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The SERCOS/XMP Series controllers from MEI are an extension
of the XMP Series motion controllers. XMP Series motion controllers
support analog motion control outputs, encoder inputs, and
discrete digital I/O. SERCOS/XMP Series motion controllers
replace these signals with the SERCOS digital fiber optic
network interface. The SERCOS interface only requires two
fiber optic connections (one output and one input) to connect
to a fiber loop containing up to 8 axes of motion.
Both SERCOS and standard XMP Series controllers share the
same basic hardware architecture, onboard firmware, host software
and many other features. So, for controller installation procedures,
Motion Console application and C programming information,
use the XMP's standard documentation.
However, because the SERCOS IDNs are actually implemented
in the drive (and not in the controller), there are many SERCOS
functions not documented in the XMP documentation, because
they are in the drive's documentation (because these functions
are associated with the drive and not the controller). Motion
Engineering adheres to the specifications set forth by the
IEC concerning SERCOS. For more information regarding SERCOS
or the SERCOS specification, please contact SERCOS N.A at
www.sercos.com.
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