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PMC has combined more than twenty years of motion control experience with advanced 64-bit embedded processor technology to create the MultiFlex PCI 1440 - a multi-axis servo and stepper controller card that offers better performance and more advanced features than has ever been offered in such a small and affordable package. (If you need only stepper control, take a look at the even more economical MultiFlex PCI 1040.)

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MultiFlex PCI 1440 Controller
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Complies with EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
  • High-performance 4 to 8 axis PCI-bus servo and stepper motor controller
  • Many exceptional features (see list below)
  • Extensive digital and analog I/O
  • Small footprint - PCI short-card
  • Comprehensive software tools and programming libraries
  • Value priced

Major Features and Benefits
Compact, powerful and economical PCI-bus motion controller
Plug & Play half-length PCI-bus Universal card
64-bit RISC CPU for superior performance, precision and dynamic range
Flexible and highly-customizable FPGA-based I/O architecture
Up to 8 axes of high-performance closed-loop control
1-4 analog or PWM servo axes
1-4 pulse axes (for stepper motors or pulse-controlled servos)
Multi-axis coordinated motion - interpolation, contouring, spline, master/slave, gearing
Trapezoidal, S-curve and parabolic velocity profiles for smooth jerk-free motion
4 KHz PID-VAFF servo loop update rate each axis (4 axes)
64-bit RISC CPU for superior performance, precision and dynamic range
16-bit analog servo command outputs for superior precision
20 million encoder counts/sec for high-speed/ high-resolution moves
5 MHz pulse outputs for high-speed microstepping
Open and closed-loop stepper control
On-the-fly changes in trajectory, direction and PID values
On-board multi-tasking and programmable interrupts free host PC for other tasks
Consistent real-time behavior: Performance remains as specified no matter which features or axes are enabled
Eight general-purpose 14-bit A/D input channels (optional)
60 user-assignable digital I/O channels
Encoder inputs include encoder-failure detection circuitry for improved safety
High-speed I/O - sub-microsecond position capture (latch) inputs & encoder compare (breakpoint) outputs for ultra-fast synchronization of motion and external events
Custom features and task-optimized performance enhancements available upon request
All I/O signals are differential or complementary twisted-pairs for superior noise immunity
Flexible and fully software configurable I/O - no need to set any hardware jumpers
Uses non-proprietary and widely-available low-cost SCSI cables & interconnect boards
Fully programmable in C/C++/C#, Delphi, LabVIEW, Visual Basic and easy-to-use on-board command language
Drivers for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista and Linux (for QNX, INTime, RTLinux or VX Works, contact PMC)
Powerful and flexible software API is compatible with other PMC motion controllers
Includes a full suite of Windows installation, tuning, diagnostic and example programs with source code
All PMC Software is included at no extra charge