ADLINK PCI-8254/PCI-8258 High end 4/8-axis Advanced Motion Control Card

The board is equipped with a DSP processor, providing deterministic trajectory planning and integrating rich debugging and diagnostic tools; Simultaneously compatible with analog servo drive (± 10V) and pulse type servo/stepper drive; Supports multitasking download and operation, suitable for high-precision, complex contour motion, and high-speed position triggered detection scenarios.

PCI-8254:4 Axis DSP Motion Controller

PCI-8258:8 Axis DSP Motion Controller

Core hardware features

DSP closed-loop servo control

Hardware PID-FF feedforward control loop, servo update rate up to 20 kHz, integrated second-order filter

The maximum trajectory planning cycle is 1 kHz

Mixed output mode: The same board supports both ± 10V analog command output and pulse train command output, and can choose analog servo drivers or pulse servo/stepper motors as needed.

Encoder feedback: 4x AB mode encoder input up to 20 MHz, with built-in digital filtering.

Multi tasking: Download programs from the board and run up to 8 independent tasks simultaneously.

High speed position locking and triggering

Support high-speed position locking of ORG origin and EZ index signals;

High speed position comparison triggers a maximum output of 1 MHz, suitable for optical automatic detection equipment; Supports two comparison modes: linear and FIFO.

Onboard universal IO: additional onboard digital IO to reduce the cost of external IO cards; Equipped with watchdog timer for safety control.

Human machine interface: Supports manual pulse input.

System scalability: A single host can install up to 16 cards.

Security mechanism: programmable host interrupt source, watchdog, security level setting, protection mechanism and operators.

Sports function

Jog jog mode; Support customization by engineering units; Trajectory and PID parameters support online real-time modification.

Interpolation function

Arbitrary 2-6 axis linear interpolation

Arbitrary 3-axis arc interpolation

3-axis spiral interpolation (including spiral lines)

Trajectory mixed connection

Multi axis synchronization: master-slave synchronization, gantry Gantry mode, electronic gear function.

Speed curve: trapezoidal, S-curve, supports user-defined speed profile; The position and speed magnification can be rewritten at any time.

Zeroing: Multiple zeroing modes based on ORG origin and EZ index signals.

Compensation: Gap (back gap) compensation.

Position comparison trigger: linear position comparison, FIFO position comparison.

Key technical specifications

General motion parameters

Item Parameter

Positioning range 4 × 10 ¹⁵ counts

Maximum programming speed 32767000 count/s

Maximum acceleration 4 × 10 ¹⁵ counts/s ²

Analog Channel

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Analog output 4-channel ± 10V, 16 bit DAC, differential/single ended 8-channel ± 10V, 16 bit DAC, differential/single ended

Analog input 4-channel ± 10V, 12 bit ADC, 8-channel ± 10V, 12 bit ADC

pulse output

Maximum pulse output rate: 6.55 Mpps

Pulse mode: CW/CCW, OUT/DIR

encoder

4x AB mode maximum input frequency: 20 MHz

Encoder modes: OUT/DIR, CW-CCW, 1 ×/2 ×/4 × AB phase

Trigger channel

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Trigger output channels 2 and 4

Comparison mode linear/FIFO linear/FIFO

Hardware FIFO depth of 16 points per axis

Software FIFO depth of 5000 points per axis

Hardware trigger rate 1 MHz (linear/FIFO) 1 MHz (linear/FIFO)

Software FIFO trigger rate 500 Hz 500 Hz

Trigger pulse width 0.2 μ s~167 ms 0.2 μ s~167 ms

I/O interface signal

Encoder: EA, EB incremental signals, EZ index Z-phase;

Mechanical signal: positive and negative limit ± EL (PEL/MEL), ORG origin;

Servo signal: INP/ZSP in place, ALM alarm, SVON servo enable;

Special signal: IEMG hardware emergency stop, TRG (PWM) triggers output;

Isolation feature: Isolation is achieved by the terminal board DIN 825-GP4, and the board itself is not isolated.

Universal Digital IO (Terminal Board DIN 825-GP4)

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Digital input DI 20 channels 24 channels

Digital output DO 20 channels 24 channels

Input voltage 0-24V; Input resistance 4.7K Ω 0.5W 0-24V; Input resistance 4.7K Ω 0.5W

Output type NPN collector open circuit; Maximum charging current 90mA; output 5V (min) -35V (max) NPN collector open circuit; Maximum charging current 90mA; output 5V (min) -35V (max)

Environment and connectors

Connector: 100 pin SCSI VHDCI interface

Working temperature: 0~+55 ℃; Storage temperature: -20~+80 ℃; Humidity 5-95% without condensation

Software support

Operating System: Windows 8/7/XP.

Development environment: VB, VC++, BCB, Delphi, VB.net; Provide sample programs with source code.

Supporting software MotionCreatorPro2

Axis parameter configuration, parameter table, axis control; Set up a wizard;

Auto tuning, frequency response analysis, data sampling;

System diagnosis, DSP, IO load monitoring, real-time motion status monitoring, motion process analysis.

Ordering information and accessories

Board Model

PCI‑8254：DSP‑based 4‑axis advanced motion controller

PCI‑8258：DSP‑based 8‑axis advanced motion controller

terminal block

DIN-825-GP4: Universal servo stepper terminal board, 100 pin SCSI II interface, achieving 2500VRMS optoelectronic isolation.

cable

ACL-102100-1:1 meter, 100 pin SCSI II cable;

SCSI VHDCI 100P: VHDCI cable, optional 2m and 3m.

Pin Overview

100 pin SCSI VHDCI connector, including: analog output AOUT ±, analog input AIN; Pulse OUT ±/DIR ±; TRG triggered; Encoder EA/EB/EZ; Servo ALM, SVON; Limit PEL/MEL; ORG origin; ZSP； Universal isolation of EDI input and EDO output; IEMG emergency stop; AGND analog ground and DGND digital ground.