Aerotech EPICS & TANGO Drivers for Distributed Control Systems

We developed EPICS and TANGO drivers for the Automation1 motion

control platform in partnership with laboratory control system experts

at Argonne National Laboratory and Observatory Sciences.

This means the motor drivers are ready to use and have an open

source interface. Automation1 also has .NET, C and Python APIs for

building Windows and Linux applications.

EPICS and TANGO provide a common language for scientists using

experimental science facilities. Our Automation1 motion control 

platform is the premier standard in precision motion control and

includes new PWM and linear amplifier technology, superior configuration

and setup tools, absolute encoder support, the innovative fiber-optic

HyperWire motion bus, and our Position Synchronized Output (PSO)

feature that provides process triggers based on actual position—making

detector triggering and position capture easy.

Key Features

• Ready-to-use, open source device drivers developed in partnership

with Argonne National Laboratory and Observatory Sciences

• Motion control integration made simple - tested & verified

• Open source drivers

• Unlocks the power of Aerotech motion control

• Powers position synchronized output (PSO) position-based process

control

• Supports absolute encoder & EtherCat

• Features powerful configuration & tuning tools

• Develops applications for the Linux operating system

Automation1

The Automation1 EPICS & TANGO drivers are part of the user-friendly

Automation1 motion control platform, which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus