29Rev.-, March 2014
BACKGROUND Moog Direct Drive Digital Control Servo Valves with p and pQ Control
FIELDBUS INTERFACEFIELDBUS INTERFACE
Modern automation technology is characterized by an
increasing decentralization of processing functions via
serial data communication systems. The use of serial bus
systems in place of analog signal transfer guarantees
greater system flexibility with regard to alterations and
expansions.
There is also considerable potential for saving project
planning and installation costs in many areas of industrial
automation. Further possibilities of parameterization,
better diagnostics and a reduction of the number of
variants are advantages which have only been made
possible by the use of field buses.
VDMA Profile
In a working group within the VDMA (German Machinery
and Plant Manufacturers‘ Association), a profile was
created in collaboration with numerous well-known
hydraulic system manufacturers. This profile describes
the communication between hydraulic components via a
fieldbus and defines uniform functions and parameters.
In this way, a standardized exchange format covering all
manufacturers was created.
DCVs and ACVs can be equipped with the following
fieldbus interfaces: CANopen, PROFIBUS-DP or EtherCat.
CANopen
According to EN 50325-4 CAN bus was originally
developed for use in automobiles, but has also been used
for years a variety of industrial applications. The CAN
bus is primarily designed for transmission reliability and
speed.
The CAN bus has the following general features:
• Multi-master system: Each node can transmit and
receive
• Topology: Line structure with short stub cables
• Network expansion and transmission rates:
- Up to 25 m (80.4 ft) at 1 Mbit/s
- Up to 5,000 m (16,090 ft) at 25 kbit/s
• Addressing type: Message-orientated via identifiers.
Priority assignment of messages possible via
identifiers
• Safety: Hamming distance=6, i.e. up to 6 individual
errors per message are detected.
• Bus physics: ISO 11898
• Maximum number of nodes: 110 (64 without repeaters)
PROFIBUS-DP
According to EN 61158, PROFIBUS-DP was developed
for process and manufacturing industries. It is thereby
supported by numerous control system manufacturers.
PROFIBUS-DP has the following features:
• Multi-master system: The masters share access time
and initiate communication. The slaves react only upon
request
• Topology: Line structure with short stub cables
• Network expansion and transmission rates:
- Up to 100 m (321.8 ft) at 12 Mbit/s
- Up to 1,200 m (3,861.6 ft) at 9,6 kbit/s per segment
• Use of repeaters possible
• Addressing type: Address-orientated. Priority/cycle
time assignment of messages via master configuration
• Bus physics: EIA-485
• Maximum number of nodes: 126 (32 without repeaters)
EtherCAT
According to IEC/PAS, 62407 EtherCAT was developed
based on the Ethernet as an industry bus based on
Ethernet to meet the increasing demands for faster
cycle times. The EtherCAT bus is designed for high data
transmission rates and fast cycle times.
The EtherCAT bus has the following features:
• Single-master system: The master initiates
communication. The slaves react only upon request
• Topology: Line, star, tree and ring structure based on
the daisy chain principle
• Network expansion and transmission rates: 100 m
(321.8 ft) between two nodes at 100 Mbit/s
• Addressing type: Address-orientated, one telegram for
all nodes
• Bus physics: Fast Ethernet 100 Base Tx
• Maximum number of nodes: 65,535