June 24, 2022 - Nippon Pulse is excited to announce its new generation of box-level motion controllers, the Commander box (CMD-4EX). The CMD-4EX controllers contain a Nippon Pulse Commander core module (CMD-4CR), which provides new features for Nippon Pulse box controllers, as well as improvements to features of the first-generation PMX box controllers. The biggest improvement to the new CMD box controller is the switch in USB interface from a custom API to a Windows HID API, which allows users to get the device up and running much faster, without the need to source and install additional software.
The second-generation controller also improves on the first with a new feature–helical interpolation on the X-Y-Z axes–and allows for circular and arc interpolation between any two axes, not just X and Y. CMD-4EX also has a built-in 4-axis driver with a TBD option, a pulser (MPG output) and an extra axis of buffer compared to the PMX. The CMD box has additional homing modes, high-speed inputs and outputs and general purpose I/O, and a 32-bit Arm microprocessor. These improvements to the second-generation box controller free up bandwidth, provide more flexibility in control and get new applications operating more readily.
