[Performance Motion Devices, Inc.]

Introduction

This manual describes the operational characteristics of the MC55000 Series Motion Processors from PMD. These devices are members of PMD’s third-generation motion processor family.

Each of these devices is a complete chip-based motion processor. They provide trajectory generation, related motion control functions and high-speed pulse and direction outputs. Together these products provide a software-compatible family of dedicated motion processors that can handle a large variety of system configurations.

Each of these chips utilize a similar architecture, consisting of a high-speed computation unit, along with an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The computation unit contains special on board hardware that makes it well suited for the task of motion control.

Along with similar hardware architecture these chips also share most software commands, so that software written for one series may be re-used with another, even though the type of motor may be different.