System Configuration - Panasonic FP2 Series Product Manual

Positioning
Optimal Combination with Servo Drives
 "RTEX" positioning units
Compatible with Realtime Express MINAS A4N*
network servo systems.
Facilitate multi-axis high precision positioning
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High-accuracy multi-axis positioning control achieved
by high-speed 100Mbps communication.
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Compatible with commercially available LAN cables,
significantly reducing wiring costs.
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Two-axis unit available in addition to the four- and
eight-axis units.
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Data from a maximum of 600 points can be
registered for each axis.
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Three-axis helical interpolation supported in addition
to two-axis linear and two-axis circular interpolation functions.
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Dedicated tool software "Configurator PM" supports
operations from setup through startup and monitoring.
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Equipped with a manual pulser input terminal,
allowing for fine teaching.
* Realtime Express and MINAS A4N are a trademark and a product name
of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Controls up to 256 axes, adequately supporting large-scale equipment control
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Up to 3 eight-axis units can be connected and up to 56 axes controlled (when using FPSH with H type backplane).
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Selectable among two, four, and eight-axis types to flexibly support control system configurations of a few or multiple axes.
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Use in combination with the ultra-high speed and large capacity FPSH CPU unit (0k steps/1ms (measured by our company),
program capacity of 10k steps) adequately supports the control of large-scale equipment.

System configuration:

4 4
Maximum number of connectable
positioning units "RTEX"
FP: 16 units FPSH: 3 units
TOOL port of CPU unit
Dedicated tool software for
positioning units "RTEX"
Configurator PM
Programming tools
Control FPWIN GR
Control FPWIN Pro
Contact for inquiries about MINAS AC servomotor series: Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG
Telephone: +49 (0) 804-648-0, Fax: +49 (0) 804-648-111, www.panasonic-electric-works.com
09/2007
High-speed 100Mbps communications
Pulser input
terminal
Network
(transmission) port
Network
(reception) port
One positioning unit can control two to
eight axes (depending on the type).
Servo amplifier: MINAS A4N manufactured by
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Commercially
available LAN
cable
(Ethernet category 5e
shielded type)
Dedicated tool software for MINAS manufac-
tured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Panaterm
Monitoring LEDs
• Status indicator
• Link status
• Error indicator
• Pulser input status
 axes: FP-PNAN
4 axes: FP-PN4AN
8 axes: FP-PN8AN
I/O signals of home position
proximity sensors, limit sen-
sors, etc. are sent to A4N