ADLINK EtherCAT solution

The ADLINK EtherCAT solution consists of the Talos-3012 automation controller and EPS Series I/O and motion control system. The solution provides time-deterministic control of automatic processes driven by integrated hardware and software elements, fast and easy API configuration and ADLINK’s SoftMotion control kernel.

The Talos-3012 is an EtherCAT master controller with IEC-61131 compliant syntaxes. The controller allows emigration of legacy PLC programming to a PC-based environment and SoftMotion function blocks, with a single controller able to connect up to 64 axes and 10,000 I/O points of control through a daisy-chained slave system. Good computing power enables the controller to perform multitask processing for HMI, motion control, PLC and gateway operations in industrial automation applications.

The EPS Series slave system’s modular design empowers flexible channel density in a 110 x 130 x 105 mm package. Incorporating the latest RISC processor and FPGA, the system provides a wide variety of I/O modules, including DI/O, AI/O, thermal measurement, motion control and EtherCAT communication modules, daisy-chained for system expansion with no compatibility issues. It also features a status monitoring function including overheating detection, low power detection, slave health reporting, error handling and usage cycle of relay switching, as well as motion control status.