The controller is great at driving bipolar stepper motors with a rated winding current of up to 3 A and DC motors with rated current up to 6 A. All you need to do is plug it in, no assembly required.

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Multiple controllers can be connected to one computer either via USB ports or through a special hub that provide axis synchronization.

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The controller's software is fully compatible with almost all operating systems, e.g., Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc. You can test the software with virtual controllers simulated by the software. The software provides javascript like scripting language to quickly automate your task or you can use a cross platform library with code examples on C, Visual Basic, Matlab, Labview, Python, C# to build your own software.

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Optionally the controller can be managed with the same instructions set, as from USB interface, by using many of popular serial interfaces like Bluetooth, Ethernet, RS422 or RS232 – requires converters from TTL logic signals RX and TX. These signals are located on the backplane connector of the controller circuit board. Communication speed, parity and stop bits are wide configurable. Default interface is USB, but on request Standa can produce controllers with required interface. Test the controller 8SMC5 instantly as it comes with the manual control buttons, they could be used for ease testing of your equipment or controller itself even without a PC.

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For faster starting your task we continuously develop new configuration files for motorized stages.