Automation Studio integrates all of the tools needed for positioning tasks. According to the motto "Configuring, not programming," even extremely complex motion applications can be realized in Automation Studio without having to resort to elaborate programming.

The PLCopen Motion Control function blocks conform to IEC61131-3 and provide optimal support for the user, even when direct programming becomes necessary.

Projektierung

Getting Started Wizard

Project engineering for drives is done in a simple and uniform manner with the help of wizards.

• Uniform project engineering for servo drives, frequency inverters and stepper motors
• Wizards with usable default settings provide intuitive and practical guidance
• Axes can run without programming and are ready for the first tests
• In spite of the simple access to basic functions, it's still possible to utilize the extensive configuration possibilities on the B&R drives.

CNC

• Integrated Soft CNC solution
• Special controllers are not required, can be run on standard B&R CPUs
• Uniformly integrated ACOPOS servo drives and ACOPOSmicro stepper motor drives
• Flexibility through a combination of control tasks and CNC programs
• Dynamic adding and removal of axes into and out of the CNC group
• 8 independent CNC channels
• Up to a total of 100 axes for positioning, CNC and electronic gears
• Nearly unlimited system memory for CNC programs
• Support of standard kinematics and user-defined kinematics

Commissioning

• Simulation of Motion Control and CNC based on a Windows runtime simulation
• Automatic phasing of the encoder
• Automatic motor parameter identification
• Automatic autotuning of the controller cascade

Diagnostics

NC Test

• Test window where all relevant axis data and control commands are clearly grouped
• Consists of the command interface, oscilloscope and axis monitor
• Sending commands (switch the controller on/off, referencing, start/stop movement)
• Each command can be combined with automatically starting the oscilloscope

NC Oscilloscope

• Clear and intuitive configuration
• Scan rates up to 50 µs
• Defined trigger (pre/post)
• x/y display
• Mathematic operations (FFT, LP, TP, DIFF, etc.)
• Effective value calculation
• Saving and loading data in csv and MATLAB® format (.mat)
• Measurement and reference cursor
• Zoom functions

NC Monitor

• Clear display of the axis status information
• Movement active/inactive
• Controller on/off
• Simulation on/off
• Homing on/off
• Existing and acknowledged error
• Access of all relevant axis data in a structured form