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Building a Motion Control System Has

Never Been So Easy

Learn and Practice online to easily setup any motion

control system, Elmo’s new Remote Practice System

(RPS)

Motion control is the key to productivity in today’s automation systems. Motion

control plays a crucial role in printing, packaging, laboratory diagnostics,

semiconductor manufacturing and industrial robotics equipment. Efficient machine

motion increases throughput, enhances quality and reduces costs.

The complexity of building sophisticated motion control systems has just become

simpler. Elmo Motion Control’s new free Remote Practice System (RPS) is now

available. The system connects you to a preconfigured motion control hardware

system using a video camera and a network connection. This enables you to

configure, tune and run a motion control solution, quickly and easily.

Simply logon to learn about Elmo’s advanced motion control and high performance servo technology features. An EtherCAT or CANopen networking enables a user to control any of Elmo’s servo controllers. No prerequisite knowledge of prior experience in motion control is needed. RPS does not require familiarity with Elmo’s drivers and controllers. The Remote Practice System (RPS) is an Elmo Motion Control exclusive easy-to-use learning and practice system. It’s intended to demonstrate Elmo’s simple and advanced set-up with any target machine.

The RPS motion hardware system comprises of a motion controller, Elmo’s Gold Maestro, with three Elmo servo drives and motors, and Elmo’s Application Studio (EASII) software. This allows you to build a complete running system online with no need to purchase or install any hardware or application.

It is an educational system for automation and motion control engineers. For

beginners, it is an efficient and comprehensive introduction to advance motion

control. For skilled engineers, it demonstrates the most updated state-of-the-art

servo tuning, complex multi-axis capabilities and real time EtherCAT or CANopen

networking.

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As Simple as A, B, C

After logging in (or registering for the first time), the system enters the main screen. This screen contains several links to tutorials and exercises which assists and instruct the user with the EASII environment.

By dividing the tutorials into top level and sub-categories, you can access many features directly. Simply navigate to any target tutorial and get started. For example, the Auto Tuning exercise walks the user through a few stages to complete a simple drive-motor tuning. Each tutorial box is paired with contents and goals description.

A video camera feeds real time images for every specification entered on the system. A sequenced procedure walks the user through, step-by-step showing how to configure and calibrate motion control parameters. The procedures:

Configure the EtherCAT network

Perform complex multi-axis synchronized motions

Develop IEC-61131-3 programs

Perform simplified and advanced automatic motor tuning.

Show advanced system analysis in the frequency and time domains

Sequence motions and drive programing steps.

Record data.

All demonstrated simply and easily without familiarity with motion control programming or Elmo’s drivers and controllers.

Starting a RPS session takes you into the remote station control area on Elmo’s website.

When accessing the station, the system is ready for operation in a default configuration. All drives are tuned and the motion controller is ready to perform a point-to-point motion

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Easy to Implement

Design, execute and test multi-axis motion from start to finish

Fast and easy drive setup and tuning with an automatic wizard interface

Simple to use intelligent motion tools for engineers at all levels

Super-intuitive platform that unifies communication, motion & programming

Achieving Motion Precision Faster

Elmo’s new generation EASII software gets machines to peak performance in a shorter time, making drive setup simpler. It puts powerful sophisticated software tools at the user’s fingertips. EASII is a new quick-tuning wizard that streamlines machine preparation and activates drive motion in a matter of minutes. Even newcomers use EASII’s advanced features to achieve fine-tuned motion precision quickly. Experienced users benefit from the widest range of precision control and diagnostics tools available today.

The Microsoft® Windows® platform simplifies complex motion environments by integrating all of the activities in one environment:

Drive level configuration, setup and tuning Servo performance analysis and optimization Field bus network configuration, analysis and management Multi-axis motion control organization and sequencing Testing, monitoring, recording and troubleshooting Advanced scripting

Key Strength and Synchronization in a Motion

Controller

In the course of developing and running a motion control solution, a user performs multiple exercises. The motion controller provides real-time synchronization for any system tasks even the most demanding ones. Single or multi-axis equipment preforms to the highest operating levels. Inside each Gold Maestro motion controller, Elmo delivers years of dedicated motion control engineering and

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applications experience. Elmo’s products give the industry’s most advanced algorithms, distributed network intelligence, and proven machine flexibility.

The Gold Maestro advanced controller’s key strength is the integration of all

physical, numerical and logical processes required in complex machine motion.

The more intelligently it interacts with the dynamic array of mechanical commands

and real-time information, the higher the performance results.

The Gold Maestro adheres to EtherCAT and CANopen networking standards, enabling precise, multi-axis control with cost-effective integration. It enables fast implementations using standard programming environments like IEC 61131-3, PLCopen, .NET and Win32 C++.

Elmo’s standalone networked motion controllers, bring your single and multi-axis

equipment to the highest level of performance it can achieve, today and

tomorrow.

Elmo Motion Control Inspiring Motion Since 1988

A leading global company develops and manufactures motion control solutions.

Elmo successfully integrated millions servos worldwide since 1988. Elmo solutions

focus on performance, reliability, safety and standards compliance. Our solutions are

integrated into wide variety of applications from industrial to extreme environment

automation. www.elmomc.com