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ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive Developer Kit User Manual
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1.Introduction
In This Chapter
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ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive Overview
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Part Numbers and Configurations
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Developer Kits
1.1 ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive
Overview
Figure 1-1:
N-Series ION
Digital Drive
This manual provides a complete user guide for the ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive Developer Kits. For
documentation on ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive units, or other members of PMD’s ION Digital Drive family
please consult the appropriate documentation.
ION/CME N-Series Digital Drives are single-axis motion controllers with integrated power electronics and network
communications. Various models are available to drive DC Brush, Brushless DC, and step motors. Their very compact
size, range of power output levels, and high level of connectivity make them an ideal solution for embedded or
distributed motion control applications that require high performance in a small envelope.
ION N-Series Drives are based on PMD’s Magellan Motion Control IC and perform profile generation, encoder
position feedback, position servo compensation, step motor stall detection, brushless DC motor commutation,
microstep generation, digital current/torque control, and more. All members of the ION family have integrated, high-
power drive stages which protect from overcurrent, undervoltage, overvoltage, overtemperature, and short-circuit faults.
N-Series ION host communication options include Ethernet, CAN, RS232/RS485, and SPI (Serial Peripheral
Interface). Each drive also supports an additional CAN and SPI expansion network for connecting to other N-Series
ION or to other peripherals. All ION/CME N-Series Drives include a C-Motion Engine, allowing user application code
to be downloaded and executed directly in the drive, along with NVRAM memory and trace memory for permanent
and temporary storage of control parameters and performance trace results.
The N-Series IONs are PCB (printed circuit board) mounted and are packaged in a plastic and metal solderable module
measuring 1.48" x 1.48" x 0.66" (37.6 mm x 37.6 mm x 16.8 mm). They come in three power levels; 75 watts, 350 watts,