Galil: EtherCAT Motion Controller (DMC-500x0 Series)

Galil's EtherCAT multi-axis motion controller is designed to provide the ultimate performance and flexibility for your application. The DMC-500x0 Series is Galil’s most advanced multi-axis EtherCAT master, while the RIO-574x0 Series PLCs allow remote I/O to be added to the EtherCAT network.

EtherCAT Master Multi-Axis Motion Controllers, 1-8 axes EtherCAT/1-4 axes Local

The DMC-500x0 EtherCAT Controller is Galil Motion Control's newest entry in its latest generation of digital motion controllers. Incorporating all of the features of our flagship Accelera series controller and designed with compatibility and flexibility in mind, the DMC-500x0 allows integration of remote EtherCAT drives into new and existing applications with just a handful of configuration commands. The DMC-500x0 is offered in 1 through 8 axis formats. Axes 1 - 4 can be configured as either local or EtherCAT drives while axes 5 – 8 can be configured for additional EtherCAT drives. Unique to the motion control industry, this ability to mix and match local and EtherCAT drives on the same controller provides increased flexibility for any application. In addition, the DMC-500x0 is fully compatible with Galil’s internal servo and stepper motor amplifiers as well as third party external drives.

Features:

• Configurable controller for up to 8 axes of EtherCAT Master with any of the first 4 axes for local control or EtherCAT Master.

• 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port; (1) EtherCAT Port; (2) RS232 ports up to 115 kbaud.

• Available with internal, multi-axis servo or stepper drives. Or, connect to conventional external drives (only first four axes).

• For local axes, accepts up to 22 million counts per second of quadrature encoder for servos; Outputs up to 6 MHz for steppers; EtherCAT command speed up to 1 billion counts per second.

• Sample times as low as 375 microseconds for 1-4 axes and 750 microseconds for 5-8 axes.

• First four axes, advanced PID compensation with velocity and acceleration feedforward, integration limits, notch filter and low-pass filter.

• Modes of motion include jogging, point-to-point positioning, position tracking, contouring, linear and circular interpolation, electronic gearing, ECAM, and PVT.

• Ellipse scaling, slow-down around corners, infinite segment feed and feed rate override.

• Multitasking for concurrent execution of up to eight application programs.

• Non-volatile memory for application programs (4000 Lines), variables (510), and arrays (24000).

• Dual encoders for every local servo axis.

• Optically isolated home input and forward and reverse limits for every local axis; Uses EtherCAT drive for home and limit switches.

• 2 line x 8 character LCD

• Accepts single 20 - 80 VDC input

• Communication drivers for Windows and Linux

• Custom hardware and firmware options available

Uncommitted I/O:

• 8 optically isolated inputs and 8 optically isolated outputs.

• Isolated, high-power outputs for driving brakes or relays (local axis only)

• 8 uncommitted analog inputs

• High speed position latch and output compare

• 32 additional 3.3V TTL I/O (5V option)

• More I/O available with RIO PLC