PMC Motion Controller Product Selection Guide

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Form-Factor PCI-bus Card VME-bus Card ISA-bus Card Stand-Alone Form-Factor
 
Model Number MFX-PCI1440 MFX-PCI1040 DCX-PCI300 DCX-PCI100 DCX-VM300 DCX-VM200 DCX-AT300 DCX-AT200 DCX-PC100 DC2-PC DC2-STN100 Model Number
Characteristics High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
value-priced
 High-performance
modular
up to 16 axes		 Direct drive
for small
servo motors		 High-performance
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 High-performance
modular		 Mid-range
modular		 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 PCI card VME card VME card ISA card ISA 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 - 8 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 8 4 4 Total Axes
Analog Command Axes
(Servo)		 4 - 1 - 16 1 - 8 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 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 (Indexer) - PWM Command Axes
(Servo)
Servo Loop Rate 4KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 8KHz PID-FF 2KHz PID-FF 3.3KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF 1KHz PID-FF Servo Loop Rate
Encoder Frequency Limit 20MHz 20MHz 10MHz 1MHz 10MHz 1MHz 10MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz 1MHz Encoder Frequency Limit
Pulse (Stepper) Frequency Limit 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz - 5MHz 1.25MHz 5MHz 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
Velocity 		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
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 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 Trapezoidal
S-Curve
Parabolic		 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
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 Yes
 Yes
(opto-isolated)		 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
(8 in/8 out)		 - - 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)		 16 Digital I/O
(configurable)
4 Analog in		 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 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		 - - 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-PCI100 DCX-VM300 DCX-VM200 DCX-AT300 DCX-AT200 DCX-PC100 DC2-PC DC2-STN100 Model Number
Form-Factor PCI Card VME Card ISA Card Stand-Alone Box Form-Factor