February 2009


Distributed Motion Control Application

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Performance Motion Devices

Performance Motion Devices, Inc (PMD) provides OEMs worldwide with cost-effective, high performance chip, card, and drive based motion control solutions. With over 2.5 million installed motion axes PMD uses its innovative products and motion control expertise to minimize time-to-market and maximize customer satisfaction. PMD products are used to control brush, brushless and stepping motors in the medical, commercial and industrial markets.



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New Prodigy® PCI, PC/104 and Stand-Alone Motion Cards add Programming and Ethernet Connectivity

PMD continues to innovate its Prodigy® family of motion cards with the launch of new PCI, PC/104 and stand alone formats with on-board programming. This advancement gives machine designers the option of off-loading the PC system host and increasing the ability to distribute motion programming throughout a machine design. The new Ethernet communications support allows the motion cards to easily communicate with other Ethernet based devices and computers. The Prodigy PC/104, PCI and stand alone formats with onboard programming are available in OEM quantities starting at $575.



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New Prodigy Motion Cards Reviewed by Design News

Design News recently reviewed the Prodigy Motion Cards. Discussed in the article are Prodigy's onboard C-Motion programming, 50µsec/axis servo loop rate, selectable motor type S-curve, trapazoidal and electronic gearing motion profiles. Also reviewed are and programming, communications, I/O options and benefits. The article covers issues of distributed motion control, design cost reduction, and high-performance motion control option of the new motion control cards.  Take a look...


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