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Reference architecture

From controller to motor, one motion architecture

One controller, one engineering environment, three fieldbuses. Follow the map to see which SMB series and product codes sit behind every block.

  • 22series on the map
  • 3fieldbuses
  • IEC 61131-3CODESYS · PLCopen
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Interactive map

Click a block to see the series behind it

The coloured lines are the networks: EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus RTU, Ethernet, digital I/O and power/feedback.

CPU / PLC & Motion Control 3 series Expansion Rack / IO 10 products Ethernet switch Ethernet Operator Panels 3 series Sensors 3 series EtherCAT Servo Drives 17 products CANopen Servo Drives 6 products Modbus RTU Servo Drives 4 products Servo Motors 6 series Power and Encoder Cables 2 series CODESYS IEC 61131-3 PLCopen Motion Control CiA 402 Drive profile
EtherCAT Ethernet CANopen Modbus RTU Digital I/O Power and feedback

CPU / PLC & Motion Control

Expansion Rack / IO

Ethernet switch

The industrial switch distributes Ethernet traffic between the controller, the operator panel and the engineering PC. It is part of the architecture, not part of the SMB catalogue.

Operator Panels

Sensors

EtherCAT Servo Drives

CANopen Servo Drives

Modbus RTU Servo Drives

Servo Motors

Power and Encoder Cables

CODESYS

SMB controllers are programmed in CODESYS: the IEC 61131-3 languages, integrated motion and a single project covering both machine logic and the axes.

PLCopen

PLCopen Motion Control function blocks give every axis the same standard interface, so proven machine code carries over from one project to the next.

CiA 402

SMB servo drives implement the CiA 402 drive profile: the same state machine and the same operating modes over EtherCAT and over CANopen.

Layers

The right series in every layer

Networks

Which interface, when?

EtherCAT Synchronised, interpolated multi-axis motion SD24-LP · SDU3 · SDE3 CANopen A moderate number of independent axes, mobile systems SD-LP · SDE2 / SD2E2 Modbus RTU Parameter access, monitoring, simple commands SD-LP Pulse / direction Quick commissioning from existing PLC pulse outputs SD-LP Analog ±10 V External position loop, torque-controlled applications SD-LP
In practice

One architecture, many machines

All industries

Machine Tools

Synchronised multi-axis control for contour accuracy at cutting speed.

Pan-Tilt and Gimbal Systems

Smooth, precise pointing for cameras, sensors and optical payloads.

Mobile Robots (AGV / AMR)

Quiet, efficient low-voltage traction running from a battery.

Packaging

Keep stations phase-locked electronically instead of by a line shaft.

Motion Simulators and Platforms

Synchronised, dynamic axes on six-degree-of-freedom platforms.

Woodworking & CNC Routers

A gantry that stays in sync at cutting speed, for fast, clean cuts.

Cranes and Hoists

Safe holding on vertical loads, precise position and recovered energy.

Electronics Assembly

Millisecond settling on short, frequent, fast moves.
Engineering knowledge base

What engineers ask in the field

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System design
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