of the PRL series. With the development of this new electronic controller, SCHUNK has standardized the electronic hardware, which considerably simplifies the control of various components and will also greatly simplify the programming and commissioning of servo-electric components from SCHUNK in the future.
The controller can be controlled not only via the standard bus systems Profibus, CAN-Bus and RS-232, but is also capable of communicating with the outside world via a Bluetooth interface. This makes it possible, for example, to modify the behavior of the controlled components from a central location, which provides an unprecedented degree of flexibility in automation processes.
The MCS features the capability to combine groups of commands into larger units for execution. This means that it is no longer necessary to enter each command separately when programming; instead, entire tasks can be started and executed. This pre-configuration capability simplifies communication with the modules and considerably reduces the required programming, control and operation. But it also enables the creation of reusable command libraries, because programming that was created for a particular gripper can now easily be transferred to other gripper types.
The controller also automatically acknowledges each command with an error or completion message, which eliminates the need for multiple programming of requests. Since status polling is also possible, a module can automatically report its position again and again, for example, which likewise eliminates the multiple programming of requests. The electronic unit already contains a power component, which is sufficient for the power requirements of most electric modules; however, an additional drive stage can be added, if necessary. A separate software program, McDemo, is available for programming, pre-configuration and commissioning of the modules; the software is available for both Windows and Linux systems.
Contacts:
Marketing:
Angela Moser Corporate PR Manager
USA
Phone: 919-767-1990
FAX: 919-572-2818 E-mail this person Company Information: Name: Schunk Address: 211 Kitty Hawk Dr. City: Morrisville State: NC ZIP: 27560 Country: USA Phone: 800-772-4865 FAX: 919-572-2818 http://www.schunk-usa.com
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