Operational start-up of the CMMT

Everything you need to know to complete CMMT commissioning

Video tutorials

Find in our Youtube playlist 5 videos on wiring, installation and commissioning of a CMMT:

Link to the playlist

Useful links

Profinet

With Siemens: The CMMT works in Profinet IRT. The Profidrive protocol allows the use of Sinamics function blocks (Sina_pos/Sina_speed) and technology objects.

  • GSDML CMMT-AS : GSDML-V2.34-Festo-CMMT-AS-20200204.zip
  • GSDML CMMT-ST : GSDML-V2.34-Festo-CMMT-ST-20200204.zip

Ethercat

With Omron, Beckhoff, Festo, CoDeSys: The CMMT uses the CiA402 protocol and allows the use of simple or interpolated operating profiles (Position, Speed, Torque) with the Motion PLC Open libraries.

Point to Point :

Motion CiA 402 :

Ethernet/IP

With Schneider, Rockwell: CMMT uses dedicated function blocks to realize simple position and speed movements.

Modbus TCP/IP

CoDeSys, Rockwell, Schneider, Mitsubishi: The CMMT uses dedicated function blocks to realize simple position and speed movements.

  • CoDeSys : CMMT Integration with Festo PLC Using Modbus TCP Protocol .zip
  • MicroLogix : CMMT-xx-EP ModbusTCP Server Control via Allen Bradley MicroLogix1400 Client PLC .zip
  • Application PC : PC to CMMT-XX-EP via Modbus TCP with CMMTt111.dll .zip

Application Note

  • CPX-E & CMMT en Softmotion : Commissioning of CMMT-AS in Festo Automation Suite with CPX-E-CEC-M1-PN .zip
  • CPX-E & CMMT en Point à Point : Commissioning CMMT_AS in Festo Automation Suite with CPX-E-CEC-M1-PN .zip
  • Omron : How to connect CMMT to an OMRON PLC in Sysmac Studio .zip
  • Beckhoff : How to connect CMMT to a BECKHOFF IPC in TwinCAT V3 NC .zip