Motion control is one of the central areas in automation technology. This is partly due to its high portion of the entire automation expenses and the resulting savings potential.
PLCopen motion control function blocks (conforming to IEC 61131-3) support the user when implementing these possibilities by providing vendor-independence and reducing development times. The user can choose between the programming languages Ladder Diagram (LD), Structured Text (ST) and the high-level language “C”.