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Motion Controllers
Automation 3200 Series
Automation 3200
Software-Based 32-Axis Motion, Vision, PLC, Robotics, and I/O Platform
Complete motion capabilities include: point-topoint; linear, circular, helical, and spherical
interpolation; velocity profiling; electronic
gearing; on-the-fly trajectory modification;
high speed I/O; camming
1 to 32 axes of scalable, synchronized motion
Utilizes the power of the PC to eliminate the
motion control card
Uses commercially available IEEE-1394’s
(FireWire®) determinism for communications
between drives and controller
Programmable in native RS-274 G-code,
AeroBasicTM command set, C, C++, .NET,
MATLAB®, LabVIEW®, or IEC61131-3 (LD, FBD, ST)
for flexibility
20 kHz servo update rate for 1 to 32 axes
provides consistent performance regardless of
axis count
Digital current loops for improved control and
stability
Integrated high-speed Position Synchronized
Output (PSO) for laser firing or position latching
Optional PLC with industry standard IEC-61131
programming interface
Integrated I/O
Kinematics task for robot control
Fiberoptic interface expandable up to 1000 meters
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High Performance, 32-Axis Motion, Vision,
PLC, Robotics, and I/O Platform
Aerotech’s ground-breaking, motion, vision, PLC, robotics,
and I/O platform, the Automation 3200, is used in many
applications in semi, data storage, medical laser processing,
automotive, and machine tool industries. The system features
a high-performance, software-only controller (Motion
Composer) that offers 32 axes of synchronized motion
control. It is the successor to Aerotech’s performance-leading
and widely utilized UNIDEX 500 and 600 PC-based motion
controllers. Motion Composer retains the best features of
these previous controllers and combines them with an
advanced, high-performance distributed control architecture
to produce a truly state-of-the-art motion, vision, PLC,
robotics, and I/O platform.
The Digital Automation Platform: Automation 3200
The Automation 3200 digital automation platform represents
a revolutionary advancement over traditional PC-bus-based
motion controllers. The A3200 is software-based (no PC slots
required) and marries a robust, high performance motion
engine with vision, PLC, robotics, and I/O in one unified
programming environment. The A3200 utilizes the industry
standard super high performance FireWire® (IEEE-1394)
network to provide from 1 to 32 axes of synchronized control
with no degradation in performance as the axis count
increases.
WORLD HEADQUARTERS: Aerotech, Inc., United States • Phone: +1-412-963-7470 • Email: sales@aerotech.com
Aerotech, Ltd., United Kingdom • Phone: +44-118-9409400 • Email: sales@aerotech.co.uk
Aerotech GmbH, Germany • Phone: +49-911-9679370 • Email: sales@aerotechgmbh.de
Aerotech KK, Japan • Phone: +81-47-489-1741 • Email: sales@aerotechkk.co.jp
Aerotech China • Phone: +852-3793-3488 • Email: saleschina@aerotech.com
www.aerotech.com
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