Controller Capabilities - ABB FlexPLP IRPLP 220 Product Manual

4.3.3 Controller capabilities

General
Depending on its configuration, an IRC5 controller with one drive module can
control up to nine axes: six axes controlled by the Main Drive Unit (MDU) and up
to three axes controlled by the Additional Drive Units (ADU). Up to three additional
drive modules can be added to the controller. For a total of four drive modules, up
to thirty-six axes can be driven by an IRC5 controller. Read Product manual - IRC5
(3HAC047136-001).
Furthermore, a controller with Multi-move system can manage up to seven motions
tasks, regardless of the number of drive modules. This means that if the system
configuration has more that seven FlexPLP IRPLP 220, two or more units must be
grouped in one motion task. Read Application manual - Additional axes and stand
alone controller (3HAC051016-001).
Configurations: fully occupied drive module
Below are all the configurations in which all of the axes of one drive module are
occupied:
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Product manual - FlexPLP IRPLP 220
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Note
On one drive module, the axes of one FlexPLP IRPLP 220 unit shouldn't be
controlled across the MDU (six first drive units) and the ADU (up to three drive
units). For example, a 3-axis FlexPLP IRPLP 220 should not have two axes
controlled by the MDU and one axis controlled by one of the ADU.
Main Drive Unit
Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP2 axis PLP2 axis
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Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP3 axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP2 axis
4.3.3 Controller capabilities
Additional Drive Units
Drive 7 Drive 8 Drive 9
PLP3 axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP3 axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP3 axis
PLP2 axis PLP1
axis
PLP1 PLP1 PLP1
axis axis axis
PLP3 axis
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