Fiberoptic motion control comes to PC-104 With the introduction of the DSP-104-SERCOS, system
Fiberoptic motion control comes to PC-104 With the introduction of the DSP-104-SERCOS, system designers now have a choice of either conventional 䔮-V analog or serial real-time communications system (SERCOS) digital interfaces for PC-104 motion controllers. SERCOS is the IEC 1491 standard that offers an open, digital alternative to analog or proprietary interfaces between motion controls and drives. The DSP-104-SERCOS features an on-board DSP that performs calculation-intensive motion functions while off-loading non-real-time functions to the host. Additional features include eight channels of 12-bit ADC for jogging and dedicated I/O ports for TTL-level control. Priced at $2895, the board includes software libraries and software-development kits for DOS, Windows/NT, Lynx/OS, and QNX. Motion Engineering, 33 South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93117; (805) 681-3300.