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Controller means something that is in control of things. In motion control this usually means a CNC controller, software, PLC or similar. Task main of the controller is to generate the reference signals for the drive.

CNC controllers

There are two main types of CNC controllers:

  • Software controllers (run on PC)
  • Hardware controllers (stand alone controllers with screen, jogging buttons etc)

Famous CNC controllers

Mach 3

EMC2

PLC

Software