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Set of Solutions for Distributed Motion and I/O in Machine Automation

Set of Solutions for Distributed Motion and I/O in Machine Automation As the size of automation equipment increases, more motion axes and I/O points are required. Adlink has nowRead More...

2-Channel Synchro/Resolver Interface Boards for PowerDNA Cube and PowerDNR RACKtangle

2-Channel Synchro/Resolver Interface Boards for PowerDNA Cube and PowerDNR RACKtangle  A pair of boards is available in two models for a wide range of rotational position orRead More...

Modules Deliver Full Power to Support Electric Motors

Modules Deliver Full Power to Support Electric Motors Two new power stage modules support developers of automotive engine control unit (ECU) functions working with electricRead More...

Multi-axis Motion Controller Executes G-code Applications

Multi-Axis Motion Controller Executes G-code Applications A multi-axis motion controller has been adapted to execute G-code commands. Today, a lot of industrial applications areRead More...

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Tightly Integrated Devices Yield More Efficient Motor Control

Motor controls are comprised of the power electronics that control the application of voltage and current to the motor. Digital motor controllers manage the power electronics toRead More...

Prototyping Autonomous Robots with FPGAs

It may sound like science fiction, but robots are becoming more and more integral parts of our lives—from modern applications like cleaning floors and performing surgeries to futureRead More...

True Robots Differ Substantially from Other Automated Systems

The topic of robotics comes with a certain number of preconceived notions. On one end, robots are ambulatory, linguistically endowed anthropomorphic intelligent machines—the stuff ofRead More...

Programmable DC Motor Controller Targets Mobile Robot & Automation Applications

A new intelligent controller is capable of directly driving two DC motors up to 150 amps each at up to 50V. The HDC2450 from Roboteq is targeted at designers of mobile robots,Read More...

A Taxonomy of Motion Control Encoder Technologies

Motion control encoders are used for position and velocity sensing in a wide range of applications from printers, copiers and scanners to servo and stepper motor feedback systems,Read More...

Simplifying Robot Software Design Layer by Layer

Robot software architectures are typically a hierarchi¬cal set of control loops, representing high-level mission planning on high-end computing platforms, all the way down toRead More...