The Motion Coordinator Euro209 is a Eurocard stepper/servo positioner with the built-in ability to control up to 8 servo or stepper motors in any combination. In addition a single Trio Daughter Board may be fitted to allow the control of additional axes or a communications channel up to a maximum of 9 axes.
The Euro209 is designed to provide a powerful yet cost-effective control solution for OEM machine builders who are prepared to mount the unit and provide the power supplies required. It is designed to be configured and programmed for the application with Multi-tasking Trio BASIC using a PC, and then may be set to run “standalone” if an external computer is not required for the final system. The system software for the Euro209 allows up to 7 Trio BASIC programs to be run simultaneously on the controller using pre-emptive multi-tasking. Click here for more...
Latest Technical Reference Manual ...
Download the latest Beta release of the Technical Reference Manual (December 2007).
The manual is only available as an Adobe Acrobat download at present and will be released in its printed form soon. It covers the latest range of Motion Coordinators, MC302X, MC206X, MC224 and the Euro205x. The manual is available in its full version and as separate chapters and covers the newest commands. Please click here to go to the manuals download area.
Older versions of the manual can be downloaded form the downloads archive area.
New Trio PC Motion examples for LabVIEW
New LabVIEW examples using the Trio PC Motion ActiveX component are now available for Download.
LabVIEW represents an easy-to-use graphical development environment for displaying live data. Users can rapidly interface with the Trio PCMotion component allowing integration of one or more Motion Coordinator into a LabVIEW controlled test and instrumentation environment.
The examples show some of the techniques to use the synchronous and asynchronous connections. These can be found along with other programming languages examples under ‘Support - Examples’ on this site or by clicking here.
The existing examples include Visual Basic, C#, C++ and Delphi.
Trio Micro SD card...
Trio introduces an industry first – Standard SD Memory Card support in a Motion Coordinator!
Trio introduces the ability to use industry standard Micro SD memory cards to store controller program
and data files. You can add up to 2Gb of additional Flash storage capability on a Trio controller with the SD card. When plugged into the MC206X or MC224 Motion Coordinators the SD card allows the controller to read and write files as a Flash drive using the FAT32 file system. Files are added to the SD card in typical drag and drop fashion on the PC, and then the Micro SD card is plugged into the Motion Coordinator using a simple adaptor.
“Having such capability in a motion controller opens countless possibilities for mass data collection and recipe management storage” says Ed Novak, Trio USA Sales Manager.
Welcome to Simon Smith...
Trio is delighted to welcome Simon Smith as our European Distributor Manager.
Simon brings with him a wealth of experience in the motion control industry having previously managed the European business for Aerotech, before moving to Rockwell Automation, where he was responsible for Marketing and business management of the New Zealand business.
In his new role Simon will enable Trio to work closer with its distributors and customers to actively open new and exciting markets for the Trio products.
If you have any questions, please contact Simon on +44(0)1684 292333.
Latest Support Software...
The latest Trio Support Software can be found here.
Support software is frequently improved and updated and made available free of charge. Please click here to download the latest versions of Motion Perfect 2, MCSimulator, CAD2Motion, CamGen, DocMaker, AutoLoader, TrioPCMotion and ProjectEncryptor.
Development Agreement...
Trio Motion Technology Ltd. and Metronix Meβgeräte und Elektronik GmbH are pleased to announce a collaboration to design motion technology servo drives based on Trio BASIC and Motion Perfect software. The agreement was signed at the Trio headquarters in Tewkesbury by Chris Backhouse, Trio’s Managing Director
and Prof. Dr. Michael Krüger, General Manager of Metronix.
Metronix has developed, produced and distributed innovative drive technology for industrial machines and applications for more than 30 years. Metronix is owned by Cooper Industries, a global manufacturer of electrical products, tools and systems, with approximately 28,000 employees in over 100 locations around the world. In 2005 it had revenues of $4.7 billion, approximately 30 percent of which are international sales.
Chris Backhouse said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to introduce our technology further into the German market."
CAN 16-IO Module...
The P315 CAN 16-IO module has been the main 24V Input/Output expansion module for all Motion Coordinators series 2xx and 3xx. Due to the introduction of Lead Free regulations by various governments around the world, the CANbus controller IC used in this product has become obsolete. The New P316 is manufactured using lead-free processes and is therefore RoHS compliant.
Trio has now designed a replacement product, the P316, and is introducing this during the second quarter of 2007.
The P316 is 100% hardware and software compatible with the P315 and there is no change to the operating specification.
The P316 will work with all models of Motion Coordinator that are fitted with the Trio CAN IO CANbus interface. This includes older products such as the MC204 and MC216.
The P315 and P316 CAN 16-IO modules may be mixed in any order and any quantity, up to the maximum of 16, within a system.
MC302X - The cost effective solution for OEM applications...
The MC302X has been designed to provide a compact, cost effective solution for OEM applications. The unit features two axes, the first of which can be configured in software for either servo (with encoder feedback) or stepper control. The second axis may be either a reference encoder or a stepper axis. The differential line driver stepper outputs can be configured for simulated quadrature encoder outputs to synchronized multiple units. The built-in registration facilities make the MC302X ideal for Flying Shears, Winders, and highspeed Labelers.
The Motion Coordinator Euro209 is a Eurocard stepper/servo positioner with the built-in ability to control up to 8 servo or stepper motors in any combination. In addition a single Trio Daughter Board may be fitted to allow the control of additional axes or a communications channel up to a maximum of 9 axes. 
Download the latest Beta release of the Technical Reference Manual (December 2007). 
“Having such capability in a motion controller opens countless possibilities for mass data collection and recipe management storage” says Ed Novak, Trio USA Sales Manager.
The P315 CAN 16-IO module has been the main 24V Input/Output expansion module for all Motion Coordinators series 2xx and 3xx. Due to the introduction of Lead Free regulations by various governments around the world, the CANbus controller IC used in this product has become obsolete. The New P316 is manufactured using lead-free processes and is therefore RoHS compliant.