PMC Motion Controller Product Selection Guide
| Sort by... | Product Family | Form-Factor | Number of Axes |
| Number of Axes | Up to 4 Axes | Up to 8 Axes | Up to 12 Axes |
Axes |
Number of Axes | ||||||||||||
| Series | MultiFlex PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
MultiFlex PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
DCX PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
DCX PCI |
Series | |||||||||
| Model Number | Model Number | ||||||||||||||||
| Bus / Form-Factor | PCI-bus universal short-card | PCI-bus universal short-card | PCI-bus universal short-card | Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
PCI-bus universal short-card | PCI-bus universal short-card | Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
Ethernet or Stand-alone |
PCI-bus full length card |
Stand-alone card (optional enclosure) |
PCI-bus full length card |
Bus / Form-Factor |
| Communication | PCI plug & pla w/bus interrupts |
PCI plug & play w/bus interrupts |
PCI plug & play w/bus interrupts |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
PCI plug & play w/bus interrupts |
PCI plug & play w/bus interrupts |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
PCI plug & play | 10/100 Ethernet RS-232 |
PCI plug & play | Communication |
| Total Axes | 4 | 4 | 4 - 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 - 8 | 4 - 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 - 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 - 12 | 1 - 8 | 8 - 12 | 1 - 16 | Total Axes |
±10 VDC (Servo) |
- | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | 8 | 1 - 8 | 8 | 1 - 16 | (Servo) |
Step/Dir or CW/CCW (Stepper or Servo) |
4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 - 16 | Step Command Axes Step/Dir or CW/CCW (Stepper or Servo) |
(Servo) |
- | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | (Servo) |
| AC Sine Commutation Axes (Servo) |
- | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | AC Sine Commutation Axes (Servo) |
| Servo Motor Control | Pulse only | Yes | Yes | Pulse only | Yes | Yes | Yes | PWM only | Pulse only | Yes | Yes | PWM only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Servo Motor Control |
| Stepper Motor Control | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Stepper Motor Control |
| Servo Loop Rate (PID+FF) | 1 kHz | 1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1 kHz | 1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1 kHz | 1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1 kHz | 1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
1, 2 or 4 kHz user selectable |
Servo Loop Rate (PID+FF) |
| Closed-Loop Stepper Option | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Closed-Loop Stepper |
| Encoder Frequency Limit | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 1 MHz | 20 MHz | 10 MHz | Encoder Frequency Limit |
| 5MHz | - | 5MHz | 5MHz | - | 5MHz | 5MHz | - | 5MHz | 5MHz | - | - | 5MHz | - | 5MHz | 5MHz | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Types of Motion |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Point-point Linear/Circular Velocity/Torque Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Point-point Linear/Circular Velocity/Torque Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Velocity |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Independent Point-point Coordinated Linear/Circular Velocity Mode Gearing/Slaving Contouring |
Types of Motion |
| Motion Profiles | Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal | Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Trapezoidal S-Curve Parabolic |
Motion Profiles |
| On-Board Program Multi-tasking |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | On-Board Program Multi-tasking |
| Direct Drive of Small DC Servos |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Direct Drive of Small DC Servos |
| Axis Inputs | ±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
±Limits, Home, Amp/Drive Fault (opto-isolated) |
Axis Inputs |
| Axis Outputs | Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Control Signal, Amp/Drive Enable, Full/Half Step, Full/Half Current (open-collector) |
Axis Outputs |
| Axis Functions Re-Assignable to Any Available I/O Channel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - | Re-Assignable I/O |
| High-Speed I/O (position compare/trigger outputs & capture/latch inputs) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
- | Yes (up to 1 MHz trigger rate) |
Yes (up to 1 kHz trigger rate) |
High-Speed I/O (position compare/trigger outputs & capture/latch inputs) |
| General Purpose I/O | 32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
16 Digital I/O (8 in/8 out) |
32 Digital I/O (16 in/16 out) |
16 Digital I/O (8 in/8 out) |
General Purpose I/O |
| Optional General Purpose I/O | 8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
Digital 16-128 |
8 Analog in 14 bit |
Digital 16-128 12 bit analog in |
Optional General Purpose I/O |
| Axis Functions Re-Assignable to Any Available I/O Channel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - | Re-Assignable I/O |
| Cabling | SCSI cable | SCSI cable | SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | SCSI cable | SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | Ribbon cable | D-sub cable or SCSI cable | SCSI cable or ribbon cable | Cabling |
| Prog. Libraries for C/C++/C#/.NET/VB, Delphi, LabVIEW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prog. Libraries for C/C++/C#/.NET/VB, Delphi, LabVIEW |
| OS Support | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | Windows | Windows & Linux | Windows & Linux | OS Support for Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000/NT & Linux |
| Model Number | Model Number | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | MultiFlex PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
MultiFlex PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
DCX PCI |
MultiFlex Ethernet |
DCX PCI |
Series | |||||||||
| Number of Axes | Up to 4 Axes | Up to 8 Axes | Up to 12 Axes |
Axes |
Number of Axes | ||||||||||||