VC3M-1616MAT Veichi VC3M-1616MAT PLC: 16 inputs / 16 outputs, transistor outputs, 220VAC supply, RS232/485, CANopen, Ethernet.

VC3M-1616MAT is a VC3M CPU module with 16 digital inputs and 16 transistor outputs, 220 V AC supply. It carries eight 200 kHz pulse channels (output), two serial ports, CANopen and Ethernet, with the motion function supported — interpolation, electronic cam and axis synchronization. This is the base size of the series for a machine that needs both logic and coordinated multi-axis pulse motion, with 220 V available in the cabinet.

Typical applications:

• Material feeding and cut-to-length with a stepper or servo over pulses, with path interpolation.
• A small packaging or textile machine with 1–2 motion axes and electronic gearing.
• Follower-shaft synchronization with Ethernet up to the operator panel.

Note: all outputs here are transistor — slow, heavy loads need external relays or contactors. If the cabinet runs 24 V DC, take VC3M-1616MDT; when you need twice the I/O points, look at VC3M-3232MAT.

Veichi VC3M — a pulse-based motion controller built on VC3

VC3M is the VC3 taken up to a full motion controller. The same dual-core CPU and 64,000 program steps, every output transistor, eight 200 kHz pulse channels (output) and a hardware motion function. We reach for it when a machine needs more than logic — pulse control of stepper or servo drives with two-axis linear and circular interpolation, electronic cam on up to four axes, electronic gear and multi-axis synchronization. All of this runs over the pulse channels, without a fieldbus. Ethernet (Modbus-TCP), CANopen, two serial ports and RS485 are on board, so it slots into an existing network easily.

The main reason to pick VC3M over the base VC3 is motion out of the box plus guaranteed transistor fast outputs for PWM and pulse. The plain VC3 also gives you 8×200 kHz and basic positioning, but VC3M is assembled specifically for coordinated motion: interpolation, e-cam, e-gear and axis synchronization are built into the firmware.

What VC3M is good for

• Two-axis interpolation: linear and circular paths for XY tables and simpler cutting or dosing stations.
• Electronic cam and gear: e-cam on up to four axes, synchronous gearing without mechanical cams — winding, flying feed, portioning.
• Multi-axis pulse synchronization: follower shafts tracking a master, coordinated motion of several servos on a packaging or textile machine.
• Replacing a "logic PLC + separate motion controller" pair: one VC3M covers both discrete logic and coordinated multi-axis motion, with Ethernet up to the HMI.

How VC3M differs from neighbouring series

Our take: VC3M already does interpolation, electronic cam and axis synchronization — but over pulses. For most coordinated jobs on 2–4 axes that is enough. The step up to VC5/VH600 is more axes, EtherCAT bus-synchronized servo, 200,000 program steps and a CODESYS environment (VH600) when you need hard deterministic synchronization across many drives.

When VC3M is not the right fit

• You need many servos synchronized over a fieldbus with microsecond determinism — go for VC5 or VH500/VH600 with EtherCAT.
• More axes than pulse control can drive, or you need 200,000 steps and CODESYS — that is VH600.
• You do not need motion, just logic and relay outputs for mixed loads — the base VC3 or VC1 is cheaper.
• You work inside another brand's ecosystem — compare with Delta or Fatek.

Our experience with VC3M

VC3M is bought for a specific job — when a machine has servos or steppers and needs more than start-stop, namely coordinated multi-axis motion over pulses. The typical buyer question is "how does it differ from the plain VC3": the answer is simple, here all outputs are transistor and the motion function with interpolation, e-cam and synchronization is built in, so you never have to worry about relay models or an external motion controller. We keep the common 16/16 and 32/32 sizes in both supply variants; alongside them buyers often take Veichi VFDs and Veichi operator panels for the same machine.