Product Description:

The MTC-P01.2-E1-A2-A2-NN-FW is a CNC control module produced by Bosch Rexroth Indramat as part of the MTC200 CNC Modules series. It mounts inside an industrial PC and handles axis processing, spindle coordination, and path interpolation for machine tools and automated production cells. By executing deterministic motion sequences on dedicated hardware, the card frees the host CPU for supervisory logic while ensuring tight timing in multi-axis applications. This arrangement lets the module perform motion-critical calculations locally, keeping interpolation and spindle responses consistent when the host PC is occupied with interface or monitoring tasks.

The card uses the PC/104 local bus to exchange deterministic data, even though it occupies a single ISA slot on the backplane. It manages 8 base axes, and each axis can be tuned for position, velocity, or torque control. Two axis modules are already installed, and each module can command eight drives through the SERCOS fiber-optic interface, giving the current build capacity for sixteen drives. A local buffer of 1 MB RAM stores part programs and status tables so the controller can continue operating during brief host interruptions. Its compact footprint of 17.5 × 124 × 280 mm allows dense placement next to I/O and communication boards inside the cabinet, and the design fits standard industrial PC platforms. Because motion data remains on the local bus and optical link, command latency stays low during coordinated moves across connected axes.

The controller supports 4 axis synchronization groups within a process, which allows coordinated motion tasks to be separated clearly. It can run up to 7 independent processes simultaneously, so one board may oversee multiple machine zones or auxiliary handling axes. Each process can coordinate up to 9 axes and 3 spindles, supporting combined interpolation and spindle control on the same board. Overall capacity is limited to four module slots, and with one slot still free, the system reports 1 empty position for later expansion. That division allows separate machine functions to run in parallel while staying under the same control architecture.