Motion control has always been an essential component of the TwinCAT automation software by Beckhoff and is successfully used in many projects across all industries. TwinCAT MC3 constitutes the next generation of motion control, characterised by its modular architecture and consistent multi-core and multi-task support.
TwinCAT MC3, the new generation of motion control, provides the advantages that come with modular architecture.
All the features of the previous TwinCAT NC2 motion control solutions are included in this new generation. In addition, TwinCAT MC3 can be operated in parallel with NC2 and MC3 axes can be coupled to existing NC2 axes. This means new machine components can be implemented with TwinCAT MC3 without having to adapt existing machine components. Further, TwinCAT MC3 introduces new advantages for motion control due to its modular architecture. These include, in particular, multi-core and multi-task support, as well as the advantage that there is no fixed restriction on the number of axes.
TwinCAT MC3 can be distributed to several CPU cores, which allows movement to be synchronised across all cores. Furthermore, axes can be operated on the same CPU core at different cycle times, depending on their speed and function. The CPU core is thus used optimally, as the fastest axis no longer sets the rate for all axes.
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