Rockewell Automation, Connected Components
25 March 2009
Rockwell Automation has extended its control offering for machine builders with the launch of Connected
Components, helping to meet today’s requirements for sophisticated control on stand-alone machines in an
affordable, easier-toimplement solution. Combining a simple, yet powerful control core with a full suite of
associated components and a dedicated set of class-leading application development tools, Connected Components gives machine builders what they need to address their control requirements in the shortest
possible time.
Connected Components is built around a core of MicroLogix PLC’s, PowerFlex 4 class drives and the newly
developed PanelView Component HMI. With these come the Connected Components Building Blocks -
essential tools that make it quicker and easier to implement common control tasks as part of the machine
design. The Building Blocks include pre-written blocks of application code for the PLC that can be modified to help meet the precise needs of a given machine, pre-written HMI programs to make setting up the operator interface easier, and pre-configured drive parameter files that take the strain out of implementing
speed control tasks. The Building Blocks also help with product selection, panel layout and wiring diagrams, and with generating a bill of materials for the project.
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