OSAI OPENcontrol - Software scalability

Software scalability
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The different solutions adopted for the Operating System configuration of the CNC
are an important aspect that points to the scalability of OPENcontrol.
Windows CE is the real time Operating System used for OPENcontrol product line:
while maintaining all the key features of Windows, Windows CE provides steady and
reliable real-time performances.
The Operating System can grow by adopting the “Dual Operating System”
conguration that allows Windows CE and Windows "desktop" to run in parallel on the
same hardware platform giving both the advantage offered by Windows CE for the
real-time features and by Windows "desktop" able to run sophisticated HMI software
and business applications.
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Each hardware and O.S. configuration can be combined with three main predefined
functional levels of software where the building blocks are pre-configured to
implement different solutions and applications, from General Motion Control to CNC
for 3D machining. Each configuration can than grow adding further features.
OPEN-10
PLC/GMC (General Motion Control). It is a powerful control software conguration that
can handle up to 64 axes, through 40 interpolators each managing 12 simultaneous
axes. It is a solution dedicated to General Motion Control applications where the IEC
61131-3 programming is used together with a rich Motion Control functions library.
OPEN-20
CNC solution dedicated to 2D machining centres. It’s a software conguration for
Numerical Control able to run up to 24 independent parallel programs using ISO G-code
programming (EIA RS274 programming language extended with powerful custom OSAI
functions). Each program can interpolate up to 12 simultaneous axes out of a total of
64 axes that may be congured and used in different processes (channels).
OPEN-30
CNC solution dedicated to 3D machining centres. Same as OPEN-20, but specically
designed to manage machine tools with different type of spindle head (double twist,
prismatic or generic) where Tool Centre Point, Spline functionality, plane rotations
and axes virtualization are required.
OPEN - 10
OPEN - 20
OPEN - 30
OPENcontrol Technical overview
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