Automation1 XC4 PWM Digital Drive
The XC4 PWM digital drive is a single-axis motor drive for precision motion control applications. It communicates to Automation1 PC- and drive-based controller products over the HyperWire® motion bus, supports multiple feedback device types and includes on-board memory. The amplifiers control brushless DC, brush DC, voice coil and stepper motor types at up to 340 VDC operating voltage and 30 A peak current capability. Control your industrial laser or process tool with precision using multi-axis Part-Speed PSO; control your entire process with an I/O or industrial Ethernet expansion board.
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Description
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Description
Description
Specifications
Dimensions
Ordering Info
Downloads
Description
Design Features
- Part of Aerotech's Automation1 Precision Motion Control Platform
- Compatible with A3200 version 6.04 and newer
- HyperWire® fiber-optic interface
- Up to 30 A peak output current
- Integral power supply
- Drive brush, brushless, voice coil, and stepper motors
- Safe Torque Off (STO) safety circuit
- Drive array consisting of more than 4 million 32-bit elements
- Available with Multi-axis Position Synchronized Output (PSO) (Single-axis is standard)
- Optional two-axis or three-axis Part-Speed PSO
- Optional I/O expansion board
- Optional 16K encoder multiplier for amplified sine wave encoders up to 2 MHz
- High resolution digital current, velocity, and position loops
- CE approved, NRTL safety certification, EU 2015/863 RoHS 3 directive
The current loop and servo-loop are closed digitally to ensure the highest level of positioning accuracy and rate stability. This allows loop closure rates of up to 20 kHz and allows digital and analog I/O processing, data collection, process control, and encoder multiplication tasks in real time.
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Standard features for the XC4 include Safe Torque Off (STO), a data array consisting of over 4 million 32-bit elements, digital and analog I/O (see table), one-axis Position Synchronized Output (PSO), dedicated home and end-of-travel limit inputs, and an enhanced current sense device. Encoder support includes square-wave, sine-wave, and absolute encoders.
The standard XC4 accepts square-wave encoder feedback at rates of up to 40 million counts-per-second. Sine-wave encoders can be multiplied by up to 16,384, producing high-resolution position feedback, with the optional encoder multiplier feature.
Each single-axis XC4 PWM digital drive has an optional I/O expansion board, greatly increasing the number of I/O points. This I/O board includes a dedicated PSO output and a PSO synchronization input, often used to synchronize process control with an external mode-locked frequency input.
Dimensions
Automation1 XC4, -EB0 Option
Automation1 XC4, -EB1 Option
Ordering Information
XC4
| Option | Description |
| XC4 | XC4 PWM digital drive |
Peak Current
| Option | Description |
| -10 | 10 A peak, 5 A cont. current (default) |
| -20 | 20 peak, 10 A cont. current |
| -30 | 30 A peak, 10 A cont. current |
Expansion Board
| Option | Description |
| -EB0 | No expansion board |
| -EB1 | IO expansion board |
Multiplier
| Option | Description |
| -MX0 | No encoder board (default) |
| -MX1 | 2 MHz / 450 kHz (bandwidth selectable) x16384 multiplier (primary), no multiplier (auxiliary) |
PSO
| Option | Description |
| -PSO1(1) | One-axis PSO (includes One-axis Part-Speed PSO) (Default) |
| -PSO6 | Three-axis Part-Speed PSO |
- 1. Encoder feedback-based PSO requires the -MX0 multiplier option.
External Shunt
| Option | Description |
| -SX0 | No 2-pin connector for external shunt (default) |
| -SX1 | 2-pin connector for external shunt |