TC2 – Function Blocks
Task Force Motion Control
The Technical Committee 2 – Task Force Motion Control defines libraries
of Function Block, like the Motion Control Specification. The level of the
PLCopen Motion Control Function Blocks are specified at the user level: the
PLC programmer quickly recognizes the functionality of the function block and
what happens if it is activated or connected to other blocks in a sequence
of motion commands.
The suite of specifications is nowadays consisting of 5 parts:
Part 1 – Basics , released in April 2005 as version 1.1. and implemented
in over 30 products.
Part 2 – Extensions, containing additional function blocks. Released
September 2005 as version 1.0..
Part 3 - User Guidelines, showing guidelines and examples for users. Released
April 2008 as version 0.4, and intended for on-going releases.
Part 4 – Coordinated Motion, focused to the coordinated multi-axes motion in
3D space. Released April 2008 for comments as version 0.99
Part 5- Homing, as extension of the homing function block as defined in Part
1, as well as the description of a general homing software tool to add additional
homing modes for applications not yet covered. This is a complete new document,
which was published in November 2005 for comments. Release of version 1.0 is
expected later this year.
Logic, Motion and Safety. The
combination of logic, motion, and safety in one environment provides the
user with a harmonized view to the overall application in one software
environment, for both the safety and the functional applications.
The document is published April 2008 as version 0.41 on April 17
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