Delta Tau UK's Turbo PMAC Clipper Drive

To meet the need for inexpensive, yet precise motion control, Delta Tau launched its Turbo PMAC Clipper controller some time ago. The multi-axis controller is very powerful, but compact and cost-effective. It has Delta Tau's full Turbo PMAC2 processor (CPU) section and provides a minimum of 4 axes of servo or stepper control with 32 general-purpose digital I/O points. It has both Ethernet and RS-232 communications links.

Over the past couple of years, the Clipper family has grown to include a variety of options to enable all sorts of controls to be constructed.

The base version of the Turbo PMAC Clipper controller provides a 110mm x 220mm (4.25” x 8.5”) board with features such as 256k x 24 user SRAM; 1M x 8 flash memory for user backup & firmware; PID/notch/feed forward servo algorithms; 32 general-purpose TTL-level I/O points, sink/source selectable by byte and many more advanced standard functions.

The Clipper can be used completely standalone, with occasional commands from a host computer or PLC, or with real-time high-speed streaming of data over the Ethernet link. The Clipper can supply the most demanding of applications at a fraction of the cost previously possible.

A host of stackable accessories are available for fast DAC conversion, direct PWM and high resolution sin/cos encoder interpolation among others.

There is a module fitted with a breakout card from the standard four axis controller to handle optically isolated I/O and also provide LED indication for each I/O; and a Turbo Clipper Drive to enable easy integration for up to four axes.

Latest development is the Clipper CNC that makes the development and integration of machine tool controllers extremely straightforward.

For further information, contact: Andy Joslin,
Delta Tau UK Limited,
Unit 2 Faraday Close
Gorse Lane Ind. Est.
Clacton on Sea
CO15 4TRZ

Telephone: 01255 221 055
Fax: 01255 225 391
e-mail: ajoslin@deltatau.com