Fast I/O communication via sercos with IndraControl S20 from Rexroth

IndraControl S20 ensures real-time data flow between control and peripherals. It connects fast sensors and actuators with the network via the system bus and the bus coupler. The system ensures constant cycle synchronization with the sercos automation bus, an internationally accepted standard for Ethernet-based real-time communication. The I/O modules, which can be extended modularly, each require an update time of 1µs only. As a result, minimal update times can be achieved even in the maximum expansion stage with up to 63 I/O modules for each bus coupler. Process control has been improved because measurement results are detected and transmitted more quickly. This enables shorter cycle times and higher precision.