Software-based motion control provides a number of advantages over the traditional approach of using DSP-based hardware that plugs into the motherboard of a PC.
This concept is detailed in a whitepaper from Kingstar, which explains how its Soft Motion solution— which provides a PC-based integrated environment for motion control using EtherCAT protocol—compares to hardware in a component-by-component breakdown, including cost and performance metrics. Topics covered include:
- How soft motion solves those challenges
- Performance comparison: calculations, axis control, adding axes and machine vision
- Cost comparison cost and length, ability to scale, necessary hardware
- Cost-per-item breakdown showing that soft motion costs 44% less than hardware
Read why, according to Kingstar, the software-based servo performance is equivalent to or better than the DSP solution, in this whitepaper.
View the whitepaper.
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