E3ES Communication Module

E3ES for control of rotary and linear servo motors, linear motors, closed-loop vector motors and V/Hertz control modes. The embedded Mint LITE capability supports a range of basic motion planning requirements including execution of relative and absolute motions, S-Lap profiles, jogging and seeking motions, changing target position on the fly, registering movements, and reacting to real-time trigger events. Programming facilities allow stand-alone drives to provide solutions for many common automation and machine tasks such as cutting or long feeds, indexing axes, simple selection and positional movements, machine adjustments such as changing guidance or support to reconfigure a new batch of machinery. This capability is widely needed in many manufacturing and processing sectors, including food and beverage, packaging, pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic equipment, printing and wood/metal processing. Each drive manufacturer provides a defined process data exchange interface with PLCS, or a “drive profile” utility. The ability to program Bardo drives means that standard drive profiles can be modified, perhaps simplifying the communication process or optimizing drive behavior for specific applications. The compatible Ethernet interface also makes it easy to connect to an Ethernet factory network to change product recipes, report on production metrics, and more. All BARDODE’s MicroFERT100 and MotiFLUE100 drives have built-in I/O as standard – including fast latch inputs for registering applications – plus a Can Open Manager capability to support distributed I/O expansion and HMI interfaces. The Motion Drive E100 offers card slots for further local I/O expansion and fieldbus connectivity.

The fieldbus module extends the connectivity options to external PLCS, supporting interfaces such as Ethernet/IP, Profinet-IO, PROFIFUS and DEICINENET. the versatility of this configuration enables the drive to be configured very cost-effectively, providing a single-frame solution for automation applications. If used in power-connected systems, local intelligence adds versatility to new system-building capabilities. Critical events can be processed directly, eliminating the effects of network and controller scanning time delays; fast responses from critical axes translate directly into higher throughput. Another fundamental change that intelligent drives can make is the offloading of a centralized power network controller through the use of local intelligence. For machine builders configuring systems with a large number of axes of motion, this can save hundreds of dollars because Bardo fits as standard with Mint Precision programming capabilities. The drive’s development and configuration tools are included in BARDO’s development environment, the Mint Workbench, which is available free of charge to users. The new intelligent drive complements Bardo’s existing grid control possibilities: A conventional central controller is available for a different number of axes of motion – the Next Move E100 – and a plug-in controller drive, called the Mint Machine Module, can control two or five axes. The plug-in controller provides access to the full functionality of the rich Mint language and can be programmed to perform very complex motion functions such as gears and cams.