Automation1-XC2 PWM Digital Drive
Description
Design Features
- Part of Aerotech's Automation1 Precision Motion Control Platform
- Compatible with A3200 version 6.04 and newer
- HyperWire® fiber-optic interface
- 10 A peak output current
- Drive brush, brushless, voice coil, or stepper motors
- Safe torque off (STO) safety circuit
- Drive array consisting of 4 million 32-bit elements
- Includes single-axis Position Synchronized Output (PSO)
- Optional I/O expansion board
- Optional 16K encoder multiplier for amplified sine wave encoders up to 450 kHz
- High resolution digital current, velocity, and position loops
- NRTL safety certification and CE approval; follows the 2011/65/EU RoHS 2 Directive
The XC2 can control brushless DC, brush DC, voice coil, or stepper motor types at up to 100 VDC operating voltage and 10 A peak current capability.
The current loop and servo-loop are closed digitally to assure the highest level of positioning accuracy and rate stability. This allows loop closure rates of up to 20 kHz and allows digital and analog I/O processing, data collection, process control, and encoder multiplication tasks in real time.
Standard features for the XC2 include safe torque off (STO), a data array consisting of over 4 million 32-bit elements, dedicated home and end-of-travel limit inputs,
and an enhanced current sense device. Encoder support includes square-wave, sine-wave, and absolute encoders.
The standard XC2 accepts square-wave encoder feedback at rates of up to 40 million counts-per- second. Sine-wave encoders can be multiplied by up to 16,384, producing
high-resolution position feedback, with the optional encoder multiplier feature.
Each single-axis XC2 PWM digital drive has an optional I/O expansion board; greatly increasing the number I/O points. This I/O board also includes a dedicated PSO output.
Specifications
XC2 Specifications
Feature | 10 |
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Motor Style | Brush, brushless, voice coil, stepper(1) |
Motor Supply/Bus Voltage(2) | 15-100 VDC |
Control Supply | 24 VDC |
Peak Output Current (1sec)(3) | 10 Apk |
Continuous Output Current(3) | 5 Apk |
Digital Inputs | 0 (Available with -EB1 I/O Expansion Board, see below) |
Digital Outputs | 0 (Available with -EB1 I/O Expansion Board, see below) |
Analog Inputs | 0 (Available with -EB1 I/O Expansion Board, see below) |
Analog Outputs | 0 (Available with -EB1 I/O Expansion Board, see below) |
Position Synchronized Output (PSO) | One-axis PSO and one-axis Part-Speed PSO (Available with -EB1 I/O Expansion Board, see below) |
25-Pin Motor Feedback Connector | High-speed Differential Inputs (encoder sin, cos and marker) CW and CCW Limits Hall Effect Sensor Inputs (A, B, and C) Analog Motor Temperature Input |
Multiplier Options | MX0; no encoder multiplier includes:
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I/O Expansion Board (-EB1) | 1x PSO connection point 8x digital inputs, optically isolated 8x digital outputs, optically isolated 1x analog inputs, 16-bit, differential, ±10 V 1x analog outputs, 16-bit, single-ended, ±10 V |
Drive Array Memory | 4,194,304 32-bit elements |
High-Speed Data Capture | Yes (50 ns latency) |
Safe Torque Off (STO) | Yes, SIL3/PLe/Cat 4 |
HyperWire Connections | 2x HyperWire small form-factor pluggable (SFP) Ports |
Automatic Brake Control | Standard; 24 V at 1 A |
Absolute Encoder | Renishaw Resolute BiSS; EnDat 2.1; and EnDat 2.2 |
Current Loop Update Rate | 20 kHz |
Servo Loop Update Rate | 8 kHz |
Power Amplifier Bandwidth | 2500 Hz maximum (software selectable) |
Power Amplifier Efficiency | 85-95%(5) |
Minimum Load Inductance | 0.1 mH |
Operating Temperature | 0 to 40°C |
Weight | 0.54 kg (1.20 lb.) |
Compliance | CE approved, NRTL safety certification, 2011/65/EU RoHS 2 directive |
- For stepper motors only, one-half of bus voltage is applied across the motor (e.g., 100 VDC supply results in 50 VDC across stepper motor)
- Output voltage dependent upon input voltage.
- Peak value of the sine wave; rms current for AC motors is 0.707 * Apk.
- Multiplied encoder cannot be echoed out.
- Dependent on total output power: efficiency increases with increasing output power.

Dimensions
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XC2 Enlarge Image
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XC2 with I/O Enlarge Image
Ordering Information
XC2
Option | Description |
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XC2 | XC2 PWM digital drive |
Peak Current
Option | Description |
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-10 | 10 A Peak, 5 A cont. current (default) |
Expansion Board
Option | Description |
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-EB0 | No expansion board (default) |
-EB1 | IO expansion board |
Multiplier
Option | Description |
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-MX0 | No encoder multiplier (default) |
-MX1 | 450 kHz x16384 multiplier (primary), no multiplier (auxiliary) |
PSO
Option | Description |
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-PS01 | One-Axis PSO (default; includes One-Axis Part-Speed PSO) |
Note: PSO functionality is included in the base XC2. The -EB1 board is required to use PSO logic to generate an output signal.