Yaskawa's Sigma 7 (left) and Estun's ProNET (right)

      Galil’s EtherCAT Masters (DMC-52xx0 and DMC-500x0) now provide support for Yaskawa’s Sigma-7 and Estun’s ProNET EtherCAT drives. The Sigma-7 drives include a power range from 50W-15kW and the ProNet Series includes a power range from 50W-22kW. The addition of these two drives, along with Galil’s eleven other EtherCAT supported devices from various manufactures, will provide greater flexibility and convenience for Galil EtherCAT customers. 

      The DMC-500x0 is offered in 1 through 8 axis formats. Axes 1 - 4 can be configured as either local or EtherCAT drives while axes 5 – 8 can be configured for additional EtherCAT drives. Unique to the motion control industry is this ability to mix and match local and EtherCAT drives on the same controller. The DMC-500x0 also features 8 uncommitted opto-isolated inputs, 8 uncommitted opto-isolated high power outputs, 8 uncommitted analog inputs, and 32 user-configurable extended I/O.

      The DMC-52xx0 is a pure EtherCAT controller capable of controlling up to 32 drives and 2 I/O modules in a small, space efficient package. Its offered in 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 axis formats and features 8 uncommitted opto-isolated inputs and 8 uncommitted opto-isolated high power outputs. It also includes 8 uncommitted analog inputs and 8 uncommitted analog outputs.

      The RIO-574x0 is available if additional I/O is needed. It features 16 uncommitted opto-isolated inputs and 16 uncommitted opto-isolated high power outputs. It also includes 8 uncommitted analog inputs and 8 uncommitted analog outputs.

      If you would like to speak to an Applications Engineer about any EtherCAT or other questions, please call (916) 626-0101 or (800) 377-6329 (US Only) or email support@galil.com. For more information on Galil’s EtherCAT products and an update list of supported EtherCAT devices, please see http://www.galil.com/ethercat.