ROBOTIC ARMS
AND COBOTS

SOMANET Circulo is the perfect all-in-one
solution
for collaborative robots

With SOMANET Circulo you save time, costs and resources when building a robot or cobot arm. SOMANET Circulo is a fully equipped complete solution- mechanical integration, integrated encoders, functional safety and much more - all in one device.

SOMANET Circulo enables the highest performance in motion control, best UX, supported integration and frameless EVM. The Circulo is safety certified (SIL3 PLe), and stands for our principle of absolute safety in robots and cobots. Additionally, check-out our Featured Products, in which our SOMANET solutions have (long) been successfully used.
SOMANET Circulo

Seamless mechanical integration in the cobot arm

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  • Compact dual encoder arrangement
  • Alignment of the encoder scanning head
  • Thermal management
  • Hollow shaft (20 mm and 40 mm) with support bearing
  • Addition of customized parts, such as third-party cable retention system encoder or IMU
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INTEGRATED BRAKING SYSTEM
for robots and cobots

Synapticon's SOMANET Circulo enables absolute safety and optimal efficiency for robots and cobots. Our Integrated Brake System prevents unwanted rotational movements of the motor in motion control applications by reducing the motor speed to a low level and then engaging the brake.

The solenoid actuator is specifically designed for locking rotary motors. When energized, the lock remains retracted and the motor can turn. When de-energized, locking occurs.

The SOMANET Integrated Brake System for collaborative robots prevents any movement and thus avoids unwanted contact with the workpiece to be processed or between robot and human.
SMALLER
60 - 90 % space saving
LIGHTER
50 - 90 % reduction in weight
MORE ECONOMICAL
65 - 90 % less power consumption (3 W)

SIMPLE
CABLE MANAGEMENT

Structure with only one hybrid cable (EtherCAT + STO/SBC) and one power supply cable (48 V).

Saves costs and a lot of space inside the robot.
Short motor cables between SOMANET Circulo and the motor.

Safe and reliable environment in the robot or cobot.

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THE FUTURE OF TRUE HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION

DESCRIPTION
STATUS: 11/2023

STO prevents the trolley from restarting unplanned. STO enables safe working and has a wide range of applications with moving axes.

SBC enables the safe activation of a holding brake. The function is always activated in parallel with STO and used with STO or SS1. This prevents the movement of an axis in a torque-free state.

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The SS1 function causes the motor to stop quickly and safely, and brings it to a standstill.

The SS2 function switches a motor off quickly and safely. If the motor comes to a standstill, a safe operating stop (SOS) is triggered.

SLS ensures that the drive does not exceed a defined speed limit and triggers an error response if this is exceeded.

The safety function monitors that the drive (and thus the element moved by the drive) does not exceed defined end positions.

Safely limited torque. The SLT function enables the torque to be reduced within a defined time; if the torque exceeds the SLT monitoring limit, the drive reacts with a "safe stop".

via FSoE (7 ms cycle time)

via FSoE (7 ms cycle time)

via FSoE (7 ms cycle time) - when connecting a safe torque sensor to the safe analog input.

via FSoE (7 ms cycle time)

*The functions must be implemented in the safety controller using safe process data.

SAFETY FIRST

The optional Safe Motion module for Circulo enables safe motion functions at SIL3, PL-e level via FSoE (FailSafe over EtherCAT). Realize your application in accordance with ISO/TS 15066.

INTEGRATION IN MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

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Synapticon's SOMANET solutions for integrated servo drives are compatible with any EtherCAT motion control system that supports the CiA 402 Drive Specification, such as TwinCAT, CoDeSys or MOTORCORTEX.

Commissioning and tuning is performed with the extremely easy-to-use Synapticon OBLAC Drive Tools, which can be installed on the PC or are available in the handy OBLAC Drives Box.

FEATURED CUSTOMER PRODUCTS

Here we present some of our customers' solutions.
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OTHER PRODUCTS

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max. peak power output 2,000 W
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Circulo 9 SMM
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Circulo 9 SMM
92 mm diameter
Circulo 7 SMM
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Circulo 7 SMM
72 mm diameter

ANY QUESTIONS?

We'll be happy to advise you on Circulo's usage. Talk to us about your project at any stage of its development.
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