Home Questionnaire When we attempt to provide a response to a customer's need for a motion control system, we frequently need more information than is readily available in order to provide a sound response. We have prepared a list of questions that can arise when completing an order. If it looks like too much work, don't worry-just fill out what you know. We can get the rest later. Product Definition Worksheet 1. How many motors will be used on the machine? 2. Is there a preference as to motor type? Please Select DC brushed Brushless Stepper, full step Stepper, half step Stepper, quarter step Stepper, tenth step Stepper, microstep AC Best cost/perfomance 3. Are all axes the same type? Please select Yes No 4. What are the torque requirements on each axis? 5. Is there a preferred method of communication? Please Select RS-232/422 multidrop Centronics parallel IBM PC bus IEEE-488 Best cost/performance 6. Preferred motor voltage? 7. Is there a size constraint or preferred outline? 8. What resolution and accuracy requirements exist? 9. What control methods are desired? Please Select Handheld or Teach-in terminal Joystick, trackball, mouse, jog switch Hardware control panel with keyboard and display Virtual (software) control panel Local position display Slaved to an external process 10. How many discrete I/O lines are required? In, Out Is optical isolation required? Please Select Yes No 11. How many analog I/O lines? In, Out What resolution? Please Select 8 bits 12 bits 16 bits more Differential or Single ended? Please Select Differential Single ended 12. Is there a preferred programming language? Please Select C Basic Visual Basic MS-DOS Windows Ladder logic G-codes HPGL Proprietary 13. Is there a power constraint? 14. Is there a preferred type of position feedback? Please Select Incremental encoder Absolute encoder LVDT Resolver Resistive Capacitive 15. What type of package? Please Select Plug-in board Desktop chassis Rackmount chassis 16. What is the maximum velocity? 17. What is the maximum acceleration? 18. If a lead screw design is proposed, a description of the diameter, length and material will help us calculate the required motor size, if not already known. Also, the mass of the load and estimated friction. 19. What is the maximum bandwidth required for the control loop? 20. Is there a need for non-volatile (permanent) memory? 21. How will the system be commanded? Please Select Stand-alone operation with dedicated switches and display Under control of a host computer program Interactively, from a terminal Under control of external switch closures Synchronous with an external process All the Above 22. What control modes are desired? Please Select Velocity Position Torque All 23. What is the environment? Please Select Lab Shop Factory floor Vacuum NEMA rating Mobile 24. Should this controller incorporate a stored program capability or be a slave? 25. What interaction is required between axes? Please Select Linear and circular interpolation multi-axis contouring Fully independent, multi-tasking operation 26. What is the expected volume/year? 27. Is this product to be resold under private label? Please Select Yes No 28. What are the most important design guidelines? Please Select Performance Cost Size Power Reliability Ease of use 29. Is there a cost budget? 30. Is there a critical time to market? 31. Whose controller have you been using previously? 32. Why are you willing (eager?) to change suppliers? Copyright © Diva Automation