Recently, Schneider Electric, a global digital transformation expert in the field of energy management and automation, based on its professional technology and practical experience in the field of servo motion control, following the Lexium 18P pulse servo driver, released the Lexium 18E bus servo driver and a variety of servo motors. and will continue to be updated and iterated. Relying on the continuously enriched Lexium 18 series of servo products, Schneider Electric will help corporate customers build more efficient and intelligent flexible manufacturing equipment and production lines to create more value.
The servo system determines the accuracy, control speed and stability of automated machinery and is the core of industrial automation motion control. In recent years, with the rapid development of new energy, semiconductor equipment, electronic and electrical equipment and other industries, the application scenarios of servo systems have become increasingly complex: compared with traditional single motion control requirements, the controllers in some production lines not only need to connect more than 8 devices at the same time The servo axis cooperates with many other devices using different communication protocols, and even realizes real-time monitoring of the device status. Against this background, how to implement a more flexible and simplified wiring method in the servo system and a more efficient, stable and high-speed data transmission communication method has become the focus of the industry.
Based on the real demands of users for multi-axis motion control and large-scale servo node connection, the Lexium 18E bus-type servo driver launched by Schneider Electric is based on the EtherCAT communication protocol that is easy to integrate, has flexible topology and strong network scalability. The servo drive can be connected using the EtherCAT bus. The driver is connected to encoders, controllers and other equipment, bringing advantages such as wiring simplification, ecological collaboration, flexibility improvement, and real-time diagnosis to meet the diverse on-site production needs of enterprises:
Simplified wiring: Supports the series connection of multiple servo systems and equipment, simplifying wiring operations. Especially when there are many servo connection nodes, it can significantly save wiring and labor costs.
Ecological synergy: It can be "seamlessly" connected to the customer's existing EtherCAT bus ecosystem, enabling quick access to field equipment such as servo drives and inverters, sensors, weighing equipment, and machine vision equipment to achieve rapid production.
Improved flexibility: Supports distributed control and multi-axis synchronous control to achieve precise and coordinated motion control between multiple servo axes. It is suitable for complex mechanical systems on the production site and helps improve flexible production capabilities.
Real-time diagnosis: The built-in advanced network chip has the advantages of high-speed data transmission and low-latency response, and can realize high-speed, real-time communication and coordination between EtherCAT devices. By monitoring equipment status and performance parameters in real time, operators can remotely diagnose and troubleshoot faults to ensure equipment and production safety.
