If machine design permits it, all controller intelligence, human interfacing, electrical IO and external communication can be combined into a single cabinet. This will result in a compact modular device, yielding many advantages, particularly when operating in demanding environments. This “all in one” principle represents a very cost effective solution. Furthermore, it also avoids additional communication channels and grounding levels can simplify the design at a machine system level, in turn contributing to overall robustness, quality and EMC behavior.

Case study “All in one” industrial Compressor controller:

Case study “All in one” Orthophaedic brace controller

HMI:

128*64 graphical LCD

9 button context sensitive keypad

Communication:

USB – PC connection sequence download

Electrical IO:

Double 4Amp bipolar stepper drive

Rotative encoder input

Intelligence:

50Mhz 16bit DSP processor

32kbyte flash

SW platform:

Native C application library