TRINAMIC TMCM-1617-GRIP-REF open-source reference design

TRINAMIC Motion Control, now part of Maxim Integrated Products, introduces an open-source, fully integrated reference design to simplify the development of industrial robotic end-of-arm tooling (EoAT).

The TMCM-1617-GRIP-REF integrates hardware-based field-oriented control (FOC) and three communication ports to shrink the design size of electronic robotic grippers by three times, while reducing development time by half. The reference design features Maxim Integrated’s industrial-grade MAX22000 high-precision configurable analog input/output and MAX14906 quad-channel digital input/output to adjust the multiple modes of the TRINAMIC TMCM-1617 single axis servo driver.

Designed to fit within the standard form-factor used for EoAT grippers, the reference design supports industrial EtherCAT, IO-Link or RS-485 communication, provides software-programmable audio and digital input/outputs, and can be configured using the TRINAMIC Motion Control Language Integrated Development Environment (TMCL-IDE). This combination of reference design and software platform provides a simple way for design engineers to rapidly deliver a complete EoAT solution.

The reference design should eliminate the burden of implementing motor control algorithms as well as protocol stacks for end-of-arm tooling. With state-of-the-art bus options, control algorithms and diagnostics provided in a single solution, it is designed to boost productivity on the factory floor and drive intelligence to the edge.