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Prodigy® Motion Control Boards provide high performance board-level motion control for scientific, automation, industrial, and robotic applications. Available in PC/104, standalone, and standalone with built-in amplifiers (machine controller) configurations, these boards support Brushless DC, step, and DC Brush motors, and are available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis configurations.
Prodigy® Motion Boards provide high performance board-level motion control for scientific, automation, industrial, and robotic applications. Available in PC/104, standalone, and standalone with built-in amplifiers (machine controller) configurations, these boards support Brushless DC, step, and DC Brush motors, and are available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis configurations.
CME versions of the board include PMD’s C-Motion Engine that allows user application code to run directly on the board, off-loading the system host and enabling stand-alone operation. The Machine controller version has on-board Atlas amplifiers that eliminate the need for external amplifiers.
Based on PMD’s industry-leading Magellan® Motion Control IC, Prodigy boards provide user-selectable profile modes including S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity contouring, and electronic gearing with on-the-fly parameter change. Servo loop compensation utilizes a full 32-bit position error, PID with velocity and acceleration feedforward, integration limit and dual biquad filters for sophisticated control of complex loads.
The Pro-Motion GUI makes it easy to set-up and analyze system parameters and motion performance. PMD’s C-Motion library simplifies the program development process and allows the use of industry standard C/C++ or .NET programming languages.
Prodigy® PC/104 and Prodigy®/CME PC/104 boards: These format boards come in both standard and CME (downloadable user code) versions, providing from 1 to 4 axis of control.
Prodigy®/CME Stand-alone:These boards are designed to be operated standalone and include a C-Motion Engine with downloadable user code capability. They come in 1 to 4 axis configurations and support serial, CANbus, and Ethernet communications.
Prodigy®/CME Machine-Controller: These boards are designed to be operated standalone and include on-board amplification via Atlas Amplifiers. They include a C-Motion Engine with downloadable user code capability. They come in 1 to 4 axis configurations and support serial, CANbus, and Ethernet communications. Prodigy/CME Machine Controllers are described as well in this dedicated data sheet.
| Part Number | Magellan IC Installed | # of Axes | Motors Supported | Comments |
| PR8258120 | MC58120 | 1 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR8258220 | MC58220 | 2 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR8258320 | MC58320 | 3 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR8258420 | MC58420 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR8358120 | MC58120 | 1 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | CME version |
| PR8358220 | MC58220 | 2 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | CME version |
| PR8358320 | MC58320 | 3 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | CME version |
| PR8358420 | MC58420 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | CME version |
| Part Number | Magellan IC Installed | # of Axes | Motors Supported | Comments |
| PR13V58120 | MC58120 | 1 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR13V58220 | MC58220 | 2 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR13V58320 | MC58320 | 3 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR13V58420 | MC58420 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush |
Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller boards can incorporate on-board Atlas amplifiers. The machine controller P/Ns below are for the board only. Atlas amplifiers of various types can be purchased separately and installed into the machine controller board.
Refer to Atlas Digital Amplifiers datasheet for more information.
Refer to Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller datasheet for more information.
| Part Number | Magellan IC Installed | # of Axes | Motors Supported | Comments |
| PR33SM00001 | MC58120 | 1 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR33SM00002 | MC58220 | 2 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR33SM00003 | MC58320 | 3 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PR33SM00004 | MC58420 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush |
Parameters |
Value |
Applicable P/Ns |
PR8258120, PR8258220, PR8258320, PR8258420, PR8358120, PR8358220, PR8358320, PR8358420 |
Number of axes supported |
1, 2, 3 or 4 axes |
Supported motor types |
DC Brush, Brushless DC, Step motor |
Servo loop rates |
51.2 μsec to 1.6 sec. |
Encoder formats supported |
quadrature, Absolute SSI |
Quadrature decode rate |
8 Mcounts/sec |
Motor output signals |
Analog ± 10V, PWM, pulse & direction |
General purpose digital I/O |
8 input, 8 output |
General purpose analog input |
8 10-bit channels (0 to 3.3V) |
Limit switches |
2 per axis: one for each direction of travel |
CME version user program memory |
256 KB Flash / 8 KB RAM |
CME version stack memory |
8 KB RAM |
Dual ported RAM memory |
40KB |
Communication modes |
PC/104 bus, serial, CANbus |
Parameters |
Value |
Applicable P/Ns |
PR13V58120, PR13V58220, PR13V58320, PR13V58420 |
Number of axes supported |
1, 2, 3 or 4 axes |
Supported motor types |
DC Brush, Brushless DC, Step motor |
Servo loop rates |
51.2 μsec to 1.6 sec. |
Encoder formats supported |
quadrature, Absolute SSI |
Quadrature decode rate |
8 Mcounts/sec |
Motor output signals |
Analog ± 10V, PWM, pulse & direction |
General purpose digital I/O |
8 input, 8 output |
General purpose analog input |
8 10-bit channels (0 to 3.3V) |
Limit switches |
2 per axis: one for each direction of travel |
CME version user program memory |
256 KB Flash / 8 KB RAM |
CME version stack memory |
8 KB RAM |
Dual ported RAM memory |
64KB |
Communication modes |
serial, CANbus, Ethernet |
Parameters |
Value |
Applicable P/Ns |
PR33SM00001, PR33SM00002, PR33SM00003, PR33SM00004 |
Number of axes supported |
1, 2, 3 or 4 axes |
Supported motor types |
DC Brush, Brushless DC, Step motor |
Servo loop rates |
51.2 μsec to 1.6 sec. |
Encoder formats supported |
quadrature, Absolute SSI |
Quadrature decode rate |
40 Mcounts/sec |
Capability for onboard amplifier |
Yes, Atlas Digital Amplifier |
Motor output signals |
Analog ± 10V, PWM |
General purpose digital I/O |
16 total - 8 bi-directional, 4 input, 4 output |
General purpose analog input |
8 16-bit channels (+/- 10V) |
General purpose analog output |
8 16-bit channels (+/- 10V) |
Limit switches |
2 per axis: one for each direction of travel |
CME version user program memory |
256 KB Flash |
CME version stack memory |
8 KB RAM |
Dual ported RAM memory |
128 KB |
Communication modes |
Serial, CANbus, Ethernet |
On-board amplifier voltage range |
12 - 56 V |
On-board amplifier continuous current output |
DC Brush motor: 14 ADC Brushless DC motor: 10 Arms Step motor: 9 Arms |
Model |
Length (L) |
Width (W) |
Height (H) |
| PC/104 | 4.35 in |
3.78 in |
0.6 in |
Model |
Length (L) |
Width (W) |
Height (H) |
| Standalone | 6.30 in |
4.23 in |
.8 in |
Model |
Length (L) |
Width (W) |
Height (H) |
| Machine Controller | 7.80 in |
4.88 in |
.78 in |
| Storage temperature: | -40 to +125 degrees C (-40° F to +257° F) |
| Operating temperature: | 0 to +70 degrees C (32° F to +158° F) |
| Power requirements: | 4.8V to 5.25V operating range, 0.6A (no outputs on) |
| Supply voltage limits: | -0.3V to +7V |
| Analog (DAC) output range: | -10.0V to +10.0V, ± 3mA min/axis, short circuit protected |
| Analog input range: | 0 to 3.3V, 1.4 KOhm input impedance |
| Digital I/O voltage range: | 0V to 5V, TTL thresholds, inputs pulled up to 5V through 4.7 kOhm resistor |
| Digital outputs drive capacity: | DC output source or sink current: ± 50mA |
| CAN communications: | 2.0B compliant, non-isolated, 1 Mbps |
| Serial communications: | 3.3V signaling, unbuffered (no transceiver) |
| Ethernet communications: | 10/100BASE-TX (10/100 Mbps) |
| Specification | Standard |
| CE | LVD: EN60204-1 EMC-D: EN6100-6-1, EN61000-6-3, EN55011 |
All Prodigy PC/104, Prodigy/CME PC/104, and Prodigy/CME Stand-alone developer kits include the motion control board.
Most Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller developer kits include the motion control board as well as different configuration of installed Atlasses. In addition a machine controller DK with just mounting and cable hardware is available. When this DK is used the machine controller board and Atlas units are ordered separately and installed by the user.
| Developer Kit Part Number | Board Type | # of Axes | Motor Types Supported | Comments |
| PRK8258420 | Prodigy PC/104 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PRK8358420 | Prodigy/CME PC/104 | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PRK13V58420 | Prodigy/CME Stand-alone | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | |
| PRK33ML44444 | Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | Includes 4 high power multi-motor Atlas Amplifiers |
| PRK33ML44403 | Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller | 3 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | Includes 3 high power multi-motor Atlas Amplifiers |
| PRK33ML44002 | Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller | 2 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | Includes 2 high power multi-motor Atlas Amplifiers |
| PRK33MK00004 | Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller | 4 | Brushless DC, step, DC Brush | Mounting hardware, cables & accessories only. Board and Atlas units not included |
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