NextMove ESB

NextMove ESB a compact panel mount motion controller for the control of up to 7 axes - 3 servo, 4 open loop stepper. Using the latest generation 32-bit Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), NextMove ESB, coupled with MintMT, offers a high speed and flexible motion controller. On board I/O can be used to control many parts of the machine. This can be further expanded with CANopen devices conforming to the standard DS401 I/O profile.

Versatile programming is provided by means of Mint - multitasking BASIC, embedded 'C' or the supplied ActiveX components.

NextMove ESB is available with a RS232 (RS485 optional) and USB port. 

Features:

• Panel mount configuration with two part screen connectors and D-type connector for encoder connections
• 32-bit 120MHz Digital Signal Processor
• 1MByte SRAM for user programs and data
• 1MByte FLASH for firmware and user program storage
• 32kByte FRAM for non-volatile parameter storage
• Controls 3 axes of servo & 4 axes of stepper, or: 7 axes of servo (when used with FlexDrive or MicroFlex in step and direction mode)
• 20 uncommitted PNP/NPN opto-isolated digital inputs
  Programmable for hardware limits, home input, stop input and error input. 4 of the inputs can be programmed for high speed capture of position with 1 microsecond
• 11 uncommitted PNP opto-isolated digital outputs
  Programmable for drive enable and high speed position compare output
• 4V/150mA relay output to signal system error conditions
• 2 x 12-bit uncommitted analog inputs
• Uncommitted 12-bit analog output
• RS232 (115,200 Baud) and USB programming interfaces
  USB drivers compatible with Windows 2000/XP
• CAN interface for I/O expansion and HMI interfaces. Can be used to provide full peer-to-peer networking capabilities with other Mint based controllers
• Multi-tasking programming capability with MintMT. Number of tasks limited only by available memory
• Comprehensive move types including: linear, circular and helical interpolation; software cams; flying shears; splines; synchronization with positional offsets and virtual axes
• Embedded 'C' programming capability (Note: requires purchase of appropriate Texas Instruments compiler)
• ActiveX libraries supplied free of charge
• Compatible with MintNC and HPGL