Delta Tau

Reaching New Heights in Motion Technology

World in motion...

02 Precision motion and machine control

One of the big storage ring sextupole magnets at Diamond Light Source.

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For more than a quarter of a century Delta Tau has consistently and continually set the global benchmarks for precision motion and machine control. Over a million axes of motion installed worldwide in control equipment as diverse as machine tools and medical device manufacturing, robots and the Hubble telescope, packaging machines and Hollywood movie sets. There are few lives untouched by products made using Delta Tau motion controls.

Delta Tau in the UK has forged specialisedservices to the high technology andscientific communities. Many Synchrotron and high energy laser and neutron facilitiesdepend on Delta Tau technologyto control their complex multi axesequipment –

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire and uses Delta Tau motion Controllers on many of the beamlines there. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.

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Despite its scientific pedigree, Delta Taualso offers the most versatile and flexiblemultiple axis motor controllers for generalpurpose machine control and automationtasks. The ability of the PMAC range ofproducts to control different motor typesand technologies from a single motion cardoffers machine builders many practicaladvantages. Moreover, all the Delta Tauproducts are backed by expert technicalsupport right here in the UK .

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Protein crystallography sample holder on protein crystallography beamline.

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Beamline i04.1 experiment end station.

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The Power PMAC is a Motion Controller and Linux computer rolled into one.Running an open source public domain operating system with a Xenomai real time kernel The PMAC has come of age.

Now with EPICS and TANGO compatibility running onboard or remotely, the new Power Brick LV-IMS offers the scientific communities around the world a powerful integrated package.

Using fully programmable four-quadrant four-phase technology in the eight axis amplifier stage, the power PMAC-LV-IMS is capable of running any mix of stepper, AC servo or DC servo motors. Having unique software control of the current in each axis allows the user to fully customise each application. Each block of four axes comes in three different current ratings of: 0.25A continuous 0.75A peak; 1.0A continuous3.0A peak; and 5.0A continuous 15A peak. All current ranges operate between 12 and 48VDC.

As well as standard quadrature encoder inputs, both versions come complete with a range of serial encoder interfaces. These include Endat 2.2, Hiperface, SSI, Yaskawa Sigma II, and Tamagawa. For morerecent and future protocols, not included in the DSPgate3, provision has been made to fit a mezzanine board to facilitate the use of these and analogue sin/cos and resolver feedback devices.

The Delta Tau MACRO (Machine And Control Ring Optical) interface now comes as standard, enabling the controller to control 32 axes. It also allows any Delta Tau MACRO product such as I/O, analogue interfaces or amplifiers to be added to the systems.

Power Brick LV IMS

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The New Power Brick LV-IMS Motion Computer

MATLAB®’s Simulink® with Power PMAC Facilitates user-servo code generation for Power PMAC using Simulink®’s Embedded Coder (previously known as Real-Time Workshop). The objective is to fully automate code generation for Power PMAC’s servo loop closure routines (tasks) utilizing Simulink’s® control blocks.

Sophisticated Firmware Features

Five built-in control algorithms:• StandardPIDonly• PIDenhancedwithnotchfilters,deadbandfilters, lowpass/highpassfilters,velocityloopfilters,and/or trajectoryprefilters• StandardGantryControl• Cross-CoupledGantryControl• AdaptiveControl• Programmableinput,integrator,andoutputlimits• Automaticormanualtuningofallmotors’currentloops andservoloops• Phasingalgorithmsformaximizingthetorqueoutput ofcommutatedmotors• Commutationalgorithmsforcommutatedmotors(e.g. DCBrushless,ACInduction,etc.)• FieldweakeningalgorithmforACinductionmotor (throughtheMotor[x].DtOverRotorTcstructure)• Theusercanalsoimplementhisorherowncustom servoandphasealgorithmsinC• Look-aheadfordynamicaccelerationadjustmentfor accuratecontouring• Jerklimitingforsmoothmotionandreducing mechanicalwear• Cutterradius(2D)andshape(3D)compensationfor machining• Position,torque,andbacklashcompensation• Multi-threadedgeneralpurposebackgroundprograms thatrunasynchronoustomotion:Upto32inPMAC’s Scriptlanguage,32inC• 0to3multi-threadedgeneralpurposeforeground Scriptprograms,1generalpurposeforegroundC program,whichrunasynchronoustomotion• Theaboveprogramscanbeusedforwhatever purposetheuserdesires(e.g.safetyandstatus monitoring,servogainscheduling,datareporting functions,etc.)• User-programmable,PMAC-Scheduledkinematics subroutines• Positionfollowing(electronicgearing)• Time-basecontrol(automaticfeedrateadjustment basedonanexternalinputsignal)• Transformationmatricesforcoordinatesystem rotationandtranslation• Directmicrosteppingorpulseanddirection(PFM) controlforencoderless,open-loopcontrolofstepper motors• PositionComparewithDigitalOutputatUser Programmedencoderpositionsat10MHz, accompaniedbyanoptionaluser-writteninterruptservice routine(ISR)thatrunsatthesepositionsifdesired• Coordinatesystemsmakegroupingmotorsfor synchronousmotionandconvertingmotorunitsto engineeringunitssimple• Multiple-motoraxisdefinitionssupported(e.g.forGantries)• Synchronousmotionmovemodes:Linear,Circular, Spline,PVT,andRapid• 1/TextensionfordigitalenhancementofstandardDigitalA QuadBencoderresolution• Automaticmove-until-triggerfunctionswithhardware capture• User-configurableservoclocks(forclosingtheservoloop attheappropriatesamplingfrequency),phaseclocks (forcommutation),PWMclocks(togettherightpulse frequencydependingonmotorcharacteristics)andreal- timeinterruptclocks(formoveplanning)

Safety Features:• Hardwareandsoftwareover-travellimits• Amplifierenable/faulthandshaking• Followingerrorlimits• Integratedcurrentlimit• Encoderlossdetection• Watchdogtimerandrelayforsafelystoppingthemachine ifthecontrollerfreezes.

Delta Tau sets the global benchmarks forprecision motion control, The Turbo PMAC based multiple axis low voltage motion controller/data acquisition system with integral amplifiers is designed specifically for the high energy physics market.

Controlling up to 8 axes of mixed servo and stepping motor types, the new Geo Brick LV IMS-II family of products is also a fraction of the size and cost of most conventionally built 8-axis systems.

The Geo Brick LV concept was designed to control the combination of motor technologies typically encountered in synchrotron applications. Given the complexity of such systems, this new design has significantly reduced cabling, simplifying installation and reducing costs.

The Geo Brick LV IMS-II expands the range of Delta Tau’s widely used Geo Brick integrated multi-axis controller/amplifier family of products. As well as integrating

the amplifiers, the LV controllers offer theunique power of the Delta Tau position control systems. This concept provides great savings in both panel space and installation costs and whilst the design is optimised for operation using a 48VDC bus - a level that eliminates many regulatory concerns – the amplifiers each have a 250W or 5A capacity.

By simply adding the MACRO (Machine And Control Ring Optical) option, the controller can be expanded to 32 axes, also enabling any Delta Tau Macro product such as I/O, analogue interfaces or amplifiers tobe added to the system. It is also possible using MACRO to create master/slave configurations linking two Geo Bricks.

Geo Brick LV IMS-II

Turbo PMAC LV-IMS Motion Controller

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Six circle diffractometer.

Image courtesy of Diamond Light Source

The PMAC “Brick Controller IMS” now comes in two distinct types. The original Turbo PMAC based Brick Controller IMS and now the NEW Power Brick Controller IMS.

Not only has Delta Tau upgraded to the NEW Power PMAC we have created a whole new digital version of both systems. These units do not come with integrated drive amplifiers.

To augment the original system concept with analogue outputs Delta Tau now offers a wholly digital version. Designed with stepper motors in mind the output from this unit is a digital PWM signal that can be configured to be either step and direction to interface with existing external stepper drives or it can be configured tooutput a PWM signal compatible with Delta Tau’s larger AC servo drives.

As well as standard quadrature encoder inputs both versions come complete with a range of serial encoder interfaces. These include Endat 2.2, Hiperface, SSI, Yaskawa Sigma II, and Tamagawa.

For more recent and future protocols, not included in the DSPgate3, provision has been made to fit a mezzanine board to facilitate the use of these and analogue sin/cos and resolver feedback devices.

The Delta Tau MACRO (Machine And Control Ring Optical) interface now comes as standard, enabling the controller to control 32 axes. It also allows any Delta Tau MACRO product such as I/O, analogue interfaces or amplifiers to be added to the systems.

Brick Controller IMS-II and the Power Brick Controller IMS

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NEW Digital Brick Controller IMS-II

Storage Ring at Diamond Light Source.

Image courtesy of Diamond Light Source

Quad PSU 1.6kVA & Quad PSU 500VA Power Supplies

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Delta Tau has two new compact switch mode power supply, called the Quad PSU, that not only reduces cabling for the new Geo Brick LV IMS-II, but also provides reliable power for up to four separate controller crates in a single rack mounted device.

The power supply unit is a low profile 1U configuration with three power supplies plus a Regen unit. It has a universal Input (85 - 265VAC) with built in power factor correction.

Because of the highly efficient nature of the switch mode power supplies used, it runs at a cool 10 degrees above ambient at full load.

Both the Quad PSU 1.6kVA and 500VA offer a 48Vdc or 24Vdc motor PSU and two 150W 24Vdc supplies for logic and I/Oproviding the power to up to four motion controllers.

Each motor, Logic and I/O output is individually switched and thermallyprotected.

The Motor power supply is additionally protected from over voltage by motor regeneration with an internal electronic circuit and thermally protected regen resistor.

All power supplies are internally protected from over voltage, over current, over temperature and fan failure where fitted.

Quad PSU 1.6kVA

Quad PSU 500VA

10Diamond Light Source facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford UK.

Image courtesy of Diamond Light Source

Observatory Sciences has worked with Delta Tau to integrate its GeoBrick LV controller and the Brick Controller IMS withEPICS to provide the Diamond Light Sourcesynchrotron with its next generation motorcontroller solution.

More recently, Observatory Sciences is continuing its work with Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) with the latest project for Power PMAC EPICS support.

The ability to use the Power PMAC with both EPICS and now TANGO will enable adoption of these systems at large scientific facilities such as synchrotrons. Observatory Sciences is a recognised leader in EPICS, developing control systems and delivering EPICS training. The EPICS toolkit has been used on many high energy physics facilities as well as on largeastronomical telescopes around the world, and EPICS software now provides the core control system for many synchrotron facilities.

The addition of TANGO software for thePower PMAC provides another option forsynchrotron motion control community.

TANGO (TAco Next Generation Object) is a distributed control system, based on object oriented and service oriented approaches to software architecture. It is being actively developed by the collaborative effort of a group of European scientific institutes,including Alba, Desy, Elettra, ESRF, FRM II,Solaris and Soleil.

The first user of Observatory Sciences TANGO software library for the Power PMAC will be the Soleil synchrotron – the French national synchrotron which provides a multi-disciplinary instrument and research laboratory. The synchrotron is currently home to a number of high profile research projects, including looking into the production of graphene semiconductornano-ribbons. This two-dimensional crystalcomposed of a single layer of carbon atoms has very promising properties that could drive major advances in microelectronics.Observatory Sciences experience with Delta.

Delta Tau offers a full range of mating connectors and interconnecting cables.

EPICSTechnology

TANGOSoftware

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TANGO software interface

EPICS interface screen

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