The June 2021 edition of Motion Control News includes the most recent PMD news, resources, and announcements. Featured in this edition:
- PMD Launches New Ultra-Compact Motion Controller
ION®/CME N-Series Digital Drives are compact, PCB-mountable modules that provide high performance motion control, network connectivity, and power amplification for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. These miniature devices are ideal for creating embedded control solutions in medical, mobile, scientific, semiconductor, and other automation applications.
- Design In Action - Comparing Two Approaches to Building a 3-Axis Gantry Controller Board
In this article we will compare and contrast building a motion controller board for a three-axis gantry using two different design approaches. The first uses PMD’s MC58113 Motion Control ICs, and the second uses ION/CME N-Series Digital Drives. In the end, we will show you which design approach is easier, which is faster, and which results in a less expensive product to produce.
- Next-Gen Drives Power Portable Medical Applications
Mobile and portable motion applications are exploding in popularity due to the demands of patient treatment devices, mobile diagnostic equipment, and battery-operated medical devices. Design engineers are being asked to build systems that take up less space, use less power, and provide higher performance. Listen to this 30-minute Tech Talk to hear about the latest advancements in motion control drives, algorithms, and techniques as motion control goes portable!
- Motion Kinematics
In this white paper we look at machines with non-Cartesian movement systems. These include SCARA (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm) robots, PUMA (Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm)-style arms, Delta Robots, and a variety of other mechanisms. These non-Cartesian mechanisms present special challenges, but there are some basic techniques that will take you a long way toward getting these useful and common mechanisms under control.
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