PMC Motion Controller Product Selection Guide

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Family MultiFlex DCX DC2 Family
Series MultiFlex PCI DCX 300 DCX 200 DCX 100 DC2-PC DC2-STN Series
Model Number MFX-PCI1440 MFX-PCI1040 DCX-PCI300 DCX-AT300 DCX-VM300 DCX-AT200 DCX-VM200 DCX-PCI100 DCX-PC100 DC2-PC DC2-STN100 Model Number
Characteristics High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
modular
up to 16 axes		 High-performance
modular		 High-performance
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 Direct drive
for small
servo motors		 Low cost
modular
up to 8 axes		 Low cost
direct drive		 Stand-alone
enclosed		 Characteristics
Bus / Form-Factor PCI short-card PCI short-card PCI card ISA card VME card ISA card VME card PCI card ISA card ISA card Stand-Alone Form-Factor
Servo Control Yes Pulse only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Servo Control
Stepper Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Indexing only Indexing only Stepper Control
Total Axes 4 / 8 4 1 - 16 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 8 1 - 8 4 4 Total Axes
Analog Command Axes
(Servo)		 4 - 1 - 16 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 8 1 - 8 2 2 Analog Command Axes
(Servo)
Pulse Command Axes
(Servo or Stepper)		 4 4 1 - 16 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 - 1 - 8 2 (Indexer) 2 (Indexer) Pulse Command Axes
(Servo or Stepper)
PWM Command Axes
(Servo)		 4 - - - - 1 - 6 1 - 6 - 1 - 8 2 - PWM Command Axes
(Servo)
Servo Loop Rate 4KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF Servo Loop Rate
Encoder Frequency Limit 20MHz 20MHz 10MHz 10MHz 10MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz Encoder Frequency Limit
Pulse (Stepper) Frequency Limit 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz 1.25MHz 1.25MHz - 1.25MHz 30KHz 30KHz Pulse (Stepper) Frequency Limit
Multi-Axis Coordinated Motion 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/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 		Point-point
Linear
Velocity/Torque
Gearing/Slaving
Camming 		Motion Features
Motion Profiles 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 Trapezoidal Motion Profiles
On-Board Program Multi-tasking 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 - - - - - - Closed-Loop Stepper
Dedicated Axis I/O
(limits, home, amp enable, etc.)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Dedicated Axis I/O
(limits, home, amp enable, etc.)
General Purpose I/O 32 Digital I/O
(16 in/16 out)		 32 Digital I/O
(16 in/16 out)		 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)		 - 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 - 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 16 Digital I/O
(8 in/8 out)
4 Analog in		 General Purpose I/O
Optional General Purpose I/O 8 Analog in
14 bit		 8 Analog in
14 bit		 Digital 128 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
32 in, 32 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		 Digital 96 I/O
Analog, 12 bit
24 in, 24 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 High-density shielded cable High-density shielded cable High-density shielded cable or ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable Ribbon cable 15 Pin D-Sub 15 Pin D-Sub Cabling
Prog. Libraries for C/C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, LabVIEW 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 OS Support for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista & Linux
Model Number MFX-PCI1440 MFX-PCI1040 DCX-PCI300 DCX-AT300 DCX-VM300 DCX-AT200 DCX-VM200 DCX-PCI100 DCX-PC100 DC2-PC DC2-STN100 Model Number
Series MultiFlex PCI DCX 300 DCX 200 DCX 100 DC2 Series
Family MultiFlex DCX DC2 Family