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Innovations 2014

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Innovations 2014

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Overview of B&R Automation Innovations
The document provides a comprehensive overview of B&R's advancements in automation technology, focusing on innovations in response times, integrated safety, mobile automation, and human-machine interface (HMI) solutions.
reACTION Technology
reACTION technology reduces response times in industrial automation to 1 microsecond by executing programs directly on I/O modules, minimizing data transmission. It operates within the Automation Studio 4 environment, offering dynamic updates and local execution of function block libraries, reducing CPU load and ensuring compliance with IEC 61131 standards.
Compact X20 Controllers
The X20 system now includes compact controllers with integrated I/O, featuring up to 32 digital and analog channels. These maintenance-free controllers are equipped with x86 processors and offer interfaces like Ethernet, USB, and CAN, supporting ultrafast I/O response times.
X20/X67 Technology Modules
The X67BC8591.L12 module provides precise registration mark detection with a 5 microsecond sampling rate, supporting modular subsystems with autonomous positioning and seamless network integration using POWERLINK and X2X Link interfaces.
Integrated Safety with openSAFETY
openSAFETY offers integrated safety solutions within B&R's systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards while maintaining performance.
Mobile Automation and HMI Solutions
B&R introduces the Power Panel T-Series and C-Series, enhancing modularity and user interfaces for mobile automation applications.
Panel PC 900 and Support Arm Systems
The Panel PC 900 provides a high-performance platform with modular support arm systems offering ergonomic solutions for industrial applications.
Smart Display Link 3 and System Designer
Smart Display Link 3 simplifies cabling between displays and controllers, while the System Designer tool offers redundancy management through a user-friendly interface.
Open Communication and Software Protection
OPC UA ensures future-proof communication, and Technology Guards protect software know-how. Scalable control solutions cater to different expertise levels.
Advanced Process Control with APROL
APROL process automation optimizes production processes with new capabilities in APROL R 4.0, including comprehensive sequential function charts.
Motor and Relay Modules
Features include multiple operation modes for DC motors, short circuit protection, and thermal overload protection. The X20DO6639 relay module supports high voltage and current per channel.
Temperature and Energy Measurement Modules
High-precision temperature measurement modules and energy measurement modules for current transformers support various mains networks.
Integrated Safety and Automation
openSAFETY technology supports dynamic expansion and hot-pluggable safety concepts, ensuring investment protection and compliance with international standards.
Mobile Automation
The MA170 product line offers a modular PLC and I/O system for mobile equipment, supporting POWERLINK and CAN bus protocols.
Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
Power Panel T-Series and C-Series feature analog resistive touch screens, web compatibility, and built-in PLC functionality, with IP65 protection for industrial environments.
Keypad Modules
Ergonomic design with illuminated ring keys and electromechanical options, available in multiple configurations with integrated E-stop buttons.
Automation System Features
The system supports full topology freedom with remote terminals connected via Ethernet, offering flexible terminal use.
Panel PC 900 Series
Offers scalable performance with processors ranging from single-core Celeron to quad-core Core i7, supporting fanless operation and various display sizes.
Multi-touch Technology
Enhances HMI design with intuitive gestures, improving ergonomics and reducing operating errors.
Support Arm Systems
Fully enclosed panels with IP65 protection, offering simple wiring and powerful processor technology.
Smart Display Link 3 (SDL3)
Allows for modular machine construction with simplified cabling, supporting distances up to 100 meters.
System Designer in Automation Studio
Facilitates quick and accurate hardware layout, contributing to sustainable software development.
Overview of Automation Studio Features
Automation Studio supports intuitive usability across its system, ensuring easy operability regardless of complexity.
System Designer Features
Manages complex hardware topologies using familiar IT methods, allowing easy configuration changes.
Virtual Control Cabinet
Allows for arranging hardware components in a virtual control cabinet, facilitating quick hardware configuration setup.
Open Communication with OPC UA
Allows seamless integration with ERP/MES/SCADA systems, supporting manufacturer-independent PLC-to-PLC communication.
Technology Guards
Provide secure software license management, protecting application software from unauthorized copying.
Scalable Control Solutions
Offers basic, advanced, and expert packages for creating customized automation solutions.
Modbus TCP Support
Allows B&R controllers to be used as masters or slaves, facilitating integration into existing systems.
Collaboration with Team Foundation Server
Supports structured collaboration and version management, ensuring high-quality software solutions.
Secure FTP Access
Includes an onboard FTP server with secure access management, allowing dynamic changes to production equipment.
User Management for FTP Access
Allows FTP access for up to 8 users simultaneously, providing secure and versatile mechanisms for production changes.
Unit Testing for Software Quality
Focuses on testing the smallest units to improve quality through automation, integrating open-source unit testing frameworks.
Axis Group Programming with PLCopen Part 4
Simplifies programming for CNC and robotics applications, supporting future compatibility and object-oriented features.
Safe Motion Control and Drive Systems
Offer integrated safety technology and energy-saving features, supporting fast response times and high safety levels.
Multizone Tension Control
Provides a technology package for tension control in continuous web machines, ensuring high productivity and minimal waste.
Electrohydraulic Hybrid Drive Technology
Combines hydraulic pumps with variable-speed servo drives, enhancing energy efficiency and dynamics.
Active Vibration Suppression
Incorporates firmware functionality to suppress vibrations in drive systems, improving performance without additional encoders.
Overview of Power Transmission Innovations
Focuses on vibration suppression, virtual sensors, and advanced drive systems, enhancing machine performance and reliability.
Vibration Suppression
ACOPOS drive systems incorporate firmware functions to actively suppress vibrations, improving machine stability and performance.
Virtual Sensors
Allow for the calculation of difficult-to-measure system values, enhancing process reliability without additional hardware costs.
Drive Systems and Motors
Includes synchronous motors, direct drives, and stepper motors, designed for optimal integration and energy-saving capabilities.
Repetitive Control
Introduces a method to suppress periodic disturbances in drive systems, enhancing performance by reducing lag errors.
SafeMOTION Technology
Ensures safe data transparency and reduces complexity and costs, allowing efficient implementation in industrial applications.
Gearboxes
New gearbox series offer high balance quality, low noise, and transmission accuracy, suitable for industries like printing and packaging.
Stainless Steel Motors
Designed for hygiene-critical environments, featuring a smooth surface and IP69K protection, complying with EHEDG, 3A, and FDA standards.
Innovations 2014 Highlights
  • Hygienic Design: Introduction of stainless steel motors for optimal cleaning and high-pressure environments.
  • APROL Process Automation: Comprehensive process control system with centralized data acquisition and advanced process control.
  • Advanced Process Control (APC): Improves process control beyond conventional PID controllers, enhancing throughput and efficiency.
  • Control Loop Optimization: Emphasizes tuning PID control loops and monitoring control performance for optimal operation.
  • APROL R 4.0 Features: Includes multiple runtime servers, controller redundancy, and an expanded Process Automation Library.
  • Sequential Function Chart (SFC): Optimal language for automating sequential processes, offering clear visual representation and intuitive monitoring.
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Innovations 2014-1

reACTION TECHNOLOGY

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Integrated safety with openSAFETY 20 Mobile automation - Redefining modularity _______ ___________ 22 New HMI family - Power Panel T-Series and C-Series ______ 24 Panel PC 900 - The ideal system platform 34 Modular support arm systems 38 Revolutionary cabling - Smart Display Link 3 42 System Designer - Redundancy with drag-and-drop ______ 46 Open communication - Future proofing with 0PC UA__ ______48 Technology Guards protect your software know-how ______ 49 Basic - Advanced - Expert - Scalable closed loop control solutions 50 Secure direct access all the way to the controller with FTP _____...

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reACTION TECHNOLOGY

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Innovations 2014-6

reACTION TECHNOLOGY Ultrafast automation reACTION TECHNOLOGY With reACTION technology, B&R is able to reduce response times in industrial automation applications down to 1 µs. This new approach allows extremely time-critical subprocesses to be managed using standard hardware – all within the requirements of IEC 61131 – while cutting costs by reducing the load on the controller and optimizing performance to match demands. The result is an immense increase in performance without added costs. With reACTION technology, programs created in the function block editor are executed directly on I/O modules...

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Response CPU using standard technology Response time depends on: < Network performance < Number of nodes in the network < Network data traffic < CPU performance < CPU load Clear advantages: < Centralized software administration < Distributed program execution < For both low-end and high-end systems < Fully integrated < Open IEC 61131 technology

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Ultrafast automation reACTION TECHNOLOGY Open Standard software development in Automation Studio Simple Easy simulation in standard PLC tasks Standardized IEC 61131 FBD editor (FBD = Function Block Diagram) Transparent Easy program assignments in the module configuration Flexible Possible to switch program at runtime Wide-ranging communication possibilities Data exchange between reACTION I/O modules and the PLC using standard process variables Extensive function library < Access to digital and analog module signals < Data exchange with the central control program < Logical operations: AND, OR,...

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reACTION TECHNOLOGY reACTION I/O modules System Module type Digital module Single-width Digital/Analog module Double-width POWERLINK bus controller M12 – High density module 2x 24 VDC, <2 µs Configurable software filter 4x 24 VDC, <2 µs Configurable software filter 4x 24 VDC, <2 µs Configurable software filter Analog inputs 2x ±10 V, 12-bit, 5 µs Configurable software filter 2x ±10 V, 12-bit, 5 µs Configurable software filter Analog outputs Digital inputs Digital inputs/outputs reACTION TECHNOLOGY reACTION TECHNOLOGY 3x 5 VDC, <2 µs Configurable software filter reACTION TECHNOLOGY Extremely fast...

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Innovations 2014-10

Compact X20 controllers with integrated I/O Integrated flash drive Up to 4 GB of internal flash memory Up to 16 kB of NV RAM B&R has expanded the X20 system to include a new series of compact controllers with integrated I/O. As with all X20 CPUs, additional I/O modules can be connected locally or further away using cables. The new compact CPUs are offered in various types with different levels of performance and features. By default, they are equipped with 32 built-in digital and analog I/O channels and have an x86 processor. POWERLINK, standard Ethernet, CAN, RS232 and USB are available as integrated...

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Innovations 2014-11

Best-of-class performance x86 processor Up to 256 MB RAM 2 performance classes Totally maintenance-free No fans No batteries Buffered real-time clock Flexible IF slot X20 interface slot For all X20 fieldbus modules Local expansion Complete X20 product range Up to 250 I/O modules Connected directly or at distances up to 100 m Integrated I/O 32 digital and analog channels Integrated functions e.g. ABR, PWM or pulse direction reACTION technology Ultra fast I/O response times Greatly reduced CPU load For all onboard I/O POWERLINK For remote connection of I/O modules, axes and safety equipment with...

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Innovations 2014-12

Real-time Ethernet onboard – Unlimited expansion possibilities Complete functionality in 2 performance classes Compact controllers are available with processor performance clocked at 200 MHz and 400 MHz. Depending on the variant, there is up to 256 MB RAM and 16 kB nonvolatile onboard RAM. A built-in flash drive with up to 4 GB is available for application and data storage. All CPUs are equipped with Ethernet, USB and one RS232 interface. In both performance classes, integrated POWERLINK and CAN interfaces are also available. If additional fieldbus connections are needed, all CPUs can be upgraded...

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Innovations 2014-13

Onboard flash drive Interface slots Compact CPU CPU Fastest cycle time RAM Removable memory RTC buffer time (typical) Maintenance-free Technology reACTION technology reACTION TECHNOLOGY reACTION TECHNOLOGY reACTION TECHNOLOGY reACTION technology makes it possible to achieve ultrafast I/O response times down to one microsecond. reACTION technology works independently of the CPU and considerably reduces the load placed on it. Programming takes place in B&R's Automation Studio engineering tool using the standard function block editor (FBD). The reACTION program can include the highspeed I/O on the...

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Innovations 2014-14

Precise registration mark detection B&R's X67BC8591.L12 module provides fast and precise registration mark detection using analog sensors. With a sampling time of 5 µs, the module can poll 2 registration mark sensors at the same time. Designed with IP67 protection, it can be installed outside of the control cabinet near the sensor due to the reduced length of the analog lines. This minimizes disturbance signals, which ensures reliable detection of the marks at speeds of up to 1000 m/min. The measurement width is not dependent on the color, so the module is suitable for side registration mark...

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Innovations 2014-15

Fast and precise: The X67 module polls 2 registration mark sensors at the same time within 5 µs. IP67 protection allows installation outside the control cabinet. An integrated POWERLINK interface enables real-time communication and allows additional local I/O points to be connected. Relative mark positions Absolute mark positions Absolute repeat precision over 1000 measurements. The precision of the mark width measurement corresponds to the accuracy of absolute mark positions. NetTime technology NetTime TECHNOLOGY NetTime technology allows events to be recorded or output with extremely precise...

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