M O T I O N C O N T R O L L E R S
Stand-alone RS232
DMC-1500
DMC-1500 Stand-alone RS232 Controller
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F E A T U R E S
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Up to 8 axes of motion control
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Compact, 13"
×
2.5"
×
6.6"
industrial enclosure
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Two daisy-chainable RS232/
RS422 ports
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125 µsec per axis servo update
rate
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Controls servo motors, step
motors, and hydraulics
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16-bit motor output DAC
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8,000,000 counts/sec encoder
feedback for servos
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2,000,000 steps/sec for stepper
control
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Auxiliary encoder inputs for
each axis
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Non-volatile program memory,
array storage and parameter
storage
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Multitasking of four indepen-
dent programs
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Automatic program execution
upon power-up
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Jogging, point-to point posi-
tioning, linear and circular
interpolation, electronic gear-
ing and cam, and contouring
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Optoisolated inputs for home,
abort, limits
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8 uncommitted, optoisolated
inputs and 8 programmable out-
puts -- expandable
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7 analog inputs with 12-bit
ADC (16-bit optional)
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High-speed position capture
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Programmable event triggers,
symbolic variables and arrays
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I/O functions and timers for
executing PLC tasks
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Connects directly to 110 V or
220 V AC
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Many software tools available
for servo tuning, interface to
Visual Basic, and interface to
DOS, Windows 3.1, 95 and NT.
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CE certified
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Also available as a card-level
product
The DMC-1500 is a high-perfor-
mance, state-of-the-art motion con-
troller designed for stand-alone opera-
tion. It is available in a compact,
industrial enclosure or as a card-level
unit. Using a 32-bit specialized micro-
processor and a custom gate array, the
controller provides DSP performance
without sacrificing ease of use and
cost effectiveness.
The DMC-1500 is available with
up to 8 axes per unit allowing the
engineer to purchase only the number
of axes required. The DMC-1500 can
also be used with step motors, servo
motors, and hydraulics on any combi-
nation of axes.
The DMC-1500 achieves superior
precision through use of a 16-bit
motor command output DAC and a
sophisticated PID filter that features
Kp, Ki, Kd, and velocity and accelera-
tion feedforward and integration lim-
its. Two encoders are provided per axis
along with automatic dual-loop damp-
ing for backlash compensation.
Advances in speed include 8 mil-
lion counts/sec encoder feedback, a
125 µsec sample rate per axis, and
RS232/RS422 communications up to
38.4K bps.
Designed to solve complex motion
problems, the DMC-1500 can be used
for applications involving jogging,
point-to-point positioning, vector
positioning, electronic gearing, multi-
ple move sequences, and contouring.
The controller eliminates jerk by pro-
grammable acceleration and decelera-
Description
DMC-1500 Stand-alone
Motion Controller
