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Automation Intelligence: SERCOS motion controller

The Sanyo Denki SMS-10 stand-alone controller and PV-series servo system offer tightly coupled motion and logic control in an extremely compact package that the supplier claims is the world’s smallest motion control system with SERCOS.

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From Automation Intelligence (Duluth, GA), the controller has built-in Ethernet, dual serial ports, and watchdog timer. NT-compatible AML software-based motion controller accepts up to 32 PV-series servo systems. Programmable limit switches, timers, and a prioritized event handler can handle any logic or motion sequence, which can be controlled for position, velocity, or torque mode.

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