|
Axes |
32 Axes |
|
Driver Type Compatibility |
Brushless (linear or rotary) servo with
on-board commutation
DC brush servo
Stepper |
|
Position Feedback |
5 V TTL quadrature encoders - max 40 MHz
input
1 Vp-p sine wave encoders - max 250 kHz input - requires
MXH, MXR, MXU multiplier
Resolver, Inductosyn®
Absolute encoder |
|
Position Modes |
Absolute, incremental, dynamic trajectory
correction |
|
Motion Types |
Independent Motions |
Point-to-point incremental; target position
or velocity; velocity profiles; time based; free run |
|
Coordinated Motions |
RS-274 standard G-code motion including
linear, circular, helical and spherical interpolation, cutter
compensation, normalcy, parts rotation, mirroring, path
retrace, polar transformations and cylindrical transformations,
scaling |
|
Electronic Gearing |
Electronic master/slave gearing, cam profiling
with cubic splining |
|
Advanced Features |
High-speed registration, multi-dimensional
error mapping and orthogonality correction, autotuning,
backlash compensation, gantry algorithms |
|
Range Limits |
Position |
±252 cnt |
|
Velocity |
8 x 109 cnt/second |
|
Acceleration Profiles |
Linear and modified sine |
|
Programmable Multitasking |
4 tasks standard |
|
Programming |
Native G-code programming with AeroBasicTM
extensions, C++, C, LabVIEW®, VB, Active-X |
|
Advanced Functionality |
Three-dimensional Position Synchronized
Output, vision software, PLC, kinematics |
| Processor |
Intel Core
2 Duo or Core 2 Quad(1) |
| RAM |
1 GB (or greater) |
| Operating
System(2) |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
(Service Pack 2 or later)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Any Service Pack)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 or later)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Service Pack 2 or later)
Other operating systems (including Microsoft Windows 7) are not currently supported. |
| Display
Resolution (3) |
1024 X 768
pixels |
| Hard Disk
Space |
500 MB free |
| Microsoft
Internet Explorer |
Internet Explorer
6 (or newer) |
| Required
Peripherals |
Keyboard,
mouse and CD-ROM drive |
| Additional Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (Service Pack 2 or later) |
Notes:
1 Your PC must be properly configured for the A3200 to take advantage of a multi-core processor.
2 64 bit operating systems are not supported.
3. For this recommended configuration, a dedicated graphics card is not required if the chipset has integrated graphics.
These are the minimum system requirements for the A3200 SMC. These requirements are not adequate for all
user applications. Follow the Recommended PC Configuration in the previous table or discuss your application
with an Aerotech Customer Service representative.
| Processor
(1) |
Intel desktop
processor (Pentium 4 or Pentium D)
NOT RECOMMENDED: AMD or Intel Celeron, Itanium, Xeon or notebook
(mobile) processors |
| Chipset |
Intel 9XX-series
chipset, numbered 915 or higher |
| RAM |
512 MB |
| Operating
System(2) |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Any Service Pack)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 or later)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Service Pack 2 or later)
Other operating systems (including Microsoft Windows 7) are not currently
supported. |
| Display
Resolution(3) |
1024 × 768 pixels |
| Hard Disk
Space |
500 MB free |
| Microsoft
Internet Explorer |
Internet Explorer
6 (or newer) |
| Required
Peripherals |
Keyboard,
mouse and CD-ROM drive |
| Additional Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (Service Pack 2 or later) |
Notes:
1 Laptop computers are not supported. They can be used for
offline debugging and simulation only. PCMCIA FireWire cards
are not supported.
2 64 bit operating systems are not supported.
3 Because some systems cannot support integrated graphics processing in conjunction with the real-time demands of the A3200, we
recommend using a dedicated graphics card with 64 MB of RAM.
General System Recommendations
· Windows Audio can cause timing related errors. To avoid potential problems, set the Control Panel Sound
Scheme to No Sounds.
· Do not use Dell OMCI (Open Manage Client Instrumentation) software with the A3200. Remove any OMCI
software using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
· The A3200 requires regular access to the PCI bus for proper operation. Frame grabbers can use excessive
amounts of PCI bus bandwidth and cause communication errors or motion dropouts. Use a dual PC
(client/server) configuration in these cases.
· Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is supported in all configurations except multiprocessor with one processor
dedicated to RTX.
· After installing the software, run RtxDiag.exe (see RTX Diagnostics) to evaluate the performance of the RTX
real-time environment on your PC
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