Controllers faster and faster

Manufacturers require an ever increasing degree of flexibility and uniqueness in production: technologies and terms like big Data and IoT have entered the vocabulary of automation, and Omron offers responses adequate to the trend by developing innovative products.

Since the introduction in 2011 of the first NJ5 controller for the Sysmac platform, Omron has progressively developed both data management (with SQL database connectivity) and production customization (for example by making it possible to manage up to 8 delta robots with just one controller). Now the concern is expanding the Sysmac automation platform by introducing two new controllers: NJ1, with an Intel ATOM processor, for applications up to 600 MHz, and the new top of range NX7, with machine control of up to 256 axes synchronized to the millisecond. The new models extend the scalability of the motion control platform, joining the intermediate solutions NJ3 and NJ5.

The shared software and program compatibility and instructions make it possible to adopt the model best suited to current needs, with simple and immediate migration.
Sysmac NX7 features an Intel Core 17 quad-core, with data memory up to 260 Mbytes (compared to the 6 Mbytes of NJ5 processors). Parallel management of motion tasks supports even the most heavy duty applications, while maintaining the total reliability typical of Omron products.
The entire platform responds to the challenge posed by the Internet of Things: access to machine data and networked devices is guaranteed by an EtherCAT network. Access is transparent, through Standard Ethernet IP interface with 2 Ethernet Gigabit ports. Direct SQL Database connection enables data management.

Thanks to an architecture that uses ICT technologies, Sysmac offers a cutting edge development environment equipped with 3D design tools integrated with Sysmac Studio, as well as software like Mathwork Simulink to simulate the effectiveness of the control designed in a virtual mechanical system.