SERCOS III

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For years, the proven solution for motion control applications has been the open realtime-capable interface of sercos.

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You can rely on the sercos automation bus. Since the early 1990s, it has developed into an internationally-accepted realtime communication standard for demanding and precise applications. The third generation of the sercos series – sercos III – is based on standard Ethernet.

 

The advantages for you

  • Fast data transmission: Ethernet speed of 100 Mbps
  • Short runtimes, thanks to fast processing of sercos III realtime telegrams (on the fly)
  • Easy and cost-saving installation – no additional network components such as hubs or switches
  • Freely selectable cycle time, thanks to variable communication cycles between 31.25 µs and 65 ms
  • Versatile, as any Ethernet protocols can be transmitted parallel to sercos III realtime communication, without cycle errors
  • Protection against cable breaks and media failure, thanks to isolated redundancy mechanism

 

Precise and efficient

With sercos III, you can achieve maximum realtime precision. Benefit from the advantages of this system:

  • unrivaled hardware synchronization
  • minimal signal fluctuations (jitter)

With a sercos III master, the jitter is only ±10 ns. The precision of the synchronization is under 20 ns. A simultaneity of under 100 ns is achieved.

 

Axioline I/O components

The Axioline IO system offers I/O components for sercos for installation in the control cabinet and the field.

For control cabinet installation

Thanks to an update time of 1 µs per I/O module, Axioline F series is able to fully exploit the potential of sercos, making it the ideal system for especially fast and synchronous applications.
The extensive portfolio of the block-modular IO system offers great flexibility. Using it together with the high- performance sercos bus coupler, you can build your sercos station according to your needs.

For field installation

The Axioline E series devices feature rapid installation, rugged housing, and particularly simple handling.
In addition to standard digital functions, IO-Link communication also provides maximum flexibility here.
Two housing types are available (metal and plastic) depending on your requirements.

 

Easy installation

Connect all devices using standard CAT5e cables from Phoenix Contact, which are suitable for industrial applications. Installation is very easy: following a short initialization phase, the network is synchronized and ready for use.

New devices can be easily coupled in during operation. They are automatically integrated into communication and realtime data exchange (hot plug-in).