The DMC-42x0 controller, introduced earlier this year, is the latest addition to the Accelera family. This controller shares most of the firmware features with its counterpart, the DMC-40x0. The DMC-42x0 offers servo update rates as high as 16 kHz with command processing as fast as 40 microseconds. Compared to the prior generation controllers, the DMC-42x0’s update frequency is four times faster with almost double the encoder frequency. The output frequency for steppers, the program memory, and array element space has also been doubled.

The DMC-42x0’s layout and connectors are identical to the prior generation DMC-2xx0 controllers (DMC-21x0 and DMC-22x0). This similar design gives users a direct upgrade path from Galil’s prior generation products. Users can use their current cables and breakouts without changing any of the existing wiring. Applications that require a PC with an ISA or PCI slot, and now cannot find PCs with these slots, can use the DMC-42x0 as an easy Ethernet based upgrade path.

When upgrading from a prior generation controller to the DMC-42x0 there are a few differences in the command set. In order to optimize the more powerful processor, commands on the DMC-42x0 have been enhanced. Please refer to Application Note #2503 on Galil’s Website for more information.

Please contact a Galil Applications Engineer for more information on the DMC-42x0 and upgrading from a prior generation controller.