Micromech Introduces Multi-Axis Controller

Micromech has introduced the Turbo PMAC Clipper, a cost-effective multi-axis controller from Delta Tau, a provider of multi-axis programmable motion control solutions. Based on the Turbo PMAC2 CPU, the Turbo PMAC Clipper provides a single board with four-axis servomotor or stepper-motor control with 32 digital input/output (I/O) points and a choice of Ethernet or RS232 communication ports. It is expandable to eight axes with a small daughter board. By combining multiple functions such as motion control, high-speed communication and I/O management on a low-cost single board, the Clipper controller improves performance and reduces the overall cost per application, according to the company.

On a single board, features include: four axes of simultaneous control (with as little as 0.1ms update time), expandable to eight axes; axes that are independent or co-ordinated in any combination; the multitasking of up to 16 motion programs and 64 asynchronous PLC programs; a high-level programming language; linear, circular, rapid, B-spline and Hermite-spline interpolation modes; true S-curve acceleration/deceleration for jerk-limited profiles; dynamic multi-move look-ahead for acceleration control; co-ordinate system translation and rotation (2D and 3D); embedded forward and inverse kinematics routines for non-Cartesian geometries; tool-radius compensation; and hardware position capture and compare circuits for high precision. Micromech is the authorised systems integrator for Delta Tau's multi-axis control products.

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