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Ethernet/RS232 & USB/RS232 Optima 1–8 axes
DMC-22x0 and -20x0 Series
Product Description
The DMC-20x0 and DMC-22x0 Optima Series are
box-level,multi-axis motor controllers designed
for stand-alone applications.The controllers differ
only in their type of communication interface:the
DMC-20x0 has USB and the DMC-22x0 has an
Ethernet 10/100Base-T port.The controllers also
include two RS232 serial ports.The DMC-20x0
and DMC-22x0 motion controllers are available for
1 through 8 axes.
The DMC-2xx0 controllers incorporate a 32-bit
microcomputer and provide such advanced features
as PID c
ompensation with velocity and acceleration
feedforward,programmable notch filt
er,
program memory with multitasking
for simultaneously running up to eight
application programs,and uncommitted
I/O for synchronizing motion with exter-
nal events.They handle various modes
of motion including point-to-point posi-
tioning,jogging,linear and circular inter-
polation,contouring,electronic gearing
and ECAM.Additionally,the controllers
are user-configurable for stepper or
servo motor control on any combination
of axes.
Like all Galil controllers,the DMC-
2xx0 controllers use a simple,English-
like command language which makes
them very easy to program.Galil’s WSDK
servo design software further simplifies
system set-up with “one-button”servo
tuning and real-time display of position
and velocity information.Communication
drivers are available for Linux and
Windows operating systems.
Features
■ Box-level,stand-alone motion controllers
■ Available in 1 through 8 axis versions:
where x=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 axes
■ Two RS232/422 ports up to 115 kbaud
■ DMC-20x0: USB
DMC-22x0:Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
■ Ethernet supports multiple masters and slaves.TCP/IP,UDP
and ModBus TCP master protocol for communication
with I/O
■ User-configurable for stepper or servo motors on any combi-
nation of axes.Optional firmware for piezo-ceramic motors.
Sinusoidal commutation for brushless servo motors
■ 12 MHz encoder frequencies for servos; 3 MHz for steppers
■ PID compensation with velocity and acceleration feedfor-
ward,integrator limit,notch filter and low-pass filter
■ Modes of motion include jogging,point-to-point position-
ing
,contouring,linear and circular interpolation,electronic
gearing and ECAM.Featur
es elliptical scaling,slow-down
around c
orners,infinite segment feed and feedrate override
■ Over 200 English-like commands directly executable by con-
tr
oller.Includes c
onditional statements and ev
ent triggers
■ Non-v
olatile memor
y for progr
ams,variables and arrays.
Concurrent execution of up to eight application programs
■ D
ual enc
oders
,isolated home and limits for each axis
■ 8 optoisolated uncommitted inputs and 8 outputs for 1-
thr
ough 4-axis models
,
16 in/16 out for 5- thr
ough 8-axis
models
■ High speed position latch for each axis and output compare
■ 8 unc
ommitt
ed analog inputs
■ Additional 64 configurable digital I/O
■ Use Galil’s IOC-7007 I/O controller for additional I/O
■ 100-pin SCSI connectors for each set of 4 axes.Galil’s
ICM-2900 interconnect module breaks-out 100-pin cable
into screw terminals and attaches directly to DMC-2xx0
metal enclosur
e
■ 12.1" x 2.2" x 6.3" metal enclosure;Accepts 90-250V AC
■ CE certified
■ C
ust
om har
dw
are and firmware options available
DMC-22x0 Stand-alone
with Ethernet/RS232