Posted to News on 29th Jan 2009, 10:59
Standardised networks let designers combine motor controls and other system components from various vendors easily and flexibly. The CANopen firmware of Trinamic's three-axis motion control modules now makes it easy to implement multi-axis controls in decentralised architectures.
Newly launched, the TMCM-351 controls three compact two-phase stepper motor controls with up to 2.8A per phase. It offers an optional encoder interface as well as numerous analogue and digital I/O, all in an area of only 160 × 100mm.
The TMCM-34x family consists of miniaturized three-axis motion controllers in the format of a credit card, each with different output interfaces.
Beside the CANopen firmware, all modules are available also with TMCL (Trinamic motion control language). Thus they can be operated either alone or over any of several serial interfaces such as USB, RS232, RS485, or CANbus.
These modules are suitable for applications in which multiple motors must be controlled, including semiconductor handling, biotechnical devices and laboratory automation.
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