Prodigy® Machine Controller

The Prodigy^®/CME Machine Controller Card utilises PMD’s ATLAS^® Digital Amplifiers to eliminate the need for external amplifiers, allowing new levels of convenience, integration, and cost savings for applications in medical devices, life sciences equipment, scientific automation, robotics, and general purpose automation.

Available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis configurations, the Prodigy/ CME Machine Controller cards support DC brush, brushless DC, and step motors and allow user-written C-language programme code to be downloaded and run directly on the card. To build a fully functioning system only a power supply, motors, and cabling are required.

Based on PMD’s industry-leading Magellan^® Motion Processor, the Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller cards provide user-selectable profile modes including S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity contouring, and electronic gearing with on-the-fly parameter change. Servo loop compensation utilises a full 32-bit position error, PID with velocity and acceleration feedforward, integration limit and dual biquad filters for sophisticated control of complex loads.

Features

Complete all-in-one machine controller
Available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis configurations
Uses PMD’s advanced Magellan^® Motion Processor
Supports DC brush, brushless DC, and step motors
On-card high performance Atlas amplifiers
S-curve, trapezoidal, electronic gearing, and velocity-contouring
Ethernet, CANbus and serial communications
Board-level execution of user application code at 96 MIPs
High speed loop rate: 50 μsec/axis’
Up to 256 microsteps per full step resolution
Up to 1KW peak output power per axis
Extensive fault detection including over & undervoltage, motor short, and overtemp
Single voltage supply drives motors and card logic