ElmoMC Multi-Axis Motion Controller-Gold Maestro - Manual (Page 8)

Gold Maestro Installation Guide
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Chapter 2: Product Description
This installation guide describes the Gold Maestro Network Motion Controller and the steps for
its wiring, installation and power up. Following these guidelines ensures maximum functionality
of the system to which it is connected.
2.1. Description
The Gold Maestro is Elmo’s network motion controller. It works in a network based system in
conjunction with Elmo’s intelligent servo drives to provide a total multi-axis motion control
system solution.
The Gold Maestro is designed to support both the existing SimplIQ drives, based on standard
CAN network architecture, as well as the new Gold Line, adding EtherCAT networking.
While being a true network controller, the Gold Maestro shares the motion processing
workload with Elmo’s SimplIQ and Gold Line drives, forming a distributed motion control
system. The best servo and system performance is achieved combining the Gold Family drives,
and the new real-time motion control capabilities of the Gold Maestro controller.
The Gold Maestro provides:
• Full, real-time, multi-axis motion synchronization
• Advanced user programming capabilities based on the leading standards
• Time deterministic control over motion, I/Os and processes in the system
The Gold Maestro offers real-time motion control support for full multi-axis system
synchronization, using the well known industry interface PLCopen for Motion Control standard.
Various programming capabilities, such as the IEC-61131-3 standard languages, as well as
native C programming support, dramatically accelerate user level program execution. Standard
solutions were selected for ease of use.
Low level communication with drives and I/O devices over the device network uses the CAN
industry standard (DS 301, DS 401 for I/O devices, and DS 402 for drives and motion device
profiles). These are used over standard CAN networks, as well as with the new EtherCAT CoE
(CAN over EtherCAT) protocols.
Host interfaces are implemented using industry standard communications protocols, such as
Ethernet TCP/IP and higher level protocols such as Ethernet/IP and Modbus.
Standardization in protocols, definitions and APIs allows users rapid system level integration
and opens the system to third party devices on the device network.