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The smaller M-403 and M-404 provide a profile width of 80 mm and travel
ranges of 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm.
The heavy-duty M-413 and M-414 provide a profile width of 120 mm and
travel ranges of 100, 200 and 300 mm.
7.2
Motor Controller Details
Each motorized stage in the motion system must be connected to a motion
controller. The controller is either preprogrammed for stand-alone operation
or networked with or installed in a PC: i.e. controller setup and/or operation
are effectuated with software.
7.2.1
Stepper motor controllers
The M-403 .x2S (stepper motor version) can be controlled with the C-663
Mercury™ Step stepper motor controller. PI stepper motors operate in
open-loop mode.
Drive type
Stepper Motor
Controller
C-663 Mercury™ Step
Axes per controller
1
Host PC interface
RS-232 bus or daisy chain
Multiple controllers on
same host PC
yes, same port
7.2.2
DC Motor Controllers
M-403 DC-motor versions can be used with C-843 motor controller card or
C-862 Mercury™ controller.
Drive type
DC Motor
Controller
C-862 Mercury™
C-843 motor controller card
Axes per controller
1
2 or 4
Host PC interface
RS-232 bus or daisy chain
Internal (PCI bus)
Multiple controllers on
same host PC
yes, same or separate ports
yes, separate slots
NOTE
Most standard controllers and / or software from PI use a DAT file which
contains information on all standard micropositioners and installs
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