Multi-axis motion controller and lid dispenser
AssigneeConnecticut Innovations, Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Casler, Jr., Kenneth E. Daggett, Jeffrey R. Davis, George E. Riehm
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Abstract
A multi-axis motion controller includes a digital signal processor operable in a standalone mode to run a motion control application program for controlling motion along multiple axes is organized in a shared memory architecture and includes a serial I/O data system with DMA access to the memory for repeatedly moving input and output data directly between the memory and a serial data line. The motion controller may be utilized in connection with a cup lid dispenser for an automated drinkmaker having a pivotable shuttle arrangement for dispensing the bottommost lid in a stack, and a double lid sensor for determining if more than one lid has been dispensed.
Claims24
A multi-axis motion controller comprising:
- a digital signal processor operable in a standalone mode to run a motion control application program for controlling motion along multiple axes;
- a digital memory organized in a shared memory architecture for shared read and write access by the digital signal processor and at least one other device, including a first portion of the memory for storing input data received from input devices and a second portion of the memory for storing output data to be sent to output devices;
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- a serial input/output system including:
- a serial data line for serially transferring the input and output data to and from input and output devices;
- DMA access means for repeatedly moving the input and output data directly between the memory and the serial data line without passing the input and output data through the digital signal processor, the DMA access means having shared read and write access to the digital memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.