Software
QVPAK® 10.0 vision measurement software includes numerous productivity enhancements
Mitutoyo America Corporation announces availability of version 10.0 of its QVPAK® suite of vision measurement software. Now provided as standard with all Mitutoyo QuickVision® 3D CNC vision measurement systems, QVPAK® 10.0 makes it even easier and more intuitive to control all relevant vision measurement processes including lighting control, magnification and part programming. |
Ingenia develops a library for communication between NI LabVIEW and CANopen Digital Servo Drives
This library allows for single-axis movement using Ingenia CANopen Digital Servo Drives. This will significantly improve the development time for any application using DC, stepper or brushless motors with LabVIEW and will allow the user to rapidly start performing movements. |
EtherCAT-based SPiiPlus Soft Control Platform From ACS Turns Standard PCs Into Powerful Multi-axis Machine Controllers With Software Alone
ACS Motion Control, an international manufacturer of advanced multi-axis motion and machine control systems, has developed a software-based EtherCAT motion control platform that maximizes performance while minimizing costs for semiconductor, HDD, biomedical, PV equipment and LED manufacturers. The SPiiPlusSC (Soft Controller) enables standard PCs to run a 64-axis real-time motion controller and high-speed PLC entirely in software. The advanced soft controller solution simplifies the connectivity of the entire motion control system by eliminating dedicated controller hardware as well as Windows dependence or latency. |
GalilSuite Software – Powerful Tuning and Analysis Tool
Galil has recently released GalilSuite Software, a new version of GalilTools, providing a more powerful and flexible tool for configuring, analyzing and tuning Galil motion control systems. GalilSuite includes enhanced servo tuning capabilities with multiple tuning methods and allows the various analysis tools such as the scope, tuner and terminal tools to be executed individually. The new software also allows multiple connections to be made from GalilSuite to multiple controllers. The GalilSuite software package provides five tools for working with Galil controllers: |
Development Kit Accelerates Design-In of the World’s Smallest Complete MIL-STD-1553 Solution…Total-AceXtreme
Data Device Corporation (DDC) now offers a hardware/software development kit that provides engineers with time and cost saving design tools to quickly implement a 1553 board solution utilizing the world’s smallest and highest performance complete MIL-STD-1553 single package …Total-AceXtreme™. The kit provides comprehensive support to accelerate development and deployment while leveraging the full capabilities of DDC’s AceXtreme® architecture. |
XPR2 PowerStations
The XPR2 family sets a new standard as a durable and affordable platform for Interact Xpress HMI applications. Available in No display, 6 inch , 8 inch , 10.4 inch and 15 inch display sizes, all XPR2 PowerStations include 2 Serial ports, 2 USB ports a 10/100BaseT ethernet port and 512MB of CompactFlash. |
New MeasurLink® 7 enables selection of the exact level of functionality needed
Mitutoyo America Corporation announces MeasurLink® 7 – the latest version of its suite of quality control management software that combines real-time data acquisition, on-line SPC analysis, integrated networking and quality information sharing into an enterprise-wide solution. With four modules, MeasurLink® 7 enables users to tailor a Quality Management System to their specific requirements. |
Operator Panel with CANopen Interface provides Cost-effective HMI for Machine Builders
Baldor Electric has added a compact IP65-rated operator panel with a CANopen interface to its range of motion control products. The operator panel provides machine designers and builders with a very cost-effective means of implementing simple human-machine interfaces. It is also a scalable control solution – an optional plug-in digital I/O module facilitates simple system expansion. |
Worlds Most Compact Drive with an Integrated Motion Controller
MICROMO is pleased to announce a new 22mm innovation that extends the portfolio of the BX4 range of four pole brushless DC servomotors from FAULHABER. The series 2232 / 2250...BX4 CSD/CCD is the world's most compact drive with an integrated motion controller. This new series combines all the advantages of the BX4 four pole brushless technology with a single axis motion controller. |
Galils New Ladder Interface Software Simplifies Programming for Its RIO-471x0 Compact PLC
Galil Motion Control, an industry pioneer in motion control technology, offers their new Ladder Interface Software for converting Relay Ladder Logic programs into optimized, deterministic code for its compact RIO-471x0 programmable logic controller (PLC). |



















