A powerful and compact embedded solution for cost sensitive applications
The Power Clipper is a compact embedded solution for more cost sensitive and OEM applications, but packed with the power of the cutting edge Power PMAC processor and the unsurpassed custom-designed Digital Signal Processor Gate3 ASIC bundled into one compact panel-mount board.
For a more detailed overview of the Power PMAC capabilities click on the button below.
Output Control
The Power Clipper provides servo loop closure (position or torque) ouputs:
Standard On-Board
- Analog +/-10V 13.5 bit Filtered PWM
- Pulse and Direction
With Accessory Stack Board
- 18-Bit True DAC
- Sine Wave
- PWM
Encoder Support
The Power Clipper can interface with one or a combination of the following types of motor feedback devices:
- Quadrature
- Halls (60o e/120o e)
- Kawasaki
- Analog +/- 10VDC
- LVDT / MLDT
- EnDat 2.1/2.2
- Mitsubishi
- Panasonic
- Yaskawa
- Nikon-D
- BiSS-B/C
- Mitutoyo
- Tamagawa
- SSI
- HiperFace
- Sinusoidal (with ACC-51S)
- Resolver (with ACC-8D Opt7)
GP Inputs/Outputs
- 32 general-purpose TTL I/O points, direction selectable by byte:
- - 16-point mux port, Delta Tau I/O accessory compatible
- - 16-point ”opto” port, Opto-22 style optically isolated modules compatible
- Supports thousands of I/O points
- "Handwheel” port with 2 each:
- - Quadrature encoder inputs
- - Pulse (PWM or PFM) output pairs
- 4 12-Bit Analog Inputs and 1 Filtered PWM DAC Output (optional)
- PWM Laser
Safety & Other Features
- Watchdog output
- I2T protection
- Encoder count error and encoder loss detection
- Plus/Minus over-travel, home, and user inputs
- Software over-travel limits
- Warning/fatal following error limits
- High speed compare outputs
- Automatic brake control
Cabled Accessories
- Up to 64 Axes (& I/O) Via EtherCat
- 32 In / 32 Out 12-24V Digital I/O, Optically Isolated (ACC-34AA)
- 32 In / 32 Out Digital I/O for Opto-22 Style Racks (ACC-34B)
- Up to 32 daisy-chained ACC-34 boards for up to 1024 inputs / 1024 Outputs
- ModBus , 24 In / 24 Out 12-24V Digital I/O, Optically Isolated with optional 2x 12-Bit DAC & 2x 12-Bit ADC & 2 Relays (ACC-65ETH)
Plug-In Stack Accessories
- Additional 4 Axes (ACC-24ES3) with optional 4 12-Bit Analog Inputs and 1 Filtered PWM DAC Output (ACC-24ES3)
- 4 Channels Dual 18-Bit True DAC (ACC-8ES)
- 4 Channel Direct PWM Output (ACC-8FS)
- 2 or 4 Channel 16-bit Encoder Interpolator (ACC-51S)
- 2 or 4 channel Resolver (ACC-8D, Opt 7
Connector Layout
Get in touch
18 Faraday Close
Gorse Lane Industrial Estate
Clacton on Sea
Essex CO15 4TR
Tel: +44 (0)1255 221 055
Fax: +44 (0)1255 225 391
Email: info@faradaymotioncontrols.co.uk
Opening times
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm
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