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“Programmable Controller” is abbreviated as “PC” in these
Specification Sheets.
CS1-series
Motion Control Units
CS1W-MC421/221
CS1 Special I/O Unit
Multitasking G Language for Advanced, High-speed, and High-precision 2/4-axis
Motion Control
The CS1W-MC421 and CS1W-MC221 are
CS1-series Motion Control Units that control four
axes and two axes, respectively. With their built-in
G-language programming capability, they can be
used for advanced motion control operations, such
as traversing, and their multitasking capability
allows operations to be performed independently
for each axis. Two types of motion control are
possible: Point-to-point and continuous path.
1. Point-to-point Control: With point-to-point (PTP) control,
positioning is controlled independently for each axis. The
pathway varies according to the travel distances, the feed
rates, and other set parameters.
2. Continuous Path Control: With continuous path (CP)
control, not only the start position and target position can be
controlled but also the path between those points. Linear
interpolation, circular interpolation, helical circular interpola-
tion, and traversing are all possible.
The MC Unit has been developed for use in simple position-
ing applications using servomotors. Applicable machines are
as follows:
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Conveyor Systems: X/Y tables, palletizers/depalletizers,
loaders/unloaders, etc.
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Assembling Systems: Automated assembling machines
(such as coil winding, polishing, hole punching), simple
robots, etc.
Note:
The MC Unit is not designed to perform linear interpolation,
circular interpolation, or helical circular interpolation with
horizontal articulated robots or cylindrical robots, because
it does not support coordinate conversions. The MC Unit
can, however, perform PTP control with these robots.
CS1W-MC421
CS1W-MC221
System Configuration
MC Support
Software
Analog input
servodriver
MC Unit
(Example: CS1W-MC221)
CPU Unit
Servomotor
MC Terminal Block
Conversion Unit
Teaching Box
Automatic Mode
G language program
Operating
commands
Data bits
CPU Unit
MC Unit
Manual Mode
Manual
controls
Data bits
Manual controls
CPU Unit
MC Unit
Teaching Box
Product Specifications
