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Cannon-Automata: Your Partner in Automation

Cannon-Automata, Partner in Automation With knowledge and experience in industrial automation solutions, Cannon Automata focuses on programmable automation controller and fieldbus applications.

Cannon Automata R&D teams research and develop key technologies, producing innovative products in industrial automation; for example many OEM's use CA automation products for processing machines used in the food, textile, chemical, packaging and plastic industry. Cannon Automata automation solutions are also used in the electronic components industry, as well as for renewable and sustainable energy, thermal power plants and water treatment facilities.

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Cannon-Automata A2-PAC Programmable Automation Controller
Cannon-Automata A2-PAC Programmable Automation Controller

The Cannon-Automata A2 - PAC is the second generation of the A-series all-in-one machine controller series. The A2 base units set new standards in terms of performance and communication interfaces at extremly compact dimensions.

Main features at a glance:

  • Intel® Atom™ up to i-Series CPUs
  • Sercos or EtherCAT Master Interface
  • CAN
  • Onboard-I/Os
  • Programmable with CODESYS in IEC 61131-3 or C/C++

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Cannon-Automata F3 Programmable Automation Controller with Intel®-Atom CPU

F3 is a Programmable Automation Controller (PAC). It combines the features and capabilities of a PC based control system with that of a typical PLC and motion control.

"High Performance – Low Power – Low Cost" are the maxim of the F3 device family with Intel®-Atom-CPU. The low power consumption of the CPU enables operation with passive cooling at extrem compact dimensions and low system cost.

 
Cannon Automata F3 I/O Modules
F3 I/O Modules

Modular I/O system with CANopen, ModBus or Sercos III real-time Ethernet slave interface.

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Cannon Automata F3 Panels
F3 Panels

Industrial Flat Panel with smart connection between panel and control.

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Cannon Automata F3 Base
F3 Base

F3 is a compact controller that combines the features of a PC based control system with that of a typical PLC and motion control.

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Cannon-Automata Injection Molding Machine Controller (IMM)

OptinJect is all-in-one control system specially developed for the automation of plastic processing machines, e.g. injection molding machines.

All-in-one means that: I/Os, control, visualization, networking and expandability are already present in to the OptinJect system. ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) CPUs integrated with particular cooling system without fans, allow the system to operate in harsh environment condition.

OptinJect is also a modular I/Os Control System with an optional CAN bus or Sercos III PCI board for standard I/O connections.

The Analog Interrupt capability with threshold (Injection Speed to holding pressure switch) and 3 fast counter 32 Bits (Screw RPM and Mould Adjust position) are developed in particular for injection molding machine.

The programming suite for OptinJect units is CoDeSys by 3S and. This powerful development tool with all IEC 61131-3 functions, soft motion, visualization (WinMachLite) and all other necessary features does ensure efficient and comfortable programming, running together with embedded operating systems Windows® CE.NET.

Cannon-Automata SCS3 Compact-PLC with CAN and Sercos III Master Interface

SCS3 is a compact, modular control for DIN-rail mounting with CAN and Sercos III real-time master or slave interface. The technical features predestine the SCS3 system for the automation of modular machines. It combines the advantages of a compact control with fast, highly synchronous and reliable communication over the real-time Ethernet standard Sercos III.

SCS3 devices are programmed with the IEC 61131 tool CoDeSys.

Two variants are available:

  • A base unit with two MODULbus sockets for add-on modules (digital, analog, encoder, positioning modules) or additional communication interfaces (Sercos II, Profibus, CAN, RS232/485)
  • A base unit with fast digital IO's

Both base units are available with Sercos III master or slave interface and are equipped with a MicroSD slot to store data and programs.

Cannon-Automata SERCON100 FPGA

AUTOMATA is the official Sercos III FPGA solution center of Sercos International, the world-wide user Sercos organization. AUTOMATA provides support and is in charge of maintenance and further development of the Sercos III FPGA IP cores. Sercos III users can take advantage of AUTOMATA's expertise for optimal integration of Sercos III in their products and reducing cost.. We integrate the Sercos III master or slave functionality in your hardware environment.

IP-Cores are available for FPGAs of the market leaders: Altera, Xilinx, and Lattice.

Advantages of an FPGA-Based Sercos III Implementation
  • Transparent - no "Black Box" The communication is completely available as 'C' source code. Product specific optimisations are possible even in the lower communication layers.
  • Cost and space saving implementations of device specific functions in FPGA & SW Integrate your functions together with the SERCON100 IP core in one chip and save in this way additional components - this saves space and costs. The synchronization between Sercos communication cycle and IO peripherie can be done direct via FPGA logic - this means cycle synchronicity without jitter caused by software.
  • Versatile FPGA technology The product portfolio of the three leading FPGA vendors certainly contains the right chip for your application and production capabilities in terms of resources, I/O pins,housing and temperature range.
  • Know-how protection Secure your competitive advantage by implementing critical functions direct in FPGA & SW. A know-how publication to manufacturers of integrated network controllers is not necessary.
  • Multi protocol capability Alternative real-time ethernet protocols are available likewise as IP cores (EtherCAT, Powerlink, ...). Thus one hardware design can be used for different protocols without losing the benefits of a FPGA based solution.
  • Independence An FPGA based solution makes you independent from chip and software producers.
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Cannon-Automata Sercos II PCI boards

Sercos II PCI boards are available with one or two SERCON816 based interfaces.

One Interface 70033110
  • Interface: PCI
  • IRQ-setting: PNP
  • Baudrates: 2/4/8/16 Mbit/s
  • Diagnosis LEDs: 2
  • Hardware SYNC: Yes
  • Size (LxWxH mm): 149x123x20
  • Temperature Range: 0°–55° C
  • Special Features: Selectable byte-order (little endian or big endian)
  • SERCdrv (WINDOWS CE, VxWorks, Linux,…), SERCslave; Software is not included in the hardware price
Two Interfaces 70033160
  • Interface: PCI
  • IRQ-setting: PNP
  • Baudrates: 2/4/8/16 Mbit/s
  • Diagnosis LEDs: 4
  • Hardware SYNC: Yes
  • Size (LxWxH mm): 149x123x20
  • Temperature Range: 0°–55° C
  • Special Features: Internal synchronization of both interfaces
  • SERCdrv (WINDOWS CE, VxWorks, Linux,…), SERCslave; Software is not included in the hardware price
Cannon-Automata Sercos III PCIexpress board: 700388x0
  • 1 or 2 Sercos III interfaces (other realtime ethernet protocols like EtherCAT and Powerlink on demand)
    • 1 x ALTERA Cyclone III FPGA (EP3C16/40)
    • supported SERCON100 IP-Cores
  • SERCON100M
  • SERCON100S
    • PCI busmaster, DMA access
    • NIOSII (Softcore CPU), 8 MB FLASH, 8 MB SDRAM, communikation stack(s) and optional application software onboard (option)
  • Software support
  • 4 LED's per interface
  • 512 kB NVRAM w/o battery/accu (option)
Cannon-Automata Sercos III PCI board: 700378x0
  • 1 or 2 Sercos III interfaces (other realtime ethernet protocols like EtherCAT and Powerlink on demand)
  • second Sercos III interface over an extension board
  • 1 x ALTERA FPGA Cyclone IV series
  • supported SERCON100 IP-Cores
    • SERCON100M
    • SERCON100S
  • NIOSII (Softcore CPU), 8 MB FLASH, 8 MB SDRAM, communikation stack(s) and optional application software onboard (option)
  • Software support
  • 4 LED's per interface
  • 512 kB NVRAM w/o battery/accu (option)
Cannon-Automata Sercos III TopoExtension

Thanks to the TopoExtension, Sercos networks can now be installed more flexibly in a machine or system. In addition to ring and line topologies, branches can now be realized and field devices integrated via a single cable.

With a single cable several cabinets or machine modules can be connected without losing the advantages of ring topology. Also only a single cable is needed to integrate field devices in a ring or line topology—including a power supply.

Features include:

  • Sercos topolgy expansion
  • Flexible bus installation by branches within ring or line topologies
  • Connection and disconnection of bus segments while operation
  • Connection of field devices via a single cable
Cannon-Automata Sercos III Master Simulator

MDT Parser is a PC based Sercos III master with integrated script language to verify slave implementations, for system test and production end test.

The tool runs under Windows® XP on any standard PC. The only precondition is an AUTOMATA Sercos III PCI board. An expensive and complex to install real-time extension for Windows® XP is not necessary.

Features include:

  • Complete Sercos III master
  • Simple and user friendly HMI (Console or Windows interface)
  • Configuration of Sercos III network via XML file, unlimited number of slaves
  • Easy to learn and handle script language with commands for
    • Initialization and configuration (ldconf, init, start, and more)
    • Communication phase handling (ccp, getcp)
    • Service channel and procedure commands (rdsvc,wrsvc, pcmd, and more)
    • Real-time data access (rdrtd, wrrtd, rdccon, wrccon,conninfo, and more)
    • UCC channel (txnrt, rxnrt, ftxnrt, and more)
    • Timing calculation (rdtim, calctim, wrtim)
    • Variables & program flow commands (exec, if,goto, pause, wait, onerror, echo, print, input, and more)
    • Arithmetic & bit operations (+,-,*,/,%,&,|,>>,<<, and more)
    • File operations (fopen, fclose, fgets, fputs, fseek, and more)
    • Memory access (rdmem8, rdmem16, rdmem32, wrmem8, and more)
  • Usage of standard Sercos III notation (e.g. "S-0-1300.0.10" for IDN access)