AEROTECH AEROTECH Automation1 iXI4 Servo Interface with Motion Controller

Control Output⁽²⁾

Supports two or four axes of current command (±10 V) or clock & direction control

Control Supply

Voltage: 24 VDC
Current, one-axis unit: 2 A max, 0.45 A typical
Current, four-axis unit 2 A max, 0.6 A typical

User Power Supply Output

5 VDC

Modes of Operation

Open loop
Closed loop

Protective Features

Output short circuit
Control power supply undervoltage

Position Synchronized Output (PSO)

Standard:
One-axis PSO (includes one-axis part-speed PSO)

Optional:
Two-axis PSO (includes two-axis part-speed PSO)
Three-axis PSO (includes three-axis part-speed PSO)
Three-axis part-speed PSO only

25-Pin Axis Connector

Servo current commands / stepper clock & direction output
High-speed differential inputs (encoder sin, cos & marker)
Absolute encoder interface (support optional)
CW & CCW limits
5 VDC power supply
Amplifier enable & fault

Multiplier Options

MX0 Option:
Primary Encoder: 40 million counts-per-second square-wave input
Auxiliary Encoder: 40 million counts-per-second square-wave input

MX1 Option:
Primary Encoder: 450 kHz sine-wave input, encoder multiplier up to x4,096*
Auxiliary Encoder: 40 million counts per second square-wave input

*Encoders multiplied with this input cannot be echoed out

Analog I/O

4x 16-bit differential, ±10 V analog input

4x 16-bit single-ended, ±10 V analog output

Digital I/O Connector

8x optically isolated digital inputs (externally powered, 5-24 VDC)
8x optically isolated digital outputs (externally powered, 5-24 VDC)
1x optically isolated high-speed input
1x PSO TTL output
1x 5 VDC power supply

Drive Array Memory

67.1 MB (16,777,216 32-bit elements)

High Speed Data Capture

Yes (50 ns latency)

Automatic Brake Control

Assignable digital output

E-Stop Sense Input

Assignable digital input

Absolute Encoder (Optional)

BiSS C unidirectional; EnDat 2.1; EnDat 2.2

Position Command Update Rate

20 kHz

Operating Temperature

0 to 40 °C

Storage Temperature

-30 to 85 °C

Weight

0.59 kg (1.30 lb)