Trinamic Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG, now part of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., has claimed the smallest and lowest-power single-axis servo controller/driver module with integrated motion control.

There is a whole lot to know about servo motors and drivers. You could make a career out of specializing on that one topic. This article is a very small collection of some of the features to consider ...

Motor controllers in general and especially closed-loop controllers have come a very long way in the past few years. Control flexibility, adaptability, and strategies that were only dreamed of or very ...

The project utilizes the tiny 8-pin PIC12C671 to build a simple serial servo controller chips. Using a dedicated servo motor control IC provides several advantages and is less expensive than buying ...

The ABCs of PID control. Considerations for interfacing elements in the electrical circuit to accomplish those parts of the PID function for position control. Firmware code implementation.

Tolomatic's new ACSI integrated servo motor with ODVA conformant EtherNet/IP features a keyed Add-on Profile (AOP) and a full suite of Add-on Instructions (AOI) for easy integration into Rockwell ...

While building robotics projects, the importance of controllers and motors cannot be overstated. These components are the heart and soul of any robotic system, providing the necessary control and ...

Yaskawa America announces the release of Sigma-7Siec, a unit that combines a Servopack servo amplifier with a one-axis motion controller in a single compact package. The new product was created for ...

When it comes to developing a new application, you have many options for control: all-in-one controller boxes, integration-ready boards, and ASIC chips for complete customization. What factors should ...

There’s nothing quite like a nice, simple hack. This serial servo controller uses a PIC12C671 and a pair of resistors. Leaving out the power supply, that’s the lowest part count I’ve ever seen.