DSP+FPGA-based Multi-axis Motion Control Platform (Part 1) Hardware Design
2 Overall Scheme and Hardware Design of the Experimental Platform
2.1.1 Functional Requirements Analysis of the Experimental Platform
To facilitate research into multi-axis motion control technology and cultivate talent in this field, the experimental platform should be capable of achieving high-speed and high-precision control for multi-axis motion, while ensuring system openness and compatibility with various algorithms and parameter configurations.
The experimental process should align with actual work processes. Before completing the control system design, software simulation should be performed to verify its effectiveness. In-depth research into the core control algorithms of the platform should enable the execution of classic and commonly used interpolation algorithms and acceleration/deceleration algorithms, while also integrating newer velocity look-ahead algorithms and curve fitting pre-processing algorithms, to compare experimental results.
Furthermore, regarding hardware selection, the experimental platform and its selected components should be low-cost and widely applicable. Such components are widely used in various industries, and abundant development resources are available, thus significantly lowering the barrier to learning and experimentation.
2.1.2 Overall Scheme of the Experimental Platform
Regarding the functional and performance requirements of the experimental platform, solutions based on analog circuits, microcontrollers (MCUs) as control cores, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as control cores, and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) hardware structures are all common. The purpose of this motion control experimental platform is to research algorithms and facilitate hardware reconfiguration. The main function of the motion control