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Soft Servo Systems' Product Line

What is ServoWorks?
What are the differences between the ServoWorks CNC products, and how do I decide which ServoWorks CNC product is right for me?
What is SMP?
What is the difference between SMP products and ServoWorks CNC products?
What is the difference between the SMP400 [discontinued] and the SMP450?
What is the difference between the ServoWorks S-100M series and ServoWorks S-100T?
How is soft PLC provided with your products?
Does ServoWorks S-100T include PLC?

Q: What is ServoWorks?

A: ServoWorks is a family of PC-based CNC products for machine tool applications. Every product in the ServoWorks CNC product line is based on a unique soft CNC technology developed by Soft Servo Systems, Inc.

Q: What are the differences between the ServoWorks CNC products, and how do I decide which ServoWorks CNC product is right for me?

A: You should review our ServoWorks CNC Product Comparision Guide – this two page data sheet compares and contrasts all of the products in the ServoWorks CNC product line, making it easy to pinpoint the ServoWorks CNC product that is right for your machine tool.

Q: What is SMP?

A: SMP is a family of general motion control products that controls and interpolates up to 16 axes. SMP products are for general motion control applications such as factory automation, packaging, materials handling, pick and place, converting, food processing, laser cutting/engraving, plasma cutting, wood-working, semiconductor and other industries.

The SMP450 control 4 axes; the SMP850 control 8 axes; and the SMP1600 controls 16 axes.

Q: What is the difference between SMP products and ServoWorks CNC products?

A: ServoWorks CNC products are for machine tools; SMP products are for general motion control.

SMP products control up to 16 CNC or PLC axes; ServoWorks CNC products control up to 7 axes plus a spindle, of which up to 5 are coordinated CNC axes.

SMP products include a free Windows-style console application, while the ServoWorks CNC products have more traditional, industry standard full-screen CNC GUIs.

The Motion Development Kit (MDK) provided with the SMP has a more powerful set of API functions than the ServoWorks Development Kit (SDK) for ServoWorks CNC product development.

Q: What is the difference between the SMP400 [discontinued] and the SMP450?

A: The SMP450 includes memory mode operation with G-code motion programming and an extended custom macro programming environment. Neither memory mode nor macro programming is included with the SMP400 [discontinued].

Q: What is the difference between the ServoWorks S-100M series and ServoWorks S-100T?

A: ServoWorks S-100T is for lathes. ServoWorks S-100M, ServoWorks S-120M and ServoWorks S-140M are for mills and machining centers.

Q: How is soft PLC provided with your products?

A: All of Soft Servo Systems' SMP general motion control products and all ServoWorks CNC products include LadderWorks PLC, an independent PLC package that includes a real-time soft PLC Engine and the LadderWorks Console – a Win32 application for editing, monitoring, debugging and compiling PLC sequence programs. [NOTE: ServoWorks S-100T comes with LadderWorks PLC without LadderWorks Console.]

Q: Does ServoWorks S-100T include PLC?

A: Yes, ServoWorks S-100T includes LadderWorks PLC, an independent PLC package including a real-time soft PLC Engine. However, ServoWorks S-100T does not include LadderWorks Console, a Win32 application for ladder sequence program editing, at this time.

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