Machine Design

Programmable Motor Includes Controller

The programmable EC042B IDEA Motor from Haydon Kerk Pittman combines a precision brushless servo motor with an IDEA Drive controller. It is designed for real-time embedded motion control and is well ...
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Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs enable Wuhan Maxsine's EP3E servo drive

SAN JOSE, USA: Xilinx Inc. announced that its Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC family enabled Wuhan Maxsine's EP3E servo drives. By taking advantage of the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs ARM dual-core ...
Interesting Engineering

Programmable materials create motor-less finger that offers stable positions for robotics

A programmable metamaterial finger can lock into four positions without electronics. A simpler, more functional future for ...
Machine Design

Servo-controlled ultrasonic welder

Servo control improves weld repeatability, eases calibration, and lowers manufacturing costs. The iQ servo-controlled ultrasonic welder joins plastics for strong, repeatable welds. The unit's Melt ...
Business Wire

Renesas Programmable Smart Gate Driver for BLDC Motor Applications Drives Multiple Configurations; Integrates Analog Power Components to Reduce BOM Cost and Board Space

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RAA227063 Smart Gate Driver for brushless DC (BLDC) ...
Electronic Design

Programmable Power Module Simplifies Design Of Motor Drives

Rated a 1,200V and 50A, the PIIPM50P12B004 module packs all of the power semiconductors required for a three-phase inverter power stage, as well as a programmable 40-MIPS DSP, current sensing, ...