Embedded Control System Design

Both the Calnetix Magnetic Bearing Controller and Calnetix Motor Drive employ embedded controls to perform dedicated control functions specific to Calnetix designed motor generator and bearing performance needs. Calnetix develops its own embedded hardware and associated software to address the needs of complex electrical, mechanical and system design and integration requirements. Calnetix employs two development platforms based on the Texas Instruments (TI) DSP and the Motorola Freescale DSP for its magnetic bearing controllers and motor drives. These embedded controllers feature high speed DSP, PWM drives, analog and digital I/O s, and on-board flash and RAM. The user can control and monitor the embedded controllers by using Modbus through RS485/232, or digital/analog IOs. Ethernet or USB port interfaces are also available.