Overview

The HCTL-1100 general purpose motion control IC is custom fabricated using CMOS technology. Mektronix Technology, Inc. will no longer manufacture or supply the HCTL-1100. The chip after many years of useful service in a multitude of applications has now been retired. Mektronix has developed the MCP-1200 as a backwards compatible upgrade to the HCTL-1100 with enhanced performance features. Greg Mayworm, the CEO of Mektronix, comments "The register based design allows a simple way to build motion control systems without the need to specialize in control embedded software". Do to manufacturing efficiencies the MCP-1200 is also priced at a 50% discount to the old HCTL-1100.

HCTL-1100 Features

• Low Power CMOS
• PDIP and PLCC packages
• DC Servo and Stepper Motor Control
• Position and Velocity Control
• Programmable Digital Filter
• Analog and PWM Motor Command Ports
• TTL Compatible
• SYNC Pin for Coordinating Multiple ICs
• 2 MHz Operation
• Encoder Input Port

Part Numbers

HCTL-1100	40 Lead PDIP Plastic Package
HCTL-1100#PLC	44 Lead PLCC Plastic Package

Applications

The HCTL-1100 has been used in many different automation applications that require closed-loop control of servo motors. Some of these applications are listed below.

• Laboratory Automation Equipment
• Pan and tilt surveillance cameras
• Sewing machine head stitching
• CNC machine tool controls
• Robotic manipulators
• Pick-and-place robots
• Laser and glass cutters
• Semiconductor wafer processing
• Higher education and research

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