Motion Controller Selection Guide

Featuring ESP technology, Newport Motion Controllers automatically recognize and configure attached Newport motion products and systems for immediate operation. Using standard communication buses, extensive software driver libraries and intuitive robust command sets; application integration is powerful, efficient and easy.

Newport motion controllers with integrated drives have been developed to address a wide audience of production and research customers requiring high-precision control of brushless servo, DC brush, stepper, piezo, galvo and voice coil motors. Newport Controllers are often selected for best-performance, compatibility with selected positioner, number of axes, communication bus and Analog and Digital I/O channels.

Motion controller compatibility is listed on each positioning product page, or view our stage to controller compatibility page. To begin your precision motion product search by motorized product type, visit our Motion Control main page.

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	XPS-D Universal High-Performance Motion Controller and Driver	XPS-RLD Universal High-performance Motion Controller	ESP302 3-Axis DC & Stepper Motion Controller	SMC Single Axis DC or Stepper Motion Controller	CONEX Single Axis DC, Stepper, or Piezo Motion Controller
Architecture
Max Number of Axis	8	4	3	1	1
Multi Axis Support
Stage Compatibility
ESP Technology (Plug-and-play right out of the box)
Manual Configuration Option
Compatible Motors	Brush DC Linear Stepper Piezo Voice coil	Brush DC Linear Stepper Piezo Voice coil	Brush DC Stepper	Stepper DC servo	Stepper DC servo Piezo
Output Power	Up to 43 VDC / 6 A Up to 96 VDC / 25 A with XPS-EDBL	Up to 43 VDC / 5 A Up to 96 VDC / 25 A with XPS-EDBL	Up to 48 VDC / 3 A	48 VDC / 1.5 A (DC) 48 VDC / 1.1 A (Stepper)	24 VDC / 2.5 A (Conex-PP) 5 V / <.5 A USB (Conex-AG)
Multiple Components				(Daisy-chain)	(Daisy-chain)
Connectivity
Communication Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet	Ethernet, RS-232	RS-232	USB
I/O's	40 TTL inputs and 40 TTL outputs (open-collector) 8 synch. analog inputs ±10 V, 16 Bits 8 synch. analog outputs ±5 V, ±10 V or ±12.288 V (configurable),16 Bits	8 TTL inputs and 8 TTL outputs (open-collector) 2 synch. analog inputs ±10 V, 12 Bits 2 synch. analog outputs ±10 V, 12 Bits	16 channel rear panel digital I/O can be programmed to be either input or output (in 8-bit blocks) via software	4 TLL inputs (open collector, 30V / 40mA) 4 TLL outputs (2.21 KOhm pull up to 5V)
Motion Performance
Compensation	Backlash Linear error XY and XYZ error mapping All corrections are taken into account on the servo loop	Backlash Linear error XY and XYZ error mapping All corrections are taken into account on the servo loop	Backlash Linear Offset Tachometer gain	Backlash Friction Hysteresis	Backlash Hysteresis
Control Loop	Open loop, PI position, PIDFF velocity, PIDFF acceleration, PIDDualFF voltage Variable PID’s Deadband threshold Derivative cut-off filter	Open loop, PI position, PIDFF velocity, PIDFF acceleration, PIDDualFF voltage Variable PID’s Deadband threshold Derivative cut-off filter	Open loop, PI position, PIDFF velocity, PID Dual FF voltage Integration limit and integration time Derivative cut-off filter	Floating point digital PID loop with velocity and friction feed forward 2 kHz servo rate Backlash compensation	PI control
Complex Trajectory Support
Trajectories	Synchronized point to point Line-arc mode Catmull-Rom Splines PVT (Trajectory based on position, velocity and time)	Synchronized point to point Line-arc mode Catmull-Rom Splines PVT (Trajectory based on position, velocity and time)	Synchronized point to point Line-arc mode	Synchronized motion start Stop all	Synchronized motion start Stop all
Motion Features	Jogging mode including on the fly changes Synchronized point to point Spindle motion Gantry mode including XY gantries Analog tracking Master-slave including single master-multiple slaves	Jogging mode including on the fly changes Synchronized point to point Spindle motion Analog tracking Master-slave including single master-multiple slaves	Advanced motion programming capabilities and complex digital I/O functions Full featured front panel with position and status displays for each axis Trapezoidal velocity profile S-curve velocity profile	Jogging Point to point motion S-gamma profile Jerk time control Watchdog timer Software limits	Forward and reverse limit Software limits User units Absolute and relative moves End of range checks Power limit checks Watchdog timer S-gamma motion profiler
Software & GUI
GUI	Web browser page	Web browser page	Web browser page	SMC100 GUI	CONEX GUI
Memory/Command buffer	Internal flash Memory	Internal flash Memory	300MB Program memory	Internal flash Memory	Internal flash Memory
Software	Object oriented command language	Object oriented command language	ASCII language and command set	SMC GUI & ASCII language and command set (86 cmds)	Conex GUI & ASCII language and command set
Software Features	Real time execution using TCL scripts Multi user capability Axis position or speed controlled by analog input Auto-tuning and auto-scaling, Auto configuration User defined units	Real time execution using TCL scripts Multi user capability Axis position or speed controlled by analog input Auto-tuning and auto-scaling, Auto configuration User defined units	User defined units
SW drivers and Languages	.NET, TCL	.NET, TCL	.NET	.NET	.NET
Platform Components
Accessories	XPS-GCODE, TG5	XPS-GCODE		SMC-RC	CONEX-BP, CONEX-PS
Driver Cards	XPS-DRV11, XPS-DRV00P, XPS-EDBL	XPS-DRV11, XPS-DRV00P, XPS-EDBL	Integrated	None	None
Weight & Dimensions
Weight (max)	8.75 kg	7.8 kg	6.5 kg	1 kg	1 kg
Dimensions (in)	17.4 x 15 x 7	12.6x13.4x7	12x17x4	5.5x6.5x1.3	3.7x2x1

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Piezo Motor Controllers

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	Series	Number of Axis	Compatible Motors	Communications	Analog I/O	Digital I/O
	Agilis™ Piezo Motion Controllers	2 (up to 8 on AG-UC8)	Agilis Piezo Motor	USB	No	No
	3-Channel Piezo Stack Controllers	3	Piezo stack	USB RS232	1 Channel	NONE

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New Focus™ Picomotor™ Controllers

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Series	Number of Axis	ESP Stage Detection	Compatible Motors	Communications	I/O
Open-Loop Picomotor™ Motion Controller Modules	1 to 4	No	Picomotor Piezo	RS485, Ethernet, USB	No
Closed-Loop Picomotor™ Motion Controller Modules	1 to 2	No	Picomotor Piezo	RS485, Ethernet, USB	No
TTL and Analog Picomotor™ Motion Controller	1	No	Picomotor Piezo Motor	No	1 Analog In 4 TTL In

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Newport Hexapod Controllers

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	Series	Number of Axis	Compatible Motors	Communications	Analog I/O	Digital I/O
	Hexapod Motion Controllers/Drivers	6	HXP-MECA	Ethernet	4 Channels	30 Channels

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