
PMAC Quick Reference Guide
2 Introduction
Types of PMAC
PMAC PC or PMAC VME Features
Standard Features
Motorola DSP 56k digital signal processor Linear and circular interpolation
Four output digital-to-analog (DAC) converters 256 motion programs capacity
Four full encoder channels Asynchronous PLC program capability
16 general purpose I/O, OPTO-22 compatible Rotating buffer for large programs
Multiplexer port for expanded I/O 36-bit position range (+/- 64 billion counts)
Overtravel limit, home, amplifier fault/enable flags 16-bit DAC output resolution
Display port for LCD and VFD displays S-curve acceleration and deceleration
Bus and/or RS-422 control Cubic trajectory calculations, splines
Stand-alone operation Electronic gearing
G-code command processing for CNC Advanced PID servo motion algorithms
Optional Features
Up to 16 digital-to-analog (DAC) converters outputs Yaskawa absolute encoders inputs
Up to 16 full encoder channels Analog feedback inputs
8Kx16 dual-ported RAM MLDTs feedback inputs
Flash memory (no battery) Parallel binary feedback
40, 60 or 80 MHz CPU Optically isolated encoder inputs
Extended (pole-placement) servo algorithm RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication converters
Super-high accuracy clock crystal (<10 ppm) Analog-to-digital converted inputs
Voltage-to-frequency (V/F) converters On-board voltage to frequency converter
12-bit resolver-to-digital converter inputs Up to a total of 2048 multiplexed I/O points
Sinusoidal encoder feedback inputs Up to 100 meters remote I/O operation
PMAC PC
Recommended for applications with more than four channel requirements in either a PC based or stand
alone environment. More than four channels can be used for more than four motors operation, dual-
feedback axis (two encoder input each) or commutated motors (two DACs each). For three or four
channels applications, the PMAC Lite board is suggested instead.
PMAC Lite
The PMAC Lite is recommended for applications with three or four channel requirements in either a PC
based or stand alone environment. The term Lite stands for the limitation of only one DSPGATE Gate-
Array IC on board. The number of channels can always be expanded from 4 to 12 through the use of an
Acc-24P. The PMAC Lite board is provided also in a stand-alone box, the PMAC Pack, complete with
power supplies and connectors. For one or two channels applications, the PMAC Mini board is suggested
instead.
PMAC VME
With the same features as the PMAC PC, the PMAC VME is the only option for VME based
applications. The PMAC VME can be ordered with either four or maybe eight axes (Option 1). The dual-
ported RAM option in a PMAC VME is on-board.
PMAC STD
With the same features as the PMAC PC, the PMAC STD is the only option for STD based applications.
The dual-ported RAM option is not available for the PMAC STD and it is limited to eight channels, no
Acc-24 is available for it.
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