Motion Control Solutions

Choice of Platforms

Baldor offers a wide range of motion control products to suit many different applications. Motion controllers are available in either PCI format, for integration into a PC, or as standalone units with USB, CANopen, serial and Ethernet interfaces. Offering between 1 and 16 axes of coordinated control, Baldor motion controllers are available with digital and analog I/O for complete machine control.

For Real-time Ethernet machine control see our e100 range >

Versatile Motion Capabilities

Motion control systems can be up and running quickly thanks to Baldor’s Mint programming language. Mint is a versatile, yet easy to use, Basic like programming language. A wide range of programmable moves are supported including trapezoidal, S-ramp, linear and circular interpolation, helical interpolation, electronic CAM, gearbox and flying shear. User defined profiles can be added using the supplied embedded ‘C’ libraries. Mint also supports full control of the I/O and communications back to a host controller. Machine level networking and optional operator panel control can all be controlled under a single Mint application program.

FREE Software Tools and ActiveX Components

ActiveX components are supplied with the controllers, allow full motion and I/O sequencing to be performed on a host PC. Application programs can be written in popular visual programming languages such as Visual Basic™, Delphi and LabView.

The motion controllers are complemented by a complete range of servo drives.

NextMove e100

• Ethernet POWERLINK motion controller for control of 16 axes of interpolated motion
• Integrated Ethernet hub for daisy chaining of units
• Panel mount controller
• USB and user selectable RS232/485 communication interface
• Onboard machine control I/O with 4 high speed registration inputs
• CANopen interface for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools

Mint Machine Modules

• Plug-in machine controller for MotiFlex e100 drives
• Control of 2-5 axes of interpolated motion
• USB of the drive available for configuration or ActiveX access
• Onboard control I/O with 2 high speed registration inputs
• Assumes control of drive hardware, including USB, CANopen, Ethernet and I/O interfaces
• CANopen for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools

NextMove ESB-2

• Panel mount controller
• Up to 8 axes of control; 4 servo, 4 stepper
• USB and RS232/485 communication interface
• Onboard machine control I/O with 4 high speed registration inputs
• CANopen interface for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint or embedded 'C'
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools

NextMove PCI-2

• PCI format motion controller
• Offers twice the performance of NextMove PCI
• Up to 12 axes of control, stepper and servo with expansion card
• High speed PCI interface with onboard Dual Port RAM
• Onboard machine control I/O with 4 high speed registration inputs
• CANopen interface for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint or embedded 'C'
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools

NextMove ES

• Rack mount controller (EuroCard format)
• 6 axes of control; 2 servo, 4 stepper
• USB and RS232/485 communication interface
• Onboard machine control I/O with 4 high speed registration inputs
• CANopen interface for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint or embedded 'C'
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools

NextMove ST

• Panel mount controller
• 4 axes of control: 3 on board 2A, 37V stepper drives
• USB and RS232/485 communication interface
• Onboard machine control I/O
• CANopen interface for I/O expansion, HMI panels and networking
• Programmable in multitasking Mint or embedded 'C'
• Supplied with free ActiveX programming tools