[Industrial PC] IPC Machine Controller

Perfect fusion: Sysmac machine control and IT technology

Designed specifically for machine usage, making them innovative yet reliable, the IPC Machine Controller combines the precision and utility of the Sysmac platform with the versatility and range of Windows programs.
The two platforms operate simultaneously but separately, so if Windows is down, the machine just keeps on working. As a result, engineers become unstoppable - empowered to explore manufacturing innovation by leveraging big data, NUI (Natural User Interface) and IoT (Internet of Things) initiatives, all without compromising proven PLC reliability and robustness.

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Industrial PC

• 7th generation Intel® Core™ i5 Four core/4 threads
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC 64bit
• Open operating system enables use of own software
• Ethernet port for access to your IT systems

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Machine Controller

• Sysmac Machine control inside
• 500 μs system cycle time
• 16 to 64 axes of motion control
• EtherNet/IP port for machine-to-machine, HMI communication
• EtherCAT port for up to 192 synchronized slaves
• Safety over EtherCAT - FSoE

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Sysmac Studio

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Integrated Development Environment

• A single tool for logic sequence, motion, safety, robotics, vision, HMI and Database connection
• Open standard IEC 61131-3
• Sysmac Library to optimize engineering time and machine availability

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The beating heart of the IPC Machine Controller

Our challenge was to use Sysmac machine control in combination with an open operating system like Windows.
Normally it would be done using full virtualization, but this would influence the machine control, so it wasn’t acceptable to us. Instead, we use partitioning, so that both operating systems can work independently: if Windows is down, the machine is not affected.

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*1. Industrial Box PC was awarded the Red Dot Award 2016 in the category ‘computers’. The Red Dot design award has been presented by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen since 1955. It is one of the best-respected design competitions in the world, along with the iF award (Germany) and IDEA (the United States).
*2. Industrial Box PC was awarded the Good Design Award 2017. The Good Design Award has been a sole comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system in Japan since 1957. Many companies and designers from both inside and outside of Japan participate in this activity to enhance their industry or quality of life through design.

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Continuous operation: productivity, efficiency, safety

• Vertical integration delivers production data from manufacturing process directly to IT systems
• Data management enables machine data to be recorded, stored and analyzed to improve productivity
• EtherCAT connectivity simplifies installation of production modules and safety devices

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