Request InfoPerformance Motion Devices Inc.LINCOLN, Mass., Oct. 18, 2006 -- The Prodigy-PC/104 motion card from Performance Motion Devices (PMD) is designed for multi-axis, multi-motor control and is available in 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-axis versions. Its motion-control features including trajectory generation, servo-loop closure, quadrature-signal input, motor-output signal generation, performance trace, and on-the-fly changes and commutation. Motor type can be software-selected on a per-axis basis: DC brush, brushless DC, step or microstepping. The card communicates via a PC/104 bus, CANbus or serial port. 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