PMC Motion Controller Product Selection Guide

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# Axes 1- 2 Axes 1- 4 Axes 1- 6 Axes 1- 8 Axes 1-16 Axes # Axes
 
Model Number DC2-PC DC2-STN100 MFX-PCI1440 MFX-PCI1040 DCX-VM300 DCX-VM200 DCX-AT300 DCX-AT200 MFX-PCI1440 DCX-PCI100 DCX-PC100 DCX-PCI300 Model Number
Characteristics Low cost
direct drive		 Stand-alone
enclosed		 High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 High-performance
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 High-performance
value-priced
 Direct drive
for small
servo motors		 Low cost
modular
up to 8 axes		 High-performance
modular
up to 16 axes		 Characteristics
Bus / Form-Factor ISA card Stand-Alone PCI short-card PCI short-card VME card VME card ISA card ISA card PCI short-card PCI card ISA card PCI card Form-Factor
Servo Control Yes Yes Yes Pulse only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Servo Control
Stepper Control Indexing only Indexing only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Stepper Control
Total Axes 4 4 4 / 8 4 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 4 / 8 1 - 8 1 - 8 1 - 16 Total Axes
Analog Command Axes
(Servo)		 2 2 4 - 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 4 1 - 8 1 - 8 1 - 16 Analog Command Axes
(Servo)
Pulse Command Axes
(Servo or Stepper)		 2 (Indexer) 2 (Indexer) 4 4 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 4 - 1 - 8 1 - 16 Pulse Command Axes
(Servo or Stepper)
PWM Command Axes
(Servo)		 2 - 4 - - 1 - 6 1 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 8 - PWM Command Axes
(Servo)
Servo Loop Rate 1KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 4KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 4KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF Servo Loop Rate
Encoder Frequency Limit 1MHz 1MHz 20MHz 20MHz 10MHz 1MHz 10MHz 1MHz 20MHz 1MHz 1MHz 10MHz Encoder Frequency Limit
Pulse (Stepper) Frequency Limit 30KHz 30KHz 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz 1.25MHz 5MHz 1.25MHz 5MHz - 1.25MHz 5MHz Pulse (Stepper) Frequency Limit
Multi-Axis Coordinated Motion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Multi-Axis Coordinated Motion
Motion Features Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Camming 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Point-point
Velocity 		Point-point
Velocity 		Point-point
Linear/Circular
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Contouring 		Motion Features
Motion Profiles Trapezoidal Trapezoidal Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal Trapezoidal Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Motion Profiles
On-Board Program Multi-tasking - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes On-Board Program Multi-tasking
AC Sine Commutation - - - - Yes - Yes - - - - Yes AC Sine Commutation
Direct Drive of Small DC Servos Yes Yes - - - Yes - Yes - Yes Yes - Direct Drive of Small DC Servos
Closed-Loop Stepper - - Yes Yes Yes - Yes - Yes - - Yes Closed-Loop Stepper
Dedicated Axis I/O
(limits, home, amp enable, etc.)		 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Dedicated Axis I/O
(limits, home, amp enable, etc.)
General Purpose I/O 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)
4 Analog in		 32 Digital I/O
(16 in/16 out)		 32 Digital I/O
(16 in/16 out)		 - - 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 32 Digital I/O
(16 in/16 out)		 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)		 General Purpose I/O
Optional General Purpose I/O - - 8 Analog in
14 bit		 8 Analog in
14 bit		 Digital 96 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
24 in, 24 out		 Digital 96 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
24 in, 24 out		 Digital 96 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
24 in, 24 out		 Digital 96 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
24 in, 24 out		 8 Analog in
14 bit		 Digital 128 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
32 in, 32 out		 Digital 128 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
32 in, 32 out		 Digital 128 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
32 in, 32 out		 Optional General Purpose I/O
Cabling 15 Pin D-Sub 15 Pin D-Sub High-density shielded cable High-density shielded cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable High-density shielded cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable High-density shielded cable or ribbon cable Cabling
Prog. Libraries for C/C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, LabVIEW Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Prog. Libraries for C/C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, LabVIEW
OS Support for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista & Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OS Support for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista & Linux
Model Number DC2-PC DC2-STN100 MFX-PCI1440 MFX-PCI1040 DCX-VM300 DCX-VM200 DCX-AT300 DCX-AT200 MFX-PCI1440 DCX-PCI100 DCX-PC100 DCX-PCI300 Model Number
# Axes 2 Axes 1-4 Axes 1-6 Axes 1-8 Axes 1-16 Axes # Axes