COMPACT 6

CODE CN5.1

Compact 6 is a small, +12 Vdc numerical control, with internal PC/104 bus and Windows CE 6.0 operating system, complete with DIN rail (Omega rails) to install it in an electrical enclosure or to be wall-mounted.

Compact 6 is 100% backward-compatible with Compact 5.

Its PLC system employs the PC architecture both for machine motion and cyclic control, and for the user interface, accessible either by a touch-screen monitor, or mouse and keyboard. As an alternative to the touch-screen, Compact 6 can be connected to a supervisory PC. This system is particularly suited for smaller machines, that control up to a maximum of 6 analogical or digital axes.

Albatros is the automation development and debugging environment (minimum v 3.1), installed in the development PC; the user interface software is installed in the Compact 6 and must be developed for Windows CE, or it can be hosted in the supervisor PC.

General Features

Small numerical control with PC/104 TMSbus board;
CE certification conform to EMC standards.

EtherCAT function

code CN5.1.03

The EtherCAT function is carried out through Tpa implementation of the EtherCAT fieldbus master;
the implemented application protocol is the official standard CoE (CANopen over EtherCAT);
the EtherCAT bus uses a standard 100BASE-TX Ethernet cable (Cat 5e or higher), that allows for a distance between devices of up to 100 m;
implemented communication format: standard 1518-byte Ethernet packet;
axis position controlled by transmitting instantaneous velocity data and with real-time position detection;
transmission cycle time: 2 ms until 32 nodes (I/O and/or drives);
the drive parameters can be written and read;
communication and drive diagnostics in real time.

CAN bus 2.0b function

Configurable cycle time: up to 4 ms;
64 nodes max, total max of 128 RPDOs and 128 TPDOs;
synchronous and asynchronous PDO configuration;
possibility to access node parameters through SDO readings and writings;
master-enabled protocols (BOOTUP, SYNC, PDO, RECOVER and NODEGUARDING);
configurable baud rate (100, 125, 250, 500, 1000).

GreenBUS function

code CN5.1.05

The GreenBUS bus consists of a full-duplex isochronous serial communication at 4 Mbit/s through a single twisted pair, shielded and terminated;
the GreenBUS line also powers the remote TRS modules;
compliant to the electrical standard TIA/EIA RS-422;
1 ms cycle time. Using multiplexer mechanisms, it is possible to synchronize nodes with a 1, 2, or 4 ms real-time;
real-time node communication diagnostics.