Nservo
Interface to Any Servo Drive and
Preserve Your Capital Investment
Nservo
Nservo upgrades any existing system with
Retrofit your existing system with new controls -
analog servo amplifiers to Aerotech's
extend the life of your capital investment
Automation 3200 32-axis motion, vision, PLC,
robotics, and I/O platform. Nservo is a digital
Supports 2 or 4 closed-loop servo axes
2- or 4-axis, 20 kHz sample time servo
(position and velocity) controller. Nservo
FireWire® enabled servo controller provides true
complements the Automation 3200 system's
plug-and-play wiring
series and
networked digital drives (Ndrive®
Npaq® ), allowing industry standard analog
Optional Ethernet port to connect additional I/O
amplifiers to interface to Aerotech's digital
series, a
drive network. As with the Ndrive®
Encoder or resolver feedback accepted
single plug-and-play cable communicates with
the motion generator on the PC. A FireWire®
Connector options include terminal block, D
communication bus provides deterministic
connector, and legacy OP500 connector support
behavior, auto-identification, and easy
block for Aerotech retrofits - reduces wiring and
software setup from the Nmotion® SMC
changeover time
Nservo allows
software controller. Other features include
upgrade of any
limits, E-Stop, brake, auxiliary feedback input,
existing system using
Position Synchronized Output (PSO) synchronizes
high-speed latching input, and Ethernet.
analog servo
laser firing or other external event triggering for
amplifiers to the
3-dimensional machine motions
Automation 3200.
Nstep
Interface to Any Stepper Drive and
Preserve Your Capital Investment
Nstep
Nstep is a one- to four-axis stepper controller
Support up to four axes of open loop stepper
that interfaces with any standard stepper drive
via clock and direction inputs. Nstep can be
One clock output (up to 25 MHz) and direction
used in multi-axis systems where axes require
output per axis
stepper motor controllers that are either
sequenced or coordinated with the servo axis
One non-isolated digital input (5-24 VDC)
of the system. Or it can be used as the main
controller for a completely stepper-based
5-24 VDC opto-isolated CW/CCW/HOME and
system. This provides the user the ability to
Drive Enable inputs
control all axes on the system (servo, stepper,
or brush motor) with one motion controller -
Supply voltage of 24 to 80 VDC
the Automation 3200. Additionally, tighter
Nstep allows the
integration of all diverse axes results in less
A3200 to control any
Screw terminal connectors for I/O
integration work thereby shortening the
stepper drive.
development and deployment cycle.
Easily connected to 3rd-party power modules
A3200 Overview

A3200 System Overview

Software Motion Controller

Graphical User Interface

Software Development Kit

Nlab SDK

Programmable Logic Controller

Fieldbus Interface

Vision Control Module
Simplified Integration

Networked Drives

Drive Chassis/Rack Assemblies

Machine Retrofits Nservo & Nstep

Soloist™ Stand-Alone Controller

Direct Drive Solutions

Servomotors
Cartesian Robots

Actuators

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