What's the difference between the XMP and ZMP?

Currently, the ZMP-SynqNet controllers have the same feature set as the XMP-SynqNet controllers. In the future, the ZMP will have its own set of advanced features exclusive to the ZMP.

The main difference between the XMP and ZMP is performance. Whereas the XMP-SynqNet controllers uses a 32-bit floating point processor, the ZMP uses a 64-bit floating point processor (Motorola MPC8245 PowerPC). This increase in processing power is necessary for supporting motion systems that have requirements which exceed the current limits of the XMP.

MechaWare Support

MechaWare is an MEI proprietary program that is designed to provide the advanced controls engineer with the ability to design, implement, and load user-defined control algorithms. The controls engineer defines and designs a new control algorithm in the user-friendly Matlab/Simulink workspace. This environment provides an easy-to-use graphical interface to define the control algorithm and also takes advantage of Matlab's data analysis capabilities.

A ZMP-SynqNet controller is required for MechaWare support.
MechaWare is not supported by XMP-SynqNet controllers.

To learn more about MechaWare, please see the Mechaware section.

Screenshot of MechaWare