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Products / DCX-PCI 100 Series Specifications
  Form Factor & Processor
  • Single slot PCI-bus Card
  • Modular multi-processor architecture
  • Motherboard: 32-bit RISC CPU with 64-bit floating point co-processor
  • Axis Modules: 32-bit microcontroller on each module. DCX-MC110 modules also feature 6 Watt linear power amplifiers for DC servo motors
  Communication
  • High speed binary communication via dual-ported RAM
  Programming
  • Programmable with C/C++, Visual Basic, Delphi or LabVIEW
  • Full support for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista and Windows Plug&Play
  • Linux drivers available
  • For QNX, INtime, VX Works, or other RTOS support, contact PMC
  • Native LabVIEW/BridgeVIEW support via the Motion VI Library
  • Includes Motion Integrator™ graphical and intuitive Windows® software suite for easy installation, tuning and diagnostics
  • Also programmable in easy-to-use motion command languages
  • Programmable in user units (mm, microns, ft./sec...etc.)
  Motion Capabilities
  • 1 to 8 control axes per card
  • Amplified control signals drive up to eight small brush-DC servo motors
  • Point-to-point positioning
  • Position, velocity, and gain control modes
  • Target, velocity & PID parameters can be changed on-the-fly
  Memory
  • 4 Mbytes Dynamic RAM
  • Non-volatile user program memory: 64K
  • 256 general purpose user registers (variables)
  Dynamic Range
  • Position: 32 bit
  • Velocity and acceleration: 32 bit
  Servo Control Signals
  • ±10V command signal with 16-bit DAC resolution
  • Amplified servo drive signals (<0.5amp @ 12V = 6 Watts/ch) for up to 8 DC servo motors

  Servo Filter
  • PID filter
  • 3.3 KHz each axis (up to 8 axes)
  Position Feedback
  • Quadrature incremental encoder with index
  • 1 MHz encoder count rate for each axis
  • Single-ended or differential inputs (A+, A-, B+, B-, I+, I-)
  • 32-bit position resolution
  Dedicated I/O (each axis)
  • Axis inputs: Home, ± limits, amplifier fault
  • Axis outputs: amplifier enable
  General Purpose I/O
  • 16 digital I/O on motherboard, 8 inputs and 8 outputs, configurable as active hi/lo
  • Up to 128 additional configurable digital I/O via plug-in modules
  • Up to 64 additional analog I/O, 12-bit resolution via plug-in modules
  Other Features
  • Windows Flash Wizard for quick firmware updates
  • Programmable in user units
  • On-board memory for user program storage
  • On-board watchdog timer with external or PC-bus reset
  Connections
  • 26 pin dual-row IDC ribbon header for each axis module
  • 26 pin dual-row IDC ribbon header for on-board general-purpose digital I/O
  • Cables available for direct connection to motorized micrometer actuators provided by 3rd party opto-mechanical component vendors
  • Interconnection boards available with individually labeled screw terminals
  Environmental & Mechanical
  • Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF) R.H. non-condensing
  • Size: 314mm x 107mm (12.3" x 4.2")