Galil DMC-2X00 user manual Overview

Chapter 1 Overview

Introduction

The DMC-2x00 Series are Galil’s highest performance stand-alone controller. The controller series offers many enhanced features including high speed communications, non-volatile program memory, faster encoder speeds, and improved cabling for EMI reduction.

Each DMC-2x00 provides two communication channels: high speed RS-232 (2 channels up to 115K Baud) and Universal Serial Bus (12Mb/s) for the DMC-2000 or 10BaseT Ethernet for the DMC-2100 and 100BaseT Ethernet for the DMC-2200.

A 4Meg Flash EEPROM provides non-volatile memory for storing application programs, parameters, arrays and firmware. New firmware revisions are easily upgraded in the field.

The DMC-2x00 is available with up to eight axes in a single stand alone unit. The DMC-2x10, 2x20, 2x30, 2x40 are one thru four axes controllers and the DMC-2x50, 2x60, 2x70, 2x80 are five thru eight axes controllers.

Designed to solve complex motion problems, the DMC-2x00 can be used for applications involving jogging, point-to-point positioning, vector positioning, electronic gearing, multiple move sequences, and contouring. The controller eliminates jerk by programmable acceleration and deceleration with profile smoothing. For smooth following of complex contours, the DMC-2x00 provides continuous vector feed of an infinite number of linear and arc segments. The controller also features electronic gearing with multiple master axes as well as gantry mode operation.

For synchronization with outside events, the DMC-2x00 provides uncommitted I/O, including 8 opto- isolated digital inputs (16 inputs for DMC-2x50 thru DMC-2x80), 8 digital outputs (16 outputs for DMC-2x50 thru DMC-2x80), and 8 analog inputs for interface to joysticks, sensors, and pressure transducers. The DMC-2x00 also has an additional 64 I/O. Further I/O is available if the auxiliary encoders are not being used (2 inputs / each axis). Dedicated optoisolated inputs are provided for forward and reverse limits, abort, home, and definable input interrupts.

Commands can be sent in either Binary or ASCII. Additional software is available for automatic- tuning, trajectory viewing on a PC screen, CAD translation, and program development using many environments such as Visual Basic, C, C++ etc. Drivers for DOS, Linux, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME and NT are available.

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