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.

Power PMAC Overview pdf

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