MITSUBISHI FA Integrated Concept
Platform
L(NA)08119ENG-B
New publication, effective Apr. 2008 Specifications subject to change without notice.
With current production requirements, fast response times, flexibility to changes, production cycle time improvements, lead time reduction, improved, quality, cost reduction. These are common terms that are expected with applications nowadays. However, in reality these requirements are very difficult to achieve with current automation technology. Project tasks for designing and commissioning such high demanding automation systems cause long project times and quality cannot always be guaranteed. So how can such an advance factory be realized with emphasis on cost and performance? Mitsubishi Electric provides such a solution that is unique to current manufacturing trends. The e-F@ctory solution, not only couples information data layers in production flow from shop floor to Enterprise, providing a truly visible automation layer. But also, integrates the actual automation hardware of all aspects of control on the shop floor through its revolutionary iQ Platform architecture. iQ Platform, provides a consolidated automation controller platform, incorporating high speed sequence controllers, high performance motion controllers, Numerical controllers, Robot controllers, and HMIs. iQ Platform, a complete automation solution realizing the requirements of today and tomorrows factory. Welcome to the future!
CC-Link IE, SSCNET CC-Link Safety CC-Link, CC-Link/LT
Platform Realizing total integration from Enterprise to shop floor.
Providing solutions for reduced TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) from design to maintenance.
Network PLC, HMI CNC, Robot Motion Controller
Controller & HMI
MELSOFT PLC, Motion Control, and HMI integrated software suite.
Engineering Environment
Revolutionary concept, providing high speed communications between
Platform
Further Integration For Assembly Applications
Further Integration For Machining Applications
Mitsubishi Electric provides all aspects of control on a consolidated automation platform. This platform not only has sequence controllers, but also other various controllers specific to an industry or application area. These are, Process controller, C language, embedded industrial PC, motion control, CNC controller, Robot controller, and HMI.
Computer Numeric Control
Robot Controller
Automotive
Common engineering platform
Semiconductor
Together with the abundant I/O that is available for this series, the iQ Platform solution can be applied to almost any kind of application scope, with productivity kept optimum and reduced TCO being key. This is a true solution for automation, this is iQ Platform.
1Gbyte Ethernet synchronous network, large data handling Based on Q series, standard parts
C Language Control
all aspects of control
FPD
The new style of manufacturing Realizing Common H/W, Screens (Operator I/F), Engineering Environment, I/O, Networks throughout the plant
Back-up project on internal CF
High speed motion, 0.44ms cycles 9.5ns instruction processing speed
Material Handling
Seamless networking
Plant Sequence Control (PLC)
Reduced Spare Parts by Common Platform
Motion Control
Process Control 3
Reduced Training Costs for Maintenance
PC Control
Common platform for a wide range of industries
Common Specification, Easy Engineering 4
Revolutionary concept, providing high speed communications between
all aspects of control
Platform
LCD Plant... Automotive Plant... Common Network
More productivity with Lower TCO
CC-Link/IE/LT/Safety
Management system
Body Assembly Welding P/T Assembly P/T Machining Machining Centers: iQ Platform CNC/PLC CPU +Spindle / Servo +HMI
Manual Assembly Stations iQ Platform Motion/PLC CPU +Servo +HMI +MES I/F for Collecting Quality information
Welding Stations iQ Platform Motion/PLC CPU +Servo +HMI +MELSEC Safety
Body Assembly iQ Platform Motion/PLC CPU +Servo +HMI +VFDs for conveyors
Large capacity result data Operation information data
Ethernet
Thermal process machine
Coater developer machine
Photolithography machine
Data sharing Data Communication
Seal coating machine
Common Controller Network 5
Engineering Environment
Liquid crystal injection machine
Sputtering machine
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Realize high speed communication and performance between controllers and HMI on a consolidated automation platform Platform
The effective coordination of high-speed communication between multiple CPUs provides even higher speed control. The iQ platform consists of a ultra high speed multi CPU main base unit, realizing high speed communication across the backplane between PLC CPUs, high precision motion controllers, CNC controllers, and Robot controllers. By adding the GOT1000 range of high function HMIs, the iQ platform provides a true integrated automation platform from all aspects of the application. This solution, enables the sharing of standard I/Os across the range, providing a lower cost high functionality solution.
Realizing the factory of the future with high end controllers
PLC
PLC
Achieve ultra high speeds and large data handling functionality. Reduced operation times with higher processing performance
High-speed, high-precision real data processing
Super high speed processing with 9.5 ns basic instruction processing time (LD command), which is the highest speed in the industry, is achieved.
Substantial fast processing speeds for Real number (floating point), realize speeds for add operation instruction of 0.05µs. Speed up to approx.
Development cost reduction Motion controller
iQ Platform
Line CNC
GOT
Reduction in equipment design time Reduction in commissioning time
Production cost reduction Shorter cycle and operation times Integration with Enterprise level systems
Robot
Q04/06UDHCPU Q02/06HCPU
Speed up to approx. Q04/06UDHCPU Q02/06HCPU
9.5ns 0
5
10
34ns
15
20
25
30
35
0.78ms
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Floating point (Single precision) Add operation instruction processing time [ms]
times!
Q04/06UDHCPU 0.057 4.3*1 4.1*1 8.5*1
Single precision (µs) Double precision (µs) Single precision (µs) SIN operation instruction(45 degrees) Double precision (µs)
Add operation instruction (E+)
40
Basic instruction processing time (LD instruction) [ns]
Standard RAM has been increased, used as a file register for storing data.
times!
0.057ms 0
Highest speed in the industry!
Easy handling of large-volume data
Q02/06HCPU 0.78 87*2 50 837*2
Standard RAM capacity (File register capacity) Q03UDCPU
Q04UDHCPU
Q06UDHCPU
192k bytes (96k words)
256k bytes (128k words)
768k bytes (384k words)
*1 Minimum value *2 Processing time for internal double precision arithmetic operation
Maintenance cost reduction Utilization of MELSEC-Q series standard I/Os Reduced down time
Cutting edge technology with flexibility in application needs
Platform
compatible motion controller
New algorithm provides higher speed, higher precision. Multiple CPU high speed bus
High speed high precision motion control
Program data read/write time substantially reduced
Max. of 14k words can be converted per 0.88ms. Synchronous control between communications cycle and motion control.
Motion basic performance is improved to approx. 2 times, and motion SFC processing time is reduced to approx. 1/4.
Program data read/write time is reduced to about a 1/3, with fault diagnostics functionality also improved.
Motion basic performance Shared memory capacity Increases to approx. Q/06UDHCPU+Q173DCPU Q/06HCPU+Q173HCPU Capacity 0
times!
14k words 14k words 4 8 12
16
20
7
6 axes
Motion communication performance
3 axes
Number of axes 0
1
2
3
4
(servo program read time)
5
6
7
8
9
* Processing time for D800L = D802L + D804L Speed up to approx.
times! Q173DCPU Q173HCPU
Q/06UDHCPU+Q173DCPU Q/06HCPU+Q173HCPU In position response time short
Q173DCPU Q173HCPU
Motion SFC processing time
In position response time speed up Speed up to approx.
(Control axis number in the case of 0.44 ms operation cycle) * In the case of SV13 Speed up to approx. times!
long
Processing time 0
2
3
4
times!
Communication time short
long
times!
2.34µs 1
Speed up to approx. Q173DCPU Q173HCPU
11.75µs 5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
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Platform
production line CNC
Platform
Production line CNCs best suited for the automotive industry. Multiple CPU high speed communication Cycle/operation time is reduced by multiple CPU high speed data exchange. Existing modules can also be utilized.
Realize high end HMI functionality, with unique project back-up/restore functionality.
High performance CNC CPU
Cycle time is greatly reduced
Utilize "Backup/Restore Function" with ease
Transparent function provides easy access to controllers
CNC CPU performance is also increased by double the performance. High speed communications from the NC control processing to sequence control and enterprise systems.
Scan time or M code processing time is substantially reduced resulting in shorter operation times on the shop floor.
Backup project data such as sequence program or parameters of PLC CPU to GOT's CF card.
Access all controllers easily from the HMI front panel, without having to open up the control box to maintain projects etc.
USB / RS 232 Scan time
High speed data communication between PLC CPU and CNC CPU is realized.
Block processing capability is increased to 2 times compared with conventional modules. C70
(CNC for part machining line)
C64
(CNC for part machining line)
16.8kBlock/min
to
times high speed
C70 C64
If backed up... PLC
CPU exchange
Sequence program, etc.
CF card
Restore
M code processing time to times high speed
8.4kBlock/min
Computer for programming, and setup software
CC-Link IE, etc. Servo amplifier
CPU direct connection
C70 C64
The graph shows a performance comparison when C70 is 1.
Platform
HMI
CPU direct connection/ bus connection
robot controller
Robots and PLCs are directly connected by iQ Platform. Control performance is greatly enhanced.
System cost is also reduced
Less wiring by the direct connection
I/O processing time is greatly reduced by high speed communication between PLC and robot.
Peripheral devices can be reduced by the expansion of I/O points with 1024 words between a PLC and robot.
Less wiring is realized by the direct connection with PLC. Construction time and costs are substantially reduced.
High speed PLC Robot CPU High speed PLC New high speed communication function (14k words/0.88 ms) developed for iQ Platform.
Slot in to Q bus
Wiring for the number of I/O points
No wiring is needed because of modular design
Existing products Existing products
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One software to fit all project steps
iQ Platform supports the industry 1st Gigabit open industrial Ethernet network!
Coming soon
Data, communications, operability... An engineering environment beyond the boundaries of automation is expanding.
This advanced Gigabit Ethernet technology designed for achieving high speed and large data capacity.
The integrated software suite, provides an engineering environment that can be used in all aspects of the project, such as system design, programming, commissioning, and operation/maintenance. No need to worry about separate expensive programming software's, as this suite has it all supporting PLC, motion controller, and GOT.
On the shop floor, the amount of data that each controller exchanges with other devices or Enterprise information systems is increasing more than ever. Mitsubishi Electric supports the Gigabit industrial Ethernet open network to realize these growing demands in manufacturing. CC-Link IE based on Gigabit fibre optic Ethernet medium, allows connection of various devices including 3rd party
Motion
PLC programming software
controller programming software
This excellent engineering is the iQ revolution. Reduces development cost
iQ Platform
Reduces maintenance cost
Modularized program and reusability
Enhanced diagnostics functionality
Unified operability
Effectively improves the backup process
Unified management of data GOT screen editor software
Integrating various software tools such as PLC, motion controller, and GOT.
Reducing costs while improving cycle times Ethernet topology
GOT screen editor software
PLC programming software
Motion controller programming software
Utilizing Ethernet standard cables and connectors can achieve substantial reduction in costs.
Ethernet base (IEEE802.3) Multiple mode optical fiber (1000BASE-SX) LC connector (IEC61754-20)
Seamless data exchange with each software
Platform
High speed data update
System management tool
Performance of cyclic data update of network type shared memory is enhanced. Transfer delay time is shortened and application waiting time also can be reduced.
Share design information between software Design information DB
Share design information between development phases
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System design
Programming
Commisioning
Operation / maintenance
Enables setting of project data from a system view, allowing multiple projects to be worked on at one time, based on a graphical architecture.
Jump function between programs and shared global variables between multiple PLCs or motion controllers and GOT will reduce the number of operations and eliminate the burden of program changes.
Simulation, multiple window monitor, system diagnostics etc. Based on the project at the system management tool stage results in effective debug of errors and diagnostics.
Linked with system management tool allows multiple read of programs reducing repetitive tasks. Also, version control functionality helps track multiple versions of backup data.
Large capacity memory Network type shared memory (cyclic data) with 256K bytes is realized on one network. Dividing network is not necessary so that a system that handles a large capacity data is easily realized. *1 Values are compared at a network configuration by 32 modules, with each station's LW2K points equally allocated, and without disconnected or reconnected stations.
Large capacity (8 times larger than the existing products) *1
Super high speed (14 times larger than the existing products) *1
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More troubleshooting functions for reducing communications times Visualization of network connection status Visually displays a whole system's network connection status such as the error point when a trouble occurs. Maintenance cost can be reduced.
Enhances the check function of optical fiber Check function of optical fiber for detecting a cable error point or wrong port insertion of a cable, etc., are enhanced.
Error point
Error
Stable operation with external power supply input
External power supply
Supporting input of an external power supply to CC-Link IE modules and PCI boards. Even if the PLC CPU or personal computer is shut down, communication continues without having to rely on the 'loop back' function.
External power supply
CC-Link IE
External power supply
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External power supply
External power supply
External power supply
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