February 3, 2014 - Moog publishes the Class 5 SmartMotor CANOpen User's Guide, available for download on the Moog Animatics website. Download the file at: http://tinyurl.com/CANOpen-Guide This manual explains the Moog Animatics Class 5 SmartMotor support for the CANopen protocol. It describes the major concepts that must be understood to integrate a SmartMotor slave with a PLC or other CANopen master.
NOTE: The feature set described in this version of the manual refers to motor firmware 5.0.4.x and 5.98.4.x.
This manual is intended for programmers or system developers who have read and understand the CiA 402 CANopen specification. As this manual is not a tutorial on that specification or the CANopen protocol, it should be used to understand the specific implementation details for the Moog Animatics Class 5 SmartMotor. Additionally, examples are provided for the various modes of motion and accessing those modes through CANopen to operate the SmartMotor.
Combitronic Technology
The most unique feature of the SmartMotor is peer-to-peer communications; its ability to communicate with other SmartMotor and share resources using Moog Animatics’ Combitronic™ technology. Combitronic is a protocol that operates over a standard CAN interface. It may coexist with either CANopen or DeviceNet protocols. It requires no single dedicated master to operate. Each SmartMotor connected to the same network communicates on an equal footing, sharing all information and, therefore, sharing all processing resources.
