Introduction; Product Description; System Overview; Adept Smartmotion Hardware Overview - adept technology SmartMotion Installation Manual

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Product Description

The Adept SmartMotion product consists of a hardware and software package that
provides high-performance coordinated motion control for industrial automation devices.
Adept SmartMotion includes the sMI6 motion interface module and the Adept
SmartController, communicating via the SmartServo network, Adept's distributed
controls network built on IEEE 1394. Completely integrated V + software provides the
same high-level motion instructions that are used for Adept robots. The sMI6 supports up
to six axes of motion control per module.
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System Overview

Adept SmartMotion has been designed to function as an integral part of Adept's control
system. Typical components include an Adept SmartController (CS or CX model), one or
more sMI6 modules, MP6 panels, a manual control pendant, a desktop or laptop PC, and
a user-supplied mechanism with servomotors, encoders, and amplifiers. Additional
options such as Adept-supplied robots and vision systems are available.
Adept SmartMotion is intended to provide complete motion control of user-supplied
mechanisms. Users retain the flexibility of selecting the drive components that are best
suited for their applications. Adept SmartMotion can interface to industry standard drive
components including most servo amplifiers and optical encoders. Motion-related I/O
signals can utilize voltage levels chosen by the user.

Adept SmartMotion Hardware Overview

There are two major hardware components of the system, in addition to the
SmartController:
• Adept sMI6 Motion Interface Module
• Motion Interface Kit, includes MP6 panels and interface cables (this kit is optional)

Introduction

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Figure 1-1. Adept sMI6 Module

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