Introduction to Motion Controllers


Compact Servo Controllers
PCI Board Controllers with Amps
Rack-Mount Controller

Piezo Motor Controller
Stepper Motor Controller
Automation Controller

Hybrid DC/Piezo Controller
Servo Amplifier
Micropositioning Stages

PI offers a variety of Motion Control Solutions for precision MicroPositioning devices from linear actuators to fast voice-coil-driven scanners and complex Hexapod 6-degree-of-freedom robots.
Single axis devices can be driven with the low-cost C-862 Mercruy controller while 30-channel control-solutions are feasible with the C-880 multi-axis controller.

Motion Controller Selection Guides (Stepper Motors, Servo Motors, Piezo Motors)

*Models *Channels *Drive Type *Interface Notes
C-809.40 Amplifier/Interface 4 DC Servo Analog NEW: 4 Channel Servo Amplifier Motion I/O Interface for National Instrument Controllers. Article on Motion Control Systems
C-880 Multiaxis Controller 4-19 DC-servo, linear & PWM output, PZT output RS-232,
IEEE 488		 Multi-axis automation platform, optional PZT controller and optical metrology for photonics alignment. Watch alignment demo.
C-863 Mercury II Servo Controller 1 - 16** DC-servo USB,
RS-232		 Mercury™ DC-Servo motor controller compact, networkable, economical
C-843 Controller Card 2, 4 DC-servo, linear & PWM output PCI Bus NEW: Integrated linear amplifiers
C-702 Hybrid Controller 2 DC-Servo (PWM),
/ Piezo		 RS-232 Hybrid Motion Controller & Driver for simultaneous operation of closed-loop DC Servo motors and piezo actuators
HEXAPOD CONTROLLER 6+2 DC Servo RS-232/IEEE 488, Custom Complete Hexapod Systems,
M-840, M-850, F-206
*Custom designs for volume buyers
**Daisy-chain network feature