MACS4-DSP is a 1-, 2- and 3-Axis Compact Control Unit for Positioning and Synchronization without License Fees. Standard interfaces, like EtherCAT, CANopen, USB, and RS485 are included to link to a supervisor (PLC or PC), as well as to subordinated units like servo amplifiers and frequency converters. Thanks to a number of integrated encoder inputs and the license free, highly sophisticated motion control functions the MACS4-DSP reduces your hardware and software expenses and unloads your supervisor PLC. Application Range: - Positioning - Storage / Cart positioning - Feeding / Synchronous feeding - Winding / Position synchronization - Labeling / Marker synchronization Positioning Functions - Configurable homing - Absolute and relative positioning - Programmable velocity profiles Synchronization Functions - Velocity synchronization - Position / angle synchronization - Synchronization including correction depending on slave / master marker CAM Functions - Interactive graphical CAM editor with position, velocity, and acceleration diagram - Definition of curve points by data input or drag and drop - Calculation of minima / maxima On-the-fly Flexibility The entire set of motion or regulation parameters and the mode of operation can be altered on the fly with automatic recalculation of the motion profile. Bus and Control Functions - CANopen master-/slave functionality - EtherCAT slave functionality - RS485 data exchange with Danfoss frequency converters - Interrupts reacting on inputs, position data, bus bits, timer, etc. - Arithmetic and bit handling - Conditional branches and loops