Galil Expands Econo Series Of Controllers

Galil Motion Control has introduced the latest addition to its Econo series of controllers, which features enhancements such as Ethernet 10/100Base-T, a USB 2.0 port and higher-speed performance. The DMC-41x3 controller also features a larger program memory, analogue inputs and optically isolated input/output (I/O). The controller operates as a standalone unit or interfaces to a PC with Ethernet 10/100Base-T or USB. An auxiliary RS232 port is also provided.

The product is available in one- to eight-axis formats and each axis is user configurable for stepper-motor or servomotor operation. The controller can be connected with external drives of any power range or with the company's multi-axis (500W per axis) servo drives or 60V, 3A micro-stepping drives. Galil drives install directly onto the DMC-41x3 controller. Standard I/O for the DMC-41x3 controller includes 16 optically isolated inputs and outputs for the one- to four-axis models and 32 I/O for the five- to eight-axis models.

Eight analogue inputs are provided in addition to optically isolated forward and reverse limits and a home input for each axis. Other controller features include PID compensation with velocity and acceleration feed-forward, memory for user programs, multi-tasking for simultaneously running up to eight programs and I/O processing for synchronising motion with external events. Modes of motion include point-to-point positioning, position tracking, jogging, linear and circular interpolation, contouring, electronic gearing, ECAM and PVT.

The DMC-41x3 controller and drive package measures 8.1 x 7.25 x 1.5in for the one- to four-axis models and 11.5 x 7.25 x 1.5in for the five- to eight-axis models. It accepts power from a single 20-60VDC source. The DMC-41x3 is available as a card-level product or packaged in a metal enclosure. As with all Galil controllers, the DMC-41x3 is programmed with a two-letter command language.

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