Powerful motor control modules in a compact design
The new ACOPOS X family provides machine builders with more options within a compact package. They provide seamless control of low voltage stepper and brushless DC motors (ACOPOS X2) or servo motors (ACOPOS X4), with support for one, two or four axes. Embedded encoder support, integrated STO, and SafeMotion support, make the ACOPOS X2 and ACOPOS X4 ideal options for providing flexibility and safety in applications with lower power ranges. Both ACOPOS X2 and X4 modules plug into the slice-based X20 system just like any standard X20 module, and increases the system’s versatility by providing support for different motor types and encoder types from the same module.
ACOPOS X2
Smart, safe, and versatile
The ACOPOS X2 can control two stepper motors or brushless DC motors – or a combination of both – with a total power range up to 1 kW, all within a compact footprint. It is smart, safe, and versatile, and ideal for simpler applications such as positioning products on packaging or metals production lines.
ACOPOS X4
Release 3/2027 - Control four motors from a single device
ACOPOS X4 offers improved precision control plus integrated SafeMotion technology. ACOPOS X4 can control up to four servo motors from a single module with a total power range up to 1 kW. A cycle time of 50 μs ensures a high degree of responsiveness and accuracy, while the compact footprint provides an overload factor up to twice the nominal current in a smaller package that reduces cabinet footprint by up to 30% in an eight-motor configuration.
All advantages at a glance
ACOPOS X2 advantages
- Fully integrated in B&R’s X20 PLC and I/O portfolio. It includes integrated encoder support for various different encoder types, and can also run encoder-less.
- One slice for many motor types and applications, up to two motors from a single module.
- On-board STO SIL3 capability ensures guaranteed functional safety.
- Closed loop functionality ensures precision control along with high performance and accuracy.
ACOPOS X4 advantages
- ACOPOS X4 is fully integrated in B&R’s X20 PLC and I/O portfolio.
- ACOPOSX4 offers improved precision control plus integrated SafeMotion technology.
- X4 is capable of controlling up to four servo motors from a single module.
- A cycle time of 50 μs ensures a high degree of responsiveness and accuracy, while the compact footprint provides overload factor up to twice the nominal current in a smaller package that reduces cabinet footprint by up to 30% in an eight-motor configuration.
For simple applications with a lower power range, you want simplicity and reliability in a compact footprint. ACOPOS X2 delivers that, while also offering the versatility for encoder or encoder-less operation.
With ACOPOS X4, machine builders can control up to four motors from a single OPC UA FX-ready device, and machine footprint without compromising on safety, performance, or functionality.
Technical information
ACOPOS X2 and ACOPOS X4 expand the options available to machine builders within a compact design, joining the already diverse ACOPOS and X20 portfolios.
| ACOPOS X2 | ACOPOS X4 | |
| Motor types | Stepper & BLDC | Servo |
| Number of axis | Up to 2 | Up to 4 |
| Voltage level | 48 V nominal (58 V max.) | 48 V nominal (58 V max.) |
| Output power | Nearly 1 kW | Nearly 1 kW |
| Encoders | Hall, Incremental, Absolute (SSI and BiSS-C) | Digital: EnDat3/Hiperface DSL/BiSS Line; Analog: LinMot/SinCos/Hiperface |
| Safety | Wired STO | Wired STO CAT3/Ple/SIL3 integrated SafeMotion |
| Fieldbus | Next fieldbus generation-ready (OPC UA FX/X2X+); Backward compatibility (Powerlink/X2X) | Next fieldbus generation-ready (OPC UA FX/X2X+); Backward compatibility (Powerlink/X2X) |