Motion Controllers

Motion Controllers Group Photo


For your own CNC and machine automation projects, MicroKinetics manufactures a variety of motion controllers. Depending on your interface requirements, you may choose a USB interface or a PC card. Here are the selections available and the features:

The Motionet MN100 is a low cost, single axis, networkable controller that is PC independent. Use the MN100 where true coordinated motion between axes is not required. Works with most operating systems.

The Motionet MN400 is a high performance, 4 axis, coordinated motion controller suitable for microstepping applications. Works with most operating systems.

The OptiStep Plus is ideal for medium speed, industrial grade applications where a legacy ISA slot is available and it requires Windows 98SE or MSDOS.

The QuickPhase is an all-in-one controller with built in power drivers. It is ideal for small tabletop-size applications where high voltage transients from plasma machines or electrically noisy AC motors are not present. This requires an ISA slot and Windows 98SE or MSDOS.

The OptiTracker is not a control product but rather an incremental encoder interface. It accepts quadrature or pulse and direction signals and maintains a counter position for each encoder input. Available in 1-4 axes, the OptiTracker is an ISA card that can be used to provide a digital readout for a variety of mechanical designs including XY positioning stages, CMM (coordinate Measurement Machines), closed loop CNC feedback, DRO (Digital readout) etc...

 


Motionet™ MN400
Multi-Axis Contouring Motion Controller With USB Interface


MN400 Photo MOTION CAPABILITIES:

  • Linear and circular interpolation
  • Point-to-point positioning
  • Coordinated motion
  • Jogging
  • Vector positioning
  • Continuous Contouring
  • Electronic gearing

FEATURES:

  • Controls up to 4 axes
  • Serial communications via RS232 or RS485 jumper selectable
  • 8 Kbyte FLASH memory for non-volatile program & configuration storage
  • Well engineered instructions with 30 powerful ASCII commands
  • Analog inputs for interactive feedrate override and jog speed control
  • Resolution selection for jog mode
  • Complete opto-isolation of driver power for improved reliability
  • Programmable acceleration/deceleration
  • Remote and local jogging
  • Optional 4 channel incremental encoder feedback board

 

Product

Additional Details

Order #

Price

Order

Motionet MN400

View Data Sheet

900-4000-004

$495

MN401
Breakout

View Data Sheet

900-4000-401

$48

DB9 Male to Female Cable

View Data Sheet

332-0000-011

$10

 

Motionet MN400E - Cabinet Style Controller With Operator Interface

MN400E The MN400E is the enclosed version of the MN400 controller. It provides a control panel with switches and indicators and supplies power to the board. Many commands can be performed manually! Ideal for the desktop and benchtop machines as well as an engineering evaluation system. Can be used as an upgrade for older Driverack and Mightydrive systems to support USB and/or the latest windows operating systems.


Product

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Price

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Motionet MN400E

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999-3600-000

$995


Motionet MN100 - Single Axis Networked Controller

MN100 Photo

The MN100 is a single axis stepper motor controller. It communicates with a master controller or a PC via RS485 serial port. The MN100 controller can be used with the DM8010, DR8010, DM4050, and UnoDrive or with any third party driver that accepts industry standard step and direction commands.

FEATURES:

  • Up to 127 devices can be networked
  • Four software selectable baud rates (9600, 19200, 38400, and 57600)
  • Convenient device addressing via on-board rotary dip switches
  • Easy to use command set
  • Connects directly to existing drivers



Product

Additional Details

Order #

Price

Order

Motionet MN100U (use with UnoDrive)

View Data Sheet

900-4000-001

$99

Motionet MN100X (screw terminals)

View Data Sheet

900-4000-002

$99


OptiStep Plus PhotoOptiStep Plus-ISA Bus Motion Controller

The OptiStep Plus is a high performance, low cost 4-axis motion control card for IBM AT compatible computers. Optically isolated control lines provide step and direction output signals, high and low limit switch inputs, current reduction outputs, and a feed hold input. Software options include MillMaster Pro, TurnMaster Pro, SuperScribe, and the Instep Motion control library.

 

 

 

Product

Additional Details

Order #

Price

Order

OptiStep Plus

View Data Sheet

900-2000-005

$249

OptiStep Plus w/Feedrate Override

View Data Sheet

900-2000-006

$349

Breakout 25-OP

View Accessory Specs

900-1000-001

$45

Breakout 15-OP

View Accessory Specs

900-1000-002

$35

DB25 Male to Female Cable

View Accessory Specs

332-0000-005

$8

DB15 Male to Female Cable

View Accessory Specs

332-0000-010

$8

Encoder .25" shaft 2000 line

View Data Sheet

970-2000-001

$165

ES-Encoder cable 10' length

N/A

970-1250-002

$15


QuickPhase-ISA Bus Controller With Built-in Drivers

QuickPhase PhotoThe QuickPhase is a complete stepper motor indexer and driver for up to 3 axes. Its space saving design features on-board 1 amp bipolar constant current drivers. The QuickPhase plugs directly into any IBM PC/XT/AT compatible computer and can be used with a small external 12 vdc power supply or plugs directly into the computer's power supply. It is ideal for CAD/CAM modeling, robotic, and laboratory applications.

 

Product

Additional Details

Order #

Price

Order

QuickPhase (2 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0000-012

$339

QuickPhase (3 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0000-013

$389

Breakout 25-QP

View Accessory Specs

900-1000-004

$45

DB25 Male to Male Cable

View Accessory Specs

332-0000-001

$8


OptiTracker - ISA Bus Incremental Encoder Interface

OptiTracker PhotoThe OptiTracker is a high speed 1, 2, 3, or 4 axis quadrature encoder interface designed for IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computers. Maximum operating frequency is 1.3 MHZ in either quadrature or step and direction mode. Maximum count range is +/- 8,388,607. Includes a free DRO program with source code. Optional Windows DLL and Visual Basic DRO programs are available. The OptiTracker can be used with MillMaster Pro for encoder feedback.

 

Product

Additional Details

Order #

Price

Order

OptiTracker (1 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0014-001

$249

OptiTracker (2 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0014-002

$299

OptiTracker (3 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0014-003

$349

OptiTracker (4 axis)

View Data Sheet

900-0014-004

$399

Breakout-OT

View Accessory Specs

900-1000-005

$39

Encoder .25" shaft 200 line

View Data Sheet

970-0250-200

$58

Encoder .25" shaft 400 line

View Data Sheet

970-0250-400

$58

EH Encoder Cable 10' length

N/A

970-1250-001

$15

EH23 Mounting Plate

N/A

980-0000-230

$38

EH34 Mounting Plate

N/A

980-0000-340

$38

Encoder .375" shaft 1000 line

View Data Sheet

970-1000-380

$242

Encoder .5" shaft 1000 line

View Data Sheet

970-1000-500

$242