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The SERCOS (a.k.a. SErial Real-time COmmunication System) interface is a globally standardized open digital interface for the communication between industrial controls, motion devices (drives) and input output devices (I/O). It is classified as standard IEC 61491 and EN 61491 (a brief explanation here, in pdf file format). The SERCOS interface is designed to provide hard real-time, high performance communications between industrial motion controls and digital servo drives. SERCANS provides simple and cost-efficient implementation of SERCOS interface for the control unit. SERCANS is a master connection for SERCOS interface providing a simple and clearly arranged memory interface between the SERCOS interface and the control unit. The memory interface significantly simplifies the implementation of SERCOS interface. Knowledge of the hardware of the SERCOS interface connection is not required. The hardware of the SERCOS interface connection can remain anonymous to the CNC developer. SERCANS organizes the function of a SERCOS interface master in an active SERCOS interface master card. The new SERCANS III can be seen as a derivative of SERCANS I and SERCANS II, although it changed its physical communication style. The new SERCANS III is a product of natural evolution that started with the first generation of SERCANS I in 1996 and continued in 1999 with the development of SoftSERCANS and SERCANS II. SERCANS III represents the master control unit for the new SERCOS interface, SERCOS III. Now it possible to use SERCANS III PC plug-in board (PCI), from RexRoth Bosh Group, on GNU/Linux but, at the moment, the software is in an very early state of development and provided without any warranty. It contains two projects, the linux kernel driver itself and a library for user space along with two example programs. For more information click here.