With the recent advancements in single board PCs, having a powerful computing device is now easier and more cost effective than ever. The Raspberry Pi Foundation and its Raspberry Pi models has particularly set the stage for this new form of computer. But what is its role in the automation industry? In this…

Although their back EMF waveform of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor is theoretically trapezoidal, in reality, inductance in the motor smooths the back EMF into a more sinusoidal shape. This is why BLDC motors can use either trapezoidal or sinusoidal commutation methods. While trapezoidal commutation is the simpler of the two methods, it produces significant […]

Motion Control Tips

Galil Motion Control Inc., the industry leader in motion control technology, has released the Galil Design Kit. This is Galil’s newest software environment, providing easy communication with Galil’s motion controllers and PLCs. Galil recently introduced the new scope and tuner to GDK’s growing list of tools and capabilities. All tools are customizable by editing the […]

Motion Control Tips

Galil Motion Control is announcing their latest drive option for the DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series. The new DMC-30016 combines a single-axis motion controller with a 1.4A/phase stepper…

Motion Control Tips

Galil Motion Control is announcing its GalilSuite Revision 1.0 Software Package. This is their latest generation software for configuring, analyzing and tuning Galil’s motion control systems. GalilSuite replaces…

Motion Control Tips

The RIO-47142 includes an internal switch with two Ethernet ports for daisy-chaining multiple RIO units. This allows management of an unlimited number of inputs and outputs without an external Ethernet switch. Each RIO unit is self-contained and provides 32 optically isolated digital inputs and outputs, and 16 analog inputs and outputs. RIOs are intelligent input…