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YOKOGAWA

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Positioning Module (model with MECHATROLINK-II Interface)

F3NC96-0N

With an open motion-control network interface

 This positioning module supports MECHATROLINK-II*, an open field network standard designed for high-speed motion control, and is the no. 1 choice for configuring a system involving many controlled axes.
The module implements motor control for up to 15 axes from a single slot. Featuring high transmission rate of 10Mbps and short cycle time of 1.0ms for 8 axes, it enables fast and accurate positioning control.

*MECHATROLINK-II is a registerd trademark of Yasukawa Electric.

Specification

Item
Specification
Interface
MECHATROLINK-II compliant
Transmission rate
10 Mbps
Transmission bytes
32 bytes (including subcommands)
Cycle time/no. of station 1.0 ms for up to 8 axes, 2.0 ms for up to 15 axes (used selectable)
Network Topology
Bus (multi-drop)
Communications method
Master/slave synchronous
Transmission media 2-wire shielded twisted pair cable (proprietary cable)
Max. transmission distance
50 m (total length)
Min. distance between stations
0.5 m
Positioning functions Position reference 2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 (reference unit)
Functions

- Linear interpolation movement (simultaneous starting and stopping)
- Independent axis movement using MECHATROLINK-II commands  (depends on connected equipment and supporteded MECHATROLINK-II commands)

Others

- Reading statuses (target position, current position, etc.) of external  
  equipment
- Reading/Writing parameters of external equipment