The 10/Series GP

8601 GP heritage...

• 'General Purpose' Control Unit for Industrial Automation
• material handling, palletising, assembly
• wire and pipe bending, cut on the fly
• cartesian, cylindrical or SCARA robots
• special glass, metal and wood working applications
• measuring machines

...and the new 10/GP

• Based on 10/510 hardware platform
• 10 times faster then predecessor
• 128Kb User Memory
• New versions and features
  • integrated 10Mbaud Ethernet communication
  • multi-control distributed architectures
  • integrated user DOS

10/Series hardware platform

• Consolidated and Reliable
  • based on standard PC architecture
  • standard peripherals: FDU, HDU,..
  • new flat panel colour TFT, Mono STN
• Compact and highly integrated
  • dimensions: 86.5 x 400 x 205 mm (x h x w)
  • 3, 4 and 6 axes versions
  • integrated Ethernet communication

10/Series software platform

• 32 bit Kernel
  • robust and reliable
  • multi-tasking real-time DOS program execution
  • distributed client-server architecture, via NetBEUI standard protocol

10/GP: high-speed execution

• Average calculation time for a STORM instruction: 40microS
• Independent interpolator Ticks
  • Maximum 1ms sample time (for 3 linear axes)

10/GP: extended memory

• User memory: 256Kb
  • 2x64Kb for STORM programs
  • 2x64Kb for global variables(30,000)
• STORM Message Memory: 32Kb
  • now independent from SIPROM
• Machine Logic Memory: 64Kb
  • on Flash Memory for easy modification

10/GP: Windows 95/NT Interface

• GP VIEW 32 bit Tool
  • Windows environment On-line tool (Intelligent Panel)
  • Program back-up and edit
    • via RS-232 (10/GP and 10/GP AT)
    • via Ethernet (10/GP ETHERNET)
• DLL Windows a 32 bit
  • Operator Interface customisation
  • Machine plant Supervision/monitoring
    • through GP WinLink or Ethernet connected PCs

10/GP Family:

• 32 bit Intel 100 MHz processor
• Interface for Keyboard and Video (both VGA and LCD)
• Operator Console interface
• 256Kb user memory
• 32Kb STORM message memory
• 64Kb machine logic memory (SIPROM compiled executable program)
• 3, 4 or 6 encoder channels
• 4, 6 or 7 analog outputs +-10V
• 1 8-bit analog inputs
• Optional 12-bit analog input
• 1 touch-probe input
• 1 E-STOP relay
• 24V power Supply
• 2 RS-232 serial ports
• I/O ring Interface (max 660/360 I/O)
• Remote I/O communication (optional)

10/GP: Available versions

• 10/GP
• 10/GP AT
• 10/GP ETHERNET

10/GP...

• Evolved from 8601 GP FAST
• 2Mb Flash memory for
  • system firmware
  • SIPROM executable program
  • simple in-field update
• 256Kb User memory
  • 2x64Kb CMOS for STORM programs
  • 2x64Kb CMOS for global variables
  • 30,000 variable
• Screen management
  • Colour TFT , and monochrome STN
  • Customisable Screen and default character colour
• Front panel or "blind" configuration:
  • BLink: screen and keyboard
  • OpLink: screen, keyboard and console
  • GP VIEW Tool: PC Emulation via RS-232
    

10/GP and BLink

• Colour TFT
• Monochrome STN

10/GP AT...

• Evolved from 8601 GP AT
• 8Mb dynamic RAM
• 256Kb User memory
  • 2x64Kb CMOS for STORM programs
  • automatic backup on HDU
  • 2x64Kb CMOS for global variables
  • 30,000 variables
• 32Kb STORM message memory with automatic backup on HDU
• Integrated Hard Disk
  • system software storage
  • large archive capability for OEM programs and variables (300 Mb)
• Optional External Floppy Disk
  • for initial commissioning
  • for backup/transfer of user files
• Integrated Real Time Multi-DOS
  • for Operator Interface customisation in a standard DOS environment
  • interface primitives are compatible with E33
• GP FAST-like Operator Interface
• System Utilities
  • variables and programs read/save
  • DOS-SHELL
  • for magnetic peripheral management
• Configurable with:
  • BLink: screen and keyboard
  • OpLink: screen, keyboard and console
  • GP VIEW Tool: PC Emulation via RS-232

10/GP AT and OpLink

• Colour TFT
• Monochrome STN
• Integrated Op. console
• 6 user config. keys

10/GP ETHERNET...

• New version, for multi-control distributed architectures
  • STORM instruction-set extension for external process synchronisation
• Integrated Hard Disk
  • System software storage
  • Large archive capabilities for OEM programs and variables (300 Mb)
• Integrated Ethernet communication
  • Market-standard hi-speed communication: 10M baud
  • Data and program transfer
  • NetBEUI communication protocol for client/server functionality
• 32 bit DLL for Windows 95/NT
  • Customised operator interface development
  • Line/plant Monitoring and Supervision
  • Function library for process-interfacing
• Configurable with:
  • WinLink Operator Panel: PC compatible workstation
  • GP VIEW multiple control tool via Ethernet

10/GP AT and WinLink

• Integrated PC Workstation
• Colour 10.4” or 12.1” TFT
• ‘Yellow-key’ and 13 soft-keys
• Integrated FDU and mouse

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