Drive-Based Motion Control

For drive-based Motion Control the application program is done in the AC500 PLC with PLCopen Function Blocks included in PS552-MC. Based on this program commands and parameters will be transferred to the drive. Then the drive will act on its own during operation. Actual values and parameters can be read by the PLC. The commanded movement will be performed by the drive itself using its own profile generator for positioning drives or speed ramps in case of standard drives.

System structure of drive-based Motion Control with AC500 PLC and PS552-MC

Note

The available Motion Control functionalities depend on the used drive system.

Drive-based Motion Control with AC500 PLC and PS552-MC, different axis implementations at the same time

The generic drive interface is an implementation which is not part of PS552-MC, but is available as application note for Microflex e100 and e150 drives.