maxon motor has introduced three controllers that enable OEMs to incorporate its technology into their devices, allowing them to focus on their own innovations. Combined, they cover a wide range of applications.
The tiny DEC Module 24/2 is designed specifically for use with brushless (electronically commutated) dc motors with Hall sensors up to 48W. Though just the size of a postage stamp, the servoamplifier controls motors at speeds up to 80,000rpm.
Its wide range of possible supply voltages from 8V to 24V dc, coupled with its continuous output current of 2A, makes it an exceptionally flexible and high-performance controller – especially in small applications.
The DEC Module is joined by two new members of the groundbreaking EPOS2 family, both boasting USB and RS232 gateway interfacing and up to 100,000rpm speed control.
The EPOS2 24/5 controller comes as a fully-programmable positioning package for both brushed and brushless motors. It can handle an encoder resolution of 2,500,000 increments at an input frequency of 5MHz.
The EPOS2 module 36/2 is a low-cost DC plug-in position drive module, again for brushed and brushless, allowing OEMs to build inexpensive positional drives into their own pcbs.
Most importantly, both EPOS2 models now boast analogue position inputs for a faster response time.
Switchable by mask, the new input allows smooth transition from analogue to digital control, ensuring the user can access the best of both worlds, while the addition of the latest 32bit digital signal processor also allows Interpolated Positioning.