Recently, our regular contributor Steve Meyer spoke to us about the history of motion control and how PC-based control came to be. Here’s what he said. In the Industrial Revolution, machinery was mechanical. Production looms for weaving fabrics and floor coverings were programmed with mechanical memory in the form of hard stops and pins to make sizes […]
PC-Based Controllers
FAQ: What are the hardware and software parts of a PC-based motion controller?
Physically, a PC-based controller is made up the same kinds of hardware components as most personal computers — a processor, some memory and an interface bus. The interface bus is a high-speed dedicated bus that provides all types of information to and from the processor. In personal computing, the hardware I/O consists of a keyboard […]
Lenze’s Recent Release of Two PC-Based Controllers
Lenze Americas recently expanded its successful PC-based controller series with the recent release of the cabinet controller c300 and panel controller p300. Lenze will have the new c300 and p300 on display at PACK EXPO (booth S-6033), September 23-25, Las Vegas, NV. Delivering uniform engineering and superior system availability, our integrated controller portfolio makes motion […]
Trio Motion unveils two new motion controllers
Trio Motion (www.triomotion.com) has introduced two new motion and machine controllers that economically and flexibly provide new levels of multi-tasking stepper or servo control for high performance automation. Based on the 533 MHz ARM11 processor, the MC403 and MC405 controllers offers a vast array of performance enhancements enabled by the ARM11 core. With an optimized […]
Servo2Go Adds New DMC-1417 Econo PCI BUS Motion Controller from Galil
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go.com has added Galil Motion Control’s new PCI BUS Econo Motion Controller, the DMC-1417, to its broad range of PCI-based motion controllers. The DMC-1417 can handle the most demanding applications with features such as an extra encoder input for electronic gearing, program memory with multitasking, uncommitted I/O and user-selectable stepper or servo […]
Lenze unveils “motion-centric” controller for complex machines
Lenze (www.lenze.com) has launched a controller for centralized control systems at the SPS/IPC/Drives show in Germany. The 3200C controller combines motion control, PLC logic and visualization functions. It is also intended at “motion-centric” automation of complex machines with multiple linear and rotary axes. Lenze’s I/O System 1000 is integrated with a 136mm-wide DIN-rail-mounting controller to […]
Arduino Pro Mini controls Gimme to track a person’s movement
Chris Eckert, a San Jose artist, has been working up on “Gimme” – a prototype for a pan-handling sculpture. It is controlled by Arduino Pro Mini, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega168 that utilizes sensors to track the movement of a person, and once they are found, the sculpture automatically solicits money. Gimme’s stepper […]
Delta’s Curve Tool Makes Complex Motion Profiles Easier
Delta Computer Systems, Inc. announces the Curve Tool feature that delivers graphical ease-of-use to the custom motion and camming profiles. The Curve Tool is now available in Delta’s RMC70 single- and dual-axis and RMC150 multi-axis motion controllers. For more information, download the RMCTools software and also view a video at http://deltamotion.com/curvetoolvideo. The Curve Tool’s graphical […]
EPSON Robots unveils open-architecture PC based workcell controller
EPSON Robots (www.robots.epson.com) is proud to introduce the new RC620+ – the company’s fourth generation open-architecture PC based workcell controller. This high-performance controller provides the ultimate experience of extreme ease of use with the EPSON RC+ development software. The powerful RC620+, which leads the industry in PC-based controls for industrial robots, can control up to […]
Cito introduces new PC/104 Motion Controller Boards for embedded systems
Cito Systems, Inc. (www.citosystems.com) is proud to announce the new PC/104-bus multi-axis motion controllers, best suited for embedded system applications. These high performance feature-rich controllers harness the ability of the advanced high-speed DSP chip and incorporate surface mount and ASIC technologies. The Millennium controllers, featuring an advanced PID filter, are available in configurations of one, […]
