Automation & Motion Controllers

A motion control system is a system that controls the position, velocity, force or pressure of some machine.  As an example, an electromechanical based motion control system consists of a motion controller (the brains of the system), a drive (which takes the low power command signal from the motion controller and converts it into high power current/voltage to the motor), a motor (which converts electrical energy to mechanical energy), a feedback device (which sends signals back to the motion controller to make adjustments until the system produces the desired result), and a mechanical system (including actuators, which physically produce the desired end result).

A Motion Controller or Automation Controller is the primary intelligence, or brain, within a motion control system.  It is responsible for calculating and generating the output commands for a desired motion path or trajectory.  Motion controllers vary in complexity; sophisticated motion controllers typically consist of a trajectory generator (path planner), interpolator, and control loop for servo motor control.


Galil Motion Controllers:

Motion ControllerGalil Motion Control is the leading supplier of high-performance, cost-effective and easy-to-use controllers with over 750,000 controllers installed world-wide.  Galil's complete line of Motion Controllers includes single and multi-axis; bus-based and stand-alone; and box-level and card-level controllers. The Accelera Series offers the highest speed and performance while the Econo Series is designed for the lowest cost.

Galil's Single-Axis controller series offers cost-effective, compact solutions for single-axis applications.  Galil also offers many software tools for use with your controller such as communication utilities, servo tuning, and programming API for interface to C/C++, Visual Basic, LabVIEW or other programming environments.

Galil’s complete family of single and multi-axis controllers and software includes:

Multi-Axis Motion ControllersMulti-Axis Controllers

  • DMC-40x0 Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/RS232 Accelera Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-41x3 Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/USB Econo Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-50x0 Series - EtherCAT Master Multi-Axis Motion Controller, 1-8 axes EtherCAT/1-4 axes Local
  • DMC-52xx0 - EtherCAT Master - Galil's first 32 axis Motion Controller
  • DMC-42x0 Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/RS232 Accelera Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-18x6 - PCI Accelera Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-18x2 - PCI Econo Series 1-4 axis Controllers

Single-Axis Controllers

  • DMC-300xx Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/RS232 1 axis Controller with optional 800W Servo Drive 

Prior Generation Legacy Products

  • DMC-21x3 Series - 10Base-T Ethernet/RS232 Econo Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • CDS-3310 Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/RS232 1 axis Controller with 500W Servo Drive
  • DMC-14x5 Series - 10Base-T Ethernet/RS232 1 or 2 axes Controllers
  • DMC-22x0 Series - 10/100Base-T Ethernet/RS232 Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-20x0 Series - USB/RS232 Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-1412 Series - RS232 1 axis Controller
  • DMC-15x0 Series - RS232 Legacy Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-18x0 - PCI Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-17x0 - ISA Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-12x0 - PC/104 Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-13x0 - VME Optima Series 1-8 axis Controllers
  • DMC-1411 - PC/104 1 axis Controller
  • DMC-1417 - PCI 1 axis Controller
  • DMC-10x0 - ISA Series 1-8 axis Controllers

Software Products

  • GalilSuite - Servo Tuning and Analysis Software with Program Editor and Terminal
  • GalilTools - Set-up, Tuning and Analysis Software
  • GalilPVT - Galil PVT Software for PVT mode of Motion