CONTENTS:
XMP Hardware
XMP Controller Configurations
Expansions and Add-ons
Host Computer Electrical Requirements
XMP Controller Installation
CHAPTER 1
XMP HARDWARE OVERVIEW

XMP Controller Configurations

As demonstrated in the "XMP Hardware Overview" above, XMP controllers come from MEI with a variety of configurable options; however, not all options apply. (For example, SERCOS controllers have no voltage options because they function optically.)

MEI organizes its XMP controllers by form factor, bus, axes, and voltage. Several common controllers are listed in the table below.

Common XMP controllers.

Data Type

Form Factor

Opto Input Voltage

No. of Axes1

No. of Rings2

Description

Part No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XMP-analog

PCI

5

4

 

XMP-PCI-4-5V

T003-0006

 

 

8

 

XMP-PCI-8-5V

T003-0001

 

 

16

 

XMP-PCI-16-5V

T003-0003

 

24

4

 

XMP-PCI-4-24V

T003-0005

 

 

8

 

XMP-PCI-8-24V

T003-0002

 

 

16

 

XMP-PCI-16-24V

T003-0004

CPCI-3U

5

4

 

XMP-CPCI-3U-4-5V

T001-0010

CPCI-6U

5

4

 

XMP-CPCI-4-5V

T001-0016

 

 

8

 

XMP-CPCI-8-5V

T001-0003

 

24

4

 

XMP-CPCI-4-24V

T001-0017

 

 

8

 

XMP-CPCI-8-24V

T001-0004

 

 

12

 

XMP-CPCI-12-24V

T001-0015

 

 

16

 

XMP-CPCI-16-24V

T001-0006

 

 

Network
(XMP-SERCOS)

PCI

N/A

8

1

XMP-SERCOS-PCI-S1

T004-0005

 

N/A

16

2

XMP-SERCOS-PCI-S2

T004-0004

CPCI-6U

N/A

24

3

XMP-SERCOS-CPCI-S3

T004-0001

PMC

N/A

8

1

XMP-SERCOS-PMC-S1

T004-0002



IMPORTANT NOTE: When ordering parts or service from MEI, please refer to its part number (e.g., "T003-0005").

 


1. Most basic ("main") XMP analog controllers come configured for 8 axes. Additional axes are configured by adding an expansion board to the controller, boosting the total number to either 12 or 16 axes per controller. (Expansion is not available in XMP-CPCI-3U or PMC form factors.)

2. SERCOS controllers are configured for either 1 or 3 rings, with each ring handling a maximum of 8 SERCOS devices.