Guidance Motion ControllersPrecise Automation's Guidance Series of vision-guided, multi-axis robotic motion controllers integrate motion control, drives, IO, network communications and machine vision in an extremely compact package. The controllers are based on a distributed control architecture implemented over Ethernet. This permits multiple controllers to be networked together to control up to 32 axes.Extremely Small and Low Cost with Drives Built InA controller can contain up to four motor drives in an extremely compact design that can fit inside a robot's structure. This eliminates the need for controller cabinets, long and expensive cables, and costly connectors. Despite their small size, Guidance Controllers are extremely powerful and can drive room size gantries as well as small robots. They control AC, DC and linear motors with optional support of absolute encoders and analog incremental encoders.Powerful SoftwareEvery Guidance Controller contains an embedded Web Server allowing access from anywhere in the world without the need for a local PC. Applications, as well as diagnostic information, can be uploaded or downloaded from remote sites, allowing collaborative development and fast customer service worldwide. The controller supports embedded applications with a very powerful language modeled after object-oriented forms of the Basic Language such as Visual Basic.Net. It can also be configured as a slave to a PC application, using Ethernet as the communications interface. This permits the controller to be dropped into PC based systems while preserving legacy software.Key Features Not Found in Other Motion Controllers In addition to providing excellent motion control capabilities, the Guidance Controller offers many features not found in other products.  These include:  multi-axis kinematics to permit Cartesian control of mechanisms; a web-enabled GUI to permit remote support; integrated machine vision capability to dramatically simplify the use of camera data to dynamically adjust the automation process; and continuous path planning to reduce motion times and permit motions relative to a moving conveyor belt. Contact us for special OEM pricing on recommended motorsView/download the Guidance 3400/2400 brochure. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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