ORMEC is pleased to announce a strategic marketing relationship with National Instruments aimed at utilizing the new NI SoftMotion Controller with ORMEC’s IEEE 1394-based ServoWire SM Drives.Engineers now can use the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment to create powerful distributed motion applications with the new NI SoftMotion Controller for ORMEC IEEE 1394-based intelligent drives. The NI SoftMotion Controller is a soft motion interface between NI-Motion driver software and distributed intelligent drives. You now can program IEEE 1394-based ServoWire SM drives from ORMEC with the easy-to-use NI-Motion API in LabVIEW.
A distributed motion architecture offers many advantages over centralized motion, including simplified cabling with lower setup and maintenance costs. The NI SoftMotion Controller for IEEE 1394 is compatible with any ORMEC ServoWire SM Drive. Daisy-chain up to 15 drives together and connect them to the real-time host. The real-time isochronous mode of the IEEE 1394 bus transfers data between the drives and the host. ServoWire SM drives are designed to offer high performance motion control using all-digital servodrives connected via an open standard FireWire network.
Three series of drives (230, 460 and LP) offer solutions with power from 200 to 24,000 watts and continuous current output from 2.4 to 60 amps RMS/phase. ServoWire drives operate on DC, 115, 230 or 460 VAC input power, provide both output short circuit and overvoltage protection and are certified to UL and CE standards. ORMEC is a leading provider of PC-based motion control and networked servodrives. The company manufactures motion control systems that integrate motion controllers, logic control, drives, servo motors and Firewire-based networking into cost-effective solutions.
ORMEC is fully committed to excellence in applications engineering and technical consulting, applications programming assistance, on-site service and support. The company continues to be a leader in the development of motion control technology, including being the first company to introduce an industrial motion control system using the high-speed FireWire network.
For more information visit www.ormec.com or www.ni.com/motion .
