MB-Track Control

Open Chassis Synchronizing Control

The MB-Track open-chassis controller is a configurable, microprocessor-based digital controller. The MB-Track provides synchronized control in applications requiring one part of a process to follow or be paced by another part of a process. It detects trends such as variations in product spacing or stretch in web applications and automatically compensates to maintain correct synchronization. Typical installations include wicket oven loading, bucket and cartoner synchronization, transfer conveyers, or form/fill/seal pouch packaging.

Isolated Analog Interface to any AC or DC Drive.
Pre-Programmed.. no code to write.
Full Registration & Synchronization.
Learn Mode for set-up.

The open chassis design is perfect for OEM's requiring cost-effective designs and flexibility of applications. This package is offered for those high volume OEM customers who want to save panel space in their equipment and have a fixed-geometry or permanent-host configuration. The MB-Track is available as a "Control Card only" or as a combination "Control Card + Power Supply". The optional power supply provides isolated power for the controller board and 5 VDC isolated auxiliary power. The power supply simply plugs onto the board and connects to either a 115 or 230 VAC supply. The MB-Track mounts flat or on edge inside a control enclosure.

The MB-Track control has a serial port for RS422 and RS232 communication. ContrexHost software, when loaded on a Windows® PC or laptop, allows you to initiate commands, change parameters, load/save setup values, and monitor more than 50 values on one or up to 32 channels of MB-Series controllers.

The CONTREX hand-held, remote programming unit can be used on the manufacturing floor to change parameters or run diagnostic routines.

Features:
Three modes of control (master, follower and computer-supervised) for any AC or DC drive.
Eight preset setpoints, five alarms for limit and deviation setpoints, scaling, trending, lock-out and setpoint limit.
Learn mode scaling feature automatically calculates the proper scaling ratio between the lead and follower.
Reads quadrature encoders to monitor line speed and direction.

Literature

MB-Track Manual Addendum SK1443 (PDF format, 67kb)
Specifications (PDF format, 101kb)
Applications

Many of these documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe , to view or print these documents.

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