Technical

Variants

Veronte MC01 has to variants or versions. Both have the same hardware, nonetheless the software is different.

  • MC01B - Brushless variant: for brushless motors.

  • MC01S - Stepper variant: for stepper motors.

General features

  • Compact design

  • Lightweight

  • Low energy consumption

  • Very quick reaction

  • Support for encoders

  • Gyro-stabilisation

  • Control algorithm: Proportional Integral Derivative (configurable gains)

  • Dimensions: 60x25x15mm

  • Weight: 10g

  • Redundant Isolated CAN Expansion

    • 2x CAN for critical actuators - two wires each one

    • No power wires required (optional)

  • Auxiliary Power Outputs

    • 1x 5V DC

    • 1x 3.3V DC

  • Embedded Sensors

    • Input voltage

    • Board temperature

  • Communication buses

    • 1x CAN

    • 1x I2C

  • Input / Output

    • 4x GPIO (on/off)

    • 2x PWM / ECAP

  • Supported encoders

    • SPI Differential

    • SPI

    • Digital (ECAP and EQEP)

Part List

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Number

Description

Commercial reference

1

Connector with 3 pins

S1SS-03-28-GF-07_00-L

2

Veronte MC01 controller

3

Connector with 20 pins

S1SS-20-28C-GF-11_00-L

Dimensions

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Veronte MC01 board dimensions

Electrical specifications

  • Motor

    • Voltage: same as input. 3-phase brushless interface.

  • EQEP encoder

    • 32-bit QEP channels.

  • PWM/ECAP

    • Maximum voltage: 3.3V.

    • Maximum input current: 2.5 mA.

    • Sampling rate: up to 1 micro s.

  • Auxiliary 3.3V output

    • Non-protected output - Light loads.

  • Auxiliary 5V output

    • Non-protected output - Light loads.

  • CAN

    • Complies with standards.

    • Non-Isolated.

    • Speed up to 1 Mbps.

  • I2C

    • 3.3V Signals up to 400 KHz.

  • Power Input

    • Vmax = 24V DC.

    • IMax: 3A. Depends on the motor.

    • Inom: 0.3A (motor not working).

    • Typical Input Current: 1.5A.

  • SPI encoder

    • Maximum and minimum voltage: +12 to -12V.

  • Addon for isolated CAN transceivers - New board soldered.

Interfaces

The only connections required are the connectors shown in the Part List section.