Product Profile: Performance Motion Devices Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller
September 30, 2022
By Tom Atwood
What is it? The Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller boards provide high-performance motion control for medical, scientific, automation, industrial, and robotic applications. Available in 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-axis configurations, these boards support DC Brush, Brushless DC, and step motors and allow user-written C-language code to be downloaded and run directly on the board.
The Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller has on-board Atlas amplifiers that eliminate the need for external amplifiers. To build a fully functioning system, users only need a power supply, motors, and cabling. Host interface options include Ethernet UDP and TCP, CANbus, RS-232, and RS-485. At the core of every Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller Board is a Magellan IC, which speaks PMD’s common language C-Motion, ensuring compatibility with the entire range of PMD motion control products.
Key features:
- 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-board 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 and undervoltage, motor short, and overtemp
- Single voltage supply drives motors and board logic
- Profile and servo changes on-the-fly
- Advanced PID filter with feedforward and dual biquad filters
- High-speed hardware performance trace (up to 468 KB)
- 8 channels of high precision 16-bit analog input and output
- 12+ channels of general purpose digital I/O
- Two directional limit switches, high speed index, and home inputs per axis
- C-Motion Engine development tools
- Support for external amplifiers via +/- 10V analog output
- Includes Pro-Motion, C-Motion and VB-Motion development software
For more details on the technology, visit the Performance Motion Devices website here.
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