Motion controllers

ACS Motion Control has designed high-performance motion control modules for electronic and test assembly applications.

The SPiiPlus series and MC4U series combine high velocities of metres per second with sub-micron resolution using sin-cos multipliers for optimal accuracy.

All motion controllers provide servo control algorithm execution at a fixed rate of 20 kHz for each axis. Pressure techniques, such as a true third-order motion profile, allow the controllers to reduce settling time and vibration.

The controllers offer distributed multi-processor control architecture for high-performance motion. The controllers can change motion profiles on the fly based on vision sensor input.

Controllers can also provide sub-nanometre position interpolation of sin-cos encoder feedback.

They feature software that includes a tool suite to shorten machine development cycles. Optimised for motion control applications, the tools provide easy set-up, tuning and programming and application simulation.

The software enables the implementation of highly complex motion-time-event sequences with accurate positioning and timing. In addition, up to 10 programs can run simultaneously with multiple interactions and synchronised processes.

The PLC Open compliant control software is designed to support the IEC61131-3 programming language and allows users to program using any of the five languages in addition to ACSPL+.