Performance Motion Devices ION® Digital Drives are compact, fully enclosed modules that provide high-performance motion control, network connectivity, and power amplification. Two power output levels are available, the ION 500 is rated at 500W, and the ION 3000 is rated at 3000W. All ION® Digital Drives can drive DC brush, brushless DC, and step motors, and are ideal for medical, scientific, semiconductor, robotic, industrial, and other automation applications.
ION Digital Drives provide high power density in a rugged, flexible form factor. They perform profile generation, servo compensation, stall detection, field oriented control, digital torque control, and many other motion control functions. Additional features include Ethernet, CANbus or serial communications, general-purpose digital and analog I/Os, and full programmability for the ION 500 CME.
Working with the ION Digital Drive, the powerful Pro-Motion® GUI makes it easy to graph and analyze axis performance, while C-Motion® allows users to develop their own applications using C/C++. Programmable versions (ION/CME) include C-Motion of the ION Drives Engine, allowing users to directly run code on the ION, off-loading the system host, and enabling standalone operation.
The ION Digital Drives are built on the Magellan® Motion Control IC, providing a powerful instruction set to control the motion application, monitor performance, and synchronize overall drive behavior. User-selectable profiling modes include S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity contouring, and electronic gearing. Servo loop compensation utilizes PID control, velocity and acceleration feedforward, and dual bi-quad filters. Additional features include limit switches, breakpoints, secondary encoder input for master-slave, and electronic gearing applications.