Industrial I/O and Motion Controller

ClearPath-MC motors
  • Four motion axes, and 24-volt compatible, analog and digital I/O.
  • Use solo to control smaller machines, or networked as distributed nodes in larger applications.
  • A rich C++ library and powerful ARM Cortex-M4 processor ensure ease-of-use and excellent performance.
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ClearCore features
32-bit ARM Cortex M4F processor operating at 120MHz with 512kB FLASH and 192kB RAM. DSP and floating point instruction sets.
10/100 Fast
Ethernet
USB
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Two serial ports: software configurable to interface with SPI or UART devices. Each port has an activity LED and 5 volt power pin for the remote device, if needed.
See the I/O state and exception status at a glance on dedicated LEDs. Faster software development and easier troubleshooting.
Add up to 64 more digital I/O points in 8-point increments by daisy-chaining CCIO-8 expansion modules.
All I/O points are also available on a header connector to easily pass them to a custom board.
All I/O points are compatible with 24V industrial sensors and actuators. Power with 24 VDC.
Drive DC motors with two built-in H-bridge outputs. Or, drive a speaker for voice-quality audio, annunciation tones or tone sequences.
Heavy duty digital outputs can directly drive resistive or inductive loads up to 9 watts, so you can drive contactors, pneumatic or liquid valves, guard locks, brakes, LED lamps, etc. without separate relays.
Every I/O point has a separate terminal block, with its own power and ground pins. This eliminates running multiple wires to one connector terminal or creating specially made breakout boards.
Rugged polycarbonate and aluminum case
Small: 3.5" x 5" x 1"
Control up to 4 axes of stepper and/or servo motors. ClearPath-SD and -MC integrated servos are "plug and play" using standard cables. Note: Only certain operational modes in the MC series are recommended when using ClearCore (see below for more information).
Accepts a variety of XBee modules for peer-to-peer (or point-to-multipoint) wireless communication (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, DigiMesh, 802.15.4, etc.) Enables Industrial IoT (IIoT).
Compatible with h/w debuggers (connector under cover). Step through code, set breakpoints, evaluate expressions, watch variables, and many other powerful debugging features.
Protected against overloads (voltage, current and thermal), ESD, inductive flyback, reversed power polarity, and most wiring errors.
1Protected against overloads (voltage, current and thermal), ESD, inductive flyback, reversed power polarity, and most wiring errors.
232-bit ARM Cortex M4F processor operating at 120MHz with 512kB FLASH and 192kB RAM. DSP and floating point instruction sets.
310/100 Fast Ethernet
4USB programming port
5Two serial ports: software configurable to interface with SPI or UART devices. Each port has an activity LED and 5 volt power pin for the remote device, if needed.
6See the I/O state and exception status at a glance on dedicated LEDs. Faster software development and easier troubleshooting.
7Add up to 64 more digital I/O points in 8-point increments by daisy-chaining CCIO-8 expansion modules.
8All I/O points are also available on a header connector to easily pass them to a custom board.
9All I/O points are compatible with 24V industrial sensors and actuators. Power with 24 VDC.
10Drive DC motors with two built-in H-bridge outputs. Or, drive a speaker for voice-quality audio, annunciation tones or tone sequences.
11Heavy duty digital outputs can directly drive resistive or inductive loads up to 9 watts, so you can drive contactors, pneumatic or liquid valves, guard locks, brakes, LED lamps, etc. without separate relays.
12Every I/O point has a separate terminal block, with its own power and ground pins. This eliminates running multiple wires to one connector terminal or creating specially made breakout boards.
13Rugged polycarbonate and aluminum case; Small: 3.5" x 5" x 1"
14Control up to 4 axes of stepper and/or servo motors. ClearPath-SD and -MC integrated servos are "plug and play" using standard cables. Note: Only certain operational modes in the MC series are recommended when using ClearCore (see below for more information).
15Accepts a variety of XBee modules for peer-to-peer (or point-to-multipoint) wireless communication (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, DigiMesh, 802.15.4, etc.) Enables Industrial IoT (IIoT).
16Compatible with h/w debuggers (connector under cover). Step through code, set breakpoints, evaluate expressions, watch variables, and many other powerful debugging features.

Use ClearCore standalone in smaller systems...

ClearCore standalone schematic

...Or, distribute multiple ClearCore units to power larger systems

ClearCore large system schematicCCIO-8

Control Stepper Motors and/or Digital Servos...

...Including ClearPath SD- and MC-Series Integrated Servos

ClearPath-SD
Position & Velocity
With ClearCore's step & direction outputs, you can control ClearPath-SD servo systems to achieve high performance in a low-cost, compact package. This combination will provide complete control over the motion profile including position, velocity, and acceleration.
ClearPath-SD is also an easy upgrade over stepper motors giving you smoother, quieter, and more precise closed-loop motion.
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ClearPath-MC
Torque Control
ClearCore combined with ClearPath-MC is the easiest way to achieve high-performance torque control for applications that have no precise positioning requirements (e.g. web tensioning applications).
The MC motors can be used in one of two operational modes with the ClearCore controller for torque control. Follow Digital Torque Command allows you to control the torque output of the motor (no control over position or velocity) while the Follow Digital Velocity Command w/ Variable Torque mode allows you to control the active torque limit and the commanded velocity at any given time.
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Use ClearCore with ClearPath-SD and -MC series integrated servos
Control 4 axes of motion with each ClearCore
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Flexible, software-configurable I/O

  • 13 software-configurable I/O points. Add up to 64 more digital inputs/outputs with 8-point I/O expansion modules (CCIO-8).
  • Four axes of motion control. Compatible with step & direction servo or stepper drives. Plug & play with ClearPath servos.
  • Separate ground and power pins for all I/O points. Easy point-to-point wiring.
  • Dedicated LED for every I/O point indicates state and exception status.
  • Encoder input (differential quadrature) using optional Encoder Input Adapter

Rich C++ Motion and I/O Library puts power in the palm of your hand

  • No need to understand the intricate details of the Cortex-M4 processor. Software objects give you intuitive access to ClearCore's diverse hardware functions.
  • Objects for motor control and status, I/O configuration, speaker sound generation, signal filtering, and more...
  • More than 40 extensively commented example projects to accelerate your development.
  • Source code available for free under an OEM-friendly license.
  • For rapid prototypes or tests, create programs within the simple and popular Arduino environment using the ClearCore Arduino wrapper along with the standard ClearCore library.
ClearCore fits in the palm of your hand

Finish projects faster with modern, object-oriented programming

Atmel IDE code example example menus

Powerful Debugging

Using the optional Atmel-ICE tool, Atmel Studio 7 debug features include:
  • Setting simple and complex breakpoints
  • Stepping through code
  • Non-intrusive tracing
  • Examining variable values
3-year warranty

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Next Step

See specs, user manual, and 2D/3D drawings. Download the free Motion and I/O software library and optional Arduino wrapper library.

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