ProductSep 19, 2018
Yaskawa Electric Corporation (head office: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka; Representative Director and President: Hiroshi Ogasawara) roll out a new software solution that integrates machine controllers and robot controllers. The company has been providing digital solutions with its new solution concept “i3-Mechatronics” to “realize a new industrial automation revolution”, set in its long-term business plan “Vision 2025”. The new solution will enable manufactures to access robot controller by machine controller program when servo drives and industrial robots are introduced together.
It supports machine controller MP3000 series (MP3200 and MP3300) as well as servo pack “Σ-7C with built-in controller.”
1) Controlling robots by functions that support communication protocol
The solution controls robots by executing a function which supports communication protocol of MotomanSync I/F* under ladder program in machine controllers. Thus, it doesn’t require programing language commanded by robot controllers, and contributes to responsive system by repeating communication of only required sent/received data from each robot.
*An interface feature that control robots from a host computer.
2) Robots run smoothly with movement function
Yaskawa provides necessary functions to control robots as one of its standard function for Machine Controller MP3000 series. It executes a command of movement consecutively, and connects position to position smoothly. Additionally, it enables to build a simplified teaching pendant feature from touch panels etc. connected to machine controller using JOG function.
Image of Robot Control
| Item |
MotomanSync |
MotomanSync |
| Robot Controllers | YRC1000micro, YRC1000 | RM100 |
|
The capacity to connect with robot |
MAX 3 units | |
| The capability to install manipulators | MAX 6 units (3 units of robot controller x 2 units of manipulators =6 units) |
|
| Object machine controllers | MP3200, MP3300, Σ-7C | MP3300 |
| Corresponding communication feature | 218IFD built-in MP3000 | High speed bus communication |
| Communication protocol | Modbus/TCP FC=67H (vendor specific) MotomanSync I/F |
MotomanSync I/F |
| Communication system | Command／Response system | |
| Data updating cycle | Min. 10.0ms ∗In case that scan time is longer than the minimum time, it depends on scan time. |
Min. 2.0ms ∗In case that scan time is longer than the minimum time, it depends on scan time. |
| Setting | SVK functional module (Ethernet communication connection setting) |
SVK functional module RM100 module |
| Method to command robots | Robots control functions | |
∗ Ethernet is a trademark of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
| Machine Controller / Tool | Compliant version | Remarks |
| MP3200/CPU-201 | Ver1.42 or later | |
| MP3200/CPU-202 | Ver1.42 or later | |
| MP3300/CPU-301 | Ver1.42 or later | |
| MP3300/CPU-302 | Ver1.42 or later | Use software Ver1.44 and later / hardware Rev.A02 and later when you connect to RM100 (high speed bus) |
| Σ-7C | Ver107 or later | |
| MPE720Ver7 | Ver7.45 or later | |
| Robot Controller | Support Version |
| YRC1000 | YAS1.32.00A(–)-00 and later |
| YRC1000micro | YBS1.04.00A(–)-00 and later |
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