Advanced Mechatronic Technology

Engineering & development of
embedded electronics, motion control, and automation
USA
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Engineering & development of embedded electronics, motion control, and automation.

Four decades of engineering in electronics, software, mechanical, and control systems.

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Areas of work

Engineering Disciplines

The designs documented on this site span several engineering disciplines, developed over a long career in controls and automation engineering.

Embedded Design

PIC & AVR microcontrollers, Ethernet/USB/serial interfaces, custom PCB design and layout.

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Motion Control

Servo & stepper systems, Cartesian and gantry robots, multi-axis coordinated motion.

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Software & Controls

Industrial and embedded software, PC-based HMI, data acquisition, and firmware for dedicated control.

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PLC Programming

Allen-Bradley, AutomationDirect, Keyence, Omron, Mitsubishi — programming and line integration.

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Vision Systems

Camera-based inspection, part ID, dimensional measurement, calibration and alignment.

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Multi-Discipline Systems

Mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic — complete workcell design and integration.

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Featured design

Millennium ETH — Ethernet Pulse-Rate Totalizer & I/O

LATEST DESIGN

Getting pulse, digital & analog data onto a network

  • Pulse input: 0.5 Hz – 30 kHz, optically isolated
  • Totalizer: 56-bit non-volatile (~76,000 yrs @ 30 kHz)
  • Protocols: Modbus TCP (502) • ASCII/TCP (5000)
  • I/O: 4× analog in • 3× digital in • 3× digital out
  • Power / net: 12 or 24 VDC • 10/100 Ethernet RJ45
  • Form: Board-level PCB • optional DIN-rail
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Millennium ETH

Other designs documented here: USB Pulse Totalizer, PIC18F57K42 USB microcontroller, Tibbo EM2001 Ethernet controller, DC motor H-bridge.

Application areas

Where this class of hardware is typically applied

The designs shown here address problems commonly encountered in industrial control and measurement. The categories below describe typical application contexts for this type of hardware.

Test & Measurement

Pulse counting, totalizing, and data acquisition from sensor outputs.

Material Handling

Feed indexing, positioning, and coordinated multi-axis motion.

Inspection

Camera-based part identification, measurement, and alignment.

Process Monitoring

Flow, rate and threshold monitoring with networked reporting.