PTS Control systems are designed to operate within a networked factory environment, as well as stand alone. Many PLC and fieldbus protocols are supported.

• Link Encoder the simplest system. A motor axis encoder signal is passed from one PTS system to the next, allowing them to synchronize
• Modbus allows PLCs to interact with the control system, enabling complex I/O or management.
• Data Highway is a PLC protocol allowing a PTS system to be linked with PLCs.
• CANopen, Profibus, DeviceNet Fieldbus protocols allowing the PTS to be part of a factory wide automation and data collection system.
• Ethernet (TCP/IP) allows multiple PTS systems to be managed from a single source.
• SERVOnet - a modular, network based PTS system capable of controlling 180 axes distributed around the machine by linking QDrive and/or QControl modules together.