The new machine controller A series

All-in-one solution in a minimum space

The latest generation of the AMKAMAC controllers provides utmost performance in minimal space. With its quite compact dimensions as cabinet controller and controller with visualization, it fits optimally into your machine design.

Benefits at a glance:
• Motion Control integrated
• I/Os in addition
• Central and modular machine-controller-concepts
• Scalable all-in-one solutions
• EtherCAT

The new controller-generation A-series

Cabinet controller Controller including display

Interfaces:

Ethernet, LAN
• Load PLC programs
• Diagnostics all the way into the drive
• Remote maintenance
• OPC access by external programs
• Provisioning of process data
• File transfer by FTP
• Firmware update
• WebVisu

USB
• Transfer PLC programs offline
• Transfer parameters offline
• File exchange
• Firmware update

RTE Real-time Ethernet Slave
• Cross-communication
• Synchronization between fieldbusses

RTE Real-time Ethernet Master
• EtherCAT
• 255 Bus devices
• 250 µs cycle time

ACC (CAN)
• Fieldbus Master
• Synchronous to RTE Master

I/Os
• 10 inputs, potential-free, there of 2 measuring
inputs
• 6 digital outputs, 100 mA potential-free
• 2 analogue inputs 0…10 V
• 1 square-wave pulse input

PLC functionality, motion control, comprehensive technology functions

The AMKAMAC controllers A-series are predestined as machine controllers for central and modular systems. With a jitter of less than 1 µs between the fieldbusses, a highly precise synchronization amongst the sensors and actuators is ensured; this is also valid even if both are located on different hierarchy levels. The controller features a real-time Linux operating system and is equipped with RAM and flash memory. An ATOM processor is built into the powerful A-series.

Engineering tool
AIPEX PRO integrates all engineering tools that are needed during the service life of a machine, for example programming, visualization, parameterization, startup, optimization and diagnostics.

Programming
The globally reliable programming platform CoDeSys is integrated in AIPEX PRO and allows you to program according to IEC 61131-3. Additionally, the powerful Motion Control and technology functions for easy programming of the machine are available, such as:
• Virtual main axis
• Electronic cam
• Printing mark control
• NC motion

Visualization
You create your machine visualization with the graphic functions of the integrated visualization editor and build upon prefabricated visualization objects. You can access the web visualization in the AMK controllers around the world.

Remote maintenance and diagnostics
You have access to the machine control and the bus devices from any location.

Functions
• Freely programmable with CoDeSys
   according to IEC 61131-3
• High-precision synchronization of
   multiple axes with only one controller
• Cross-communication in real-time
   across several levels, synchronized
   with high precision
• EtherCAT master or slave
• Data exchange with other software via
   OPC server, integration with ERP
   system
• Real-time Linux
• Optimized operating system;
   therefore no UPS necessary
• Power failure-safe process data
   memory without battery
• No rotating components

Technical data:

-> Large view of technical data

The AMKAMAC A-series is the optimal solution for controlling machines and systems. The controller demonstrates its full potential in central as well as modular machine controller concepts. With EtherCAT as real-time fieldbus, there are practically no limits to the number of devices on the bus. For modular machine designs the AMKAMAC A-series features a synchronized crosscommunication to other controllers in the system.

Included in the AMKAMAC control system are not only the hardware components, but engineering tools, web visualization, technology functions and application software as well. This reduces your development efforts and your machine is completed quicker.

The communication interfaces via Ethernet and USB offer flexible possibilities to access the control. PLC programs can be loaded easily. Remote maintenance and diagnostics are done all the way into the drive. Data exchange with other programs is possible with the OPC server. Process data can be read out and managed.