Automation Libraries Simplify Liberty MDrive® Integration

Marlborough/CT, December 10, 2019 — Three (3) Automation Libraries are now available to simplify interfacing Liberty MDrive® integrated motors with popular PACs and PLCs from Siemens, Rockwell, and Schneider Electric. The library add-on instructions (AOI) for motion control are available to download for free at https://novantaims.com/dloads/automation-libraries/

AOIs reduce the work of writing software programs to execute move profiles such as:

• Relative and absolute moves
• Jogging
• Homing
• Read inputs
• Write outputs

Applicable for communications between Ethernet TCP/IP Liberty MDrive products and:

• Rockwell RSLogix 5000
• Siemens S7 series
• Schneider SoMachine and SoMachine Motion

These tools can increase your code efficiency and decrease your development time. Configuration files (EDS & GSDML) and sample programs also help to streamline initial set-up and programming.

Liberty MDrive^® products with integrated 1.8° 2-phase stepper motors (rotary and linear), onboard drive electronics, controller and encoder, can reduce machine complexity, size and cost in many motion applications. Products with a fully programmable motion controller may be operated in several modes including closed-loop, torque control, and variable current control for energy savings and reduced heating.

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additional benefits in a compact package. What began with reducing the electronics package size to fit onto a stepper motor using surface-mount technology and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), has expanded to include features previously unavailable on stepper motors. The latest MDrive products offer closed-loop performance, velocity control, energy savings, and a range of standardized communication choices including EthernetTCP/IP and CANopen. Numerous options and accessories are also available including absolute encoder, captive shaft electric cylinder, gearboxes and more.
With all-in-one, integrated motion control solutions such as MDrive products, a machine’s complexity, size & cost can be greatly reduced. What in the 1970s was a phone-booth-sized rack-mount enclosure containing a manually programmed drive, has evolved to a complete programmable motion control system integrated onto a motor.
MDrive products are assembled in our USA factory, which is certified ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015: https://novantaims.com/dloads/certificationssustainability/. Built to order, products are available with a wide range of standard features. For applications requiring something unique, our FlexCenter is dedicated to finding custom solutions. Use the inquiry form https://novantaims.com/all-products/custom-products/ to begin a discussion.
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