Motion Control Cards deliver high-speed motion trace.
Press Release Summary:
Designed with Magellan(TM) Motion Control IC, Prodigy(TM) Motion Cards provide board level, 1-4 axis motion control for dc brush, brushless dc, step, and microstepping motors. Units offer servo trace capture with 40 KB onboard dual-port memory, allowing up to 4 motion variables to be stored. Each variable can be 16 or 32 bits in size, and 28 separate parameters can be selected for trace. Available in PCI and PC/104 configurations, cards provide servo loop rates up to 50 µsec/axis.
Original Press Release:
New Low Cost Motion Control Cards Deliver High-Speed Motion Trace
Improves servo tuning performance, optimizes motion trajectories and captures time sensitive data
Lincoln, MA - The Prodigy(TM) Motion Cards from Performance Motion Devices, Inc. (PMD), provide real-time, high-speed servo trace capture with 40 KB onboard dual-port memory. This advanced trace feature allows up to four motion variables to be stored at the same time. Each variable can be either 16 or 32 bits in size. Twenty-eight separate parameters can be selected for trace such as position, velocity, acceleration, servo lag, and much more. The capture 'trigger' for the trace feature is programmable, and can be based on a variety of conditions such as motion start or external signal change. The captured data is automatically loaded into an external RAM chip, and may be downloaded by the host during capture, or after capture is complete.
Designed with PMD's advanced Magellan(TM) Motion Control IC, the Prodigy Motion Cards provide board level, multi-axis motion control for DC brush, brushless DC, step, and microstepping motors. They are available in PCI and PC/104 configurations, and provide 1, 2, 3, or 4 axes of control. In addition to trace capture, Prodigy cards provide advanced motion control features including trajectory generation, servo loop closure, quadrature signal input, motor output signal generation, on-the-fly changes, commutation, and much more.
Prodigy-PCI and Prodigy-PC/104 utilize high density logic circuitry to provide cost-effective, advanced motion control functions programmed in C/C++ or Visual Basic language. Additional card features include S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity contouring, electronic gearing, and user-generated profile modes. The cards accept input parameters such as position, velocity, acceleration, and jerk from the host, and generate a corresponding trajectory. Instantaneous on-the-fly changes can be sent by the user, and external signal inputs can be used to program automatic profile changes.
The Prodigy cards provide servo loop rates of up to 50 µSec/Axis, 8 Mcount/Sec quadrature encoder input rate, and pulse & direction output of up to 5 Mpulses/Sec. Additional features include limit switch input, high speed position capture, dual loop encoder input, 6-step and sinusoidal commutation, PID filter with feedforward and dual biquad filters, incremental and parallel encoder input, 8 general purpose digital inputs and outputs, and 8 10-bit general purpose analog inputs.
Prodigy-PCI and Prodigy-PC/104 are available now. Prices start at $380.00 in OEM quantities.
For additional information, visit www.pmdcorp.com
Uses PMD's advanced Magellan Motion Control IC
PCI and PC/104 configurations
Available in 1, 2, 3, & 4 axis versions
High-speed motion trace for servo tuning diagnostics (up to 40 KB)
S-curve, trapezoidal, electronic gearing, and external profile modes
PCI-bus, PC/104 (ISA), CANbus, or serial communications
High-speed servo loop rate: 50 µsec/axis
6-step (Hall-based) and sinusoidal commutation
James H. Bailey
Marketing Manager
Performance Motion Devices
781.674.9860 ext. 223
jbailey@pmdcorp.com
Performance Motion Devices Inc. (PMD) is a world leader in motion control chips, cards, and modules. PMD provides a full range of high-performance single and multi-axis motion control products for DC brush, brushless DC, and step motors.
Visit www.motion-control.pmdcorp.com
