KEY FEATURES:

• Delivers industry leading IN-POSITION STABILITY performance

• Unlocks the full MOTION CONTROL power of our Automation1-iSMC

intelligent software based motion controller

• Features COMPLETE CONFIGURATION & PERFORMANCE capability

of the XL2e linear servo drive

• CONNECT TO THE CONTROLLER using Modbus TCP/IP or TCP Socket

interface

• Allows for up to 12 AXES OF CONTROL when more Automation1 drives

are connected over the HyperWire fiber-optic bus

• Includes PSO, the ULTIMATE IN POSITION BASED CONTROL for

industrial lasers, cameras & more

• Includes SAFE TORQUE OFF (STO) functional safety

Extend Your I/O

Configure the Automation1-iSMC with the appropriate industrial ethernet

options and connect additional third-party devices, completing your control

architecture – or simply configure the iXL2e with the onboard IO expansion

option.

Compact Linear Drive & Full Motion Controller

Achieve new levels of precision motion and full system control with

the iXL2e compact linear servo motor drive with full motion controller.

The highly integrated iXL2e runs the full Automation1-iSMC motion

controller, offers industry best sub-nanometer levels of position

control for servo motors and stages, connects to other Automation1

drives over HyperWire and connects to other automation devices

over EtherCAT, EtherNet/IPTM, Modbus TCP/IP or a TCP Socket

interface. Multi-axis PSO enables precision control of your industrial

laser or process tool synchronized with your motion trajectory.

The iXL2e includes high-performance linear amplifier technology that

enables low noise and high-precision motor control by eliminating

switching noise and deadtime.

Automation1

The iXL2e is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion control

platform, which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

Control Your Process

The XL5e is more than a motion control device. It also includes 

many process control features. Empowered with Aerotech’s PSO

functionality, a single-axis XL5e can track up to three encoders

in real time to trigger a process tool like an industrial laser or

camera.

Each XL5e can be configured with an optional I/O expansion board,

greatly increasing the number of I/O points. The I/O board includes

a dedicated PSO output, and PSO can be used with a synchronization

input to synchronize process control with an external mode-locked

frequency input.

Low Noise Operation

Linear amplifiers are characterized by low noise operation, and the

XL5e is no different. This is because linear amplifiers do not incorporate

on-off pulse width modulation (PWM) switching to control motor currents.

Ready To Connect

Two HyperWire connections make it simple to connect the XL5e with

other Automation1 drive hardware in a multi-axis configuration.

A 24-volt one amp brake output is included. The device is CE approved,

NRTL safety certified and EU 2015/863 RoHS 3 directive certified.

The power amplifier bandwidth is software selectable.

KEY FEATURES:

• Controls drive brush, brushless, voice coil & stepper motors

• Connects through the HyperWire® fiberoptic bus, which has

20 TIMES THE

• BANDWIDTH of 100BASE-T Ethernet buses

• Produces UP TO 600W POWER OUTPUT from integral power

supply

• Includes SAFE TORQUE OFF (STO) safety circuit

• Features 67.1 MB drive array with MORE THAN 16 MILLION

32-BIT ELEMENTS

• Offers many optional features, including Multi-axis Position

Synchronized Output (PSO) and I/O expansion board

Packed with Features

Standard features for the Automation1 XL5e include safe torque

off (STO), a data array with more than 16 million 32-bit elements,

digital and analog I/O, Position Synchronized Output (PSO),

dedicated home and end-of-travel limit inputs and an enhanced

current sense device.

High-Powered Linear Amplifier Performance

Aerotech’s highest performance single-axis linear servo motor

drive, the XL5e enables low noise and high-precision motion

control for the world’s most demanding precision motion

applications, including eddy current inspection, sensor testing

and high-precision position and velocity tracking.

You’ll see more accurate position tracking, more precise in

position stability and smaller minimum step sizes because the

XL5e’s performance is driven by high-end components that enable

zero amplifier “dead time” and high-resolution, low-noise current

sensing. A highly integrated design means you have control and

bus power supplies, servo and current controllers, linear power

amplifiers, cooling fans and heatsinks in a single package.

Automation1

The XL5e is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion

control platform, which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

The GI4 is an ideal device for machine builders. Not only does it

include multiple I/O points, it also connects to the Automation1-iSMC

motion control via the HyperWire motion bus side-by-side with other

Automation1 drive electronics. The iSMC’s default G-code support 

couples nicely with the GI4’s standard 3-axis XY2-100 or new higher

-resolution XY3-100 support to make all types of laser systems easy

to deploy. Even high-end 3D printing processes are implemented as

simply as traditional 2D processes such as laser etching, laser

engraving, laser cutting, laser welding and laser ablation.

The GI4 includes a data array with more than 67 MB of memory, which

enables bitmap and grayscale processes. Simply download laser on/off

control arrays or high-resolution grayscale values to the drive array, then

call upon these values, synchronized with motion, to control laser firing

and power. Use Part-Speed PSO to ensure accurate and consistent pulse

-to-pulse spacing while calling on the drive array’s memory to control

each laser firing event.

Do all of this while tracking the positions of your servo axes in combination

with your galvo scan head axes using IFOV. Simply route your servo axes

position feedback from the Automation1 servo drives to the GI4 and the

GI4 will combine the galvo and servo positions to accurately control your

process. Even if not a hard requirement, using IFOV can help improve

throughput and quality by optimizing laser on time and limiting the scan

head motion to the central region of the focusing objective.

KEY FEATURES:

• LASER SCAN HEAD CONTROL for two- &three-axis XY2-100 and

XY3-100 scanners

• Increases system performance with INFINITE FIELD OF VIEW

(IFOV), enabling optimized machine throughput & eliminating

stitching errors while maintaining effective pixel resolution

• MINIMIZES SPOT DISTORTION by using the central region of

your focusing objective (enabled by IFOV)

• Offers MARKING ON THE FLY for line-follower and other dynamic

applications

• Manages laser spot placement with precision using PART-SPEED

PSO (POSITION SYNCHRONIZED OUTPUT)

• Features LASER CONTROL INTERFACE with YAG, CO2 & general 

purpose operating modes

Simple, Powerful Laser Scan Head Control

Now with XY3-100 support! Control two- or three-axis laser scan

heads with the Automation GI4 laser scan head controller. The

GI4 commands industrial scan heads using the XY2-100 protocol

or the higher resolution XY3-100 protocol, and it connects inline

with an Automation1 controller and drives over HyperWire⁠—

enabling powerful performance and simple synchronization with

other axes of motion.

The GI4 adds power to your system by unlocking features like

our infinite field of view (IFOV), marking on the fly (MOTF) and

position synchronized output (PSO) technology alongside the

Automation1 platform’s standard laser control functionality.

Automation1

The GI4 is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion control

platform, which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

Complete Your Machine Control

Because the SI4 connects over Automation1’s HyperWire® network, the

axes it controls can be coordinated with other axes on the network to

deliver contoured motion and a single, simple machine control architecture.

Feedback Features

Each clock and direction output axis on the SI4 includes encoder feedback

inputs so that you can verify accurate positioning.

This input accepts incremental square-wave, absolute and (optional)

incremental sine-wave encoder signals.

The dedicated axis feedback signals include encoder feedback (sine +/-,

cosine +/- & marker inputs), 2x end of travel (EOT) limit switch inputs and

amplifier enable and fault I/O. A dedicated digital I/O port supports 8 digital

inputs, 8 digital outputs (sourcing or sinking) and 1 differential high-speed

input.

Platform Power

More than just hardware, the SI4 gives you access to the complete power

of the Automation1 motion control platform. This includes the Automation1

motion development kit (MDK), the intelligent software-based controller

(iSMC) and the powerful AeroScript™ programming language with integrated

RS-274 G and M code support. The Automation1 iSMC can also be

programmed by various controller APIs, which provide flexible methods of

integrating the SI4 and the axes it controls into your system architecture.