{"id":132096,"date":"2025-09-16T08:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/?post_type=products&#038;p=132096"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:52:30","slug":"motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers","status":"publish","type":"products","link":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/products\/motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion and logic control integrated in new machine controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trio Motion Technology has introduced controllers in new&nbsp;Trio Motion-PLC range, combining motion control over EtherCAT with logic and I\/O expansion to support machine development and configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial models in the range, available to order, are the MCS 30, MCS 40 and MCS 50 controllers. They support up to eight axes over high-speed EtherCAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The controllers include up to two Ethernet ports with fieldbus support for HMI and upstream devices, including Modbus TCP, PROFINET I\/O and Ethernet I\/P, along with I\/O for machine connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers-545x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132098\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers-545x1024.png 545w, https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers-768x1442.png 768w, https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers-818x1536.png 818w, https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fig-2-Motion-and-logic-control-integrated-in-new-machine-controllers.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial controllers in Trio\u2019s&nbsp;Motion-PLC range support stand-alone and sub-machine applications such as pick-and-place, gantries, glue laying and flying shear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCS 40 and MCS 50 use a multi-tasking operating system that runs motion and logic control in parallel. Motion control is provided by Trio\u2019s&nbsp;Motion-iX engine, which includes pre-programmed functions for tasks ranging from point-to-point moves to multi-axis coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motion-PLC supports PLC languages compliant with the IEC 61131-3 standard and includes a PLCopen motion library. The MCS 40 and MCS 50 also support TrioBASIC, a high-level, English-based motion programming language. Trio provides its Motion Perfect software for programming and commissioning at no additional cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Motion-PLC controllers support \u2018click in\u2019 I\/O slices via the MS-Bus interface, Trio\u2019s local communication protocol. They can accommodate up to 16 MS I\/O slices in digital or analogue configurations. I\/O capacity can be expanded to 1024 digital ports and 128 analogue ports using the MS EC I\/O coupler, which connects EtherCAT and the MS-Bus system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial controllers in Trio\u2019s&nbsp;Motion-PLC range measure 100mm high, 75mm deep, and 23mm wide and can be mounted on machines or in cabinets. Additional models will support control of larger stand-alone machines. Designated all-in-one controllers, these models include a serial port, a flexible axis port and NPN or PNP on-board I\/O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Motion-PLC controllers can be combined with Trio\u2019s servo drives, motors and HMI to create a fully integrated, motion-first machine automation solution. Trio\u2019s products are supported worldwide. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trio Motion Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.triomotion.com\/public\/products\/motionplc\/motionPLC.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.triomotion.com\/public\/products\/motionplc\/motionPLC.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <em>Control Engineering<\/em> article originally appeared on another WTWH Media publication, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designworldonline.com\/trio-motion-launches-new-motion-plc-controllers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Design World<\/a><\/em> on September 12, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edited by Puja Mitra, WTWH Media, for <em>Control Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4859,"featured_media":132097,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"categories":[109101],"tags":[109340,110687,110422,110685,110686,110688],"class_list":{"2":"type-products"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motion and logic control integrated in new machine controllers - Control Engineering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designworldonline.com\/trio-motion-launches-new-motion-plc-controllers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motion and logic control integrated in new machine controllers - Control Engineering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Trio Motion Technology has introduced controllers in new&nbsp;Trio Motion-PLC range, combining motion control over EtherCAT with logic and I\/O expansion to support machine development and configuration. 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