Which Calypso Control Do I Have?
Calypso Waterjet Control
Versions
Calypso
Waterjet Systems manufactured control systems for the waterjet systems it built
from 1994, until it ceased operation February 2009. Over those years, the company maintained
technological leadership through the release of successive generations of
motion control platforms. The following
is a guide to the control versions and how to identify them.
MkI Stepper Motor Version- 1994 thru end of 1998
MEI controller
Open Loop Stepper Driver by Pacific Scientific
4 axis control
MEI controller sits in control computer ISA or PCI slot, with
ribbon cable to main control board
MkI Servo Motor Version - January 1998 thru mid 2002MEI controller
Closed Loop Servo Driver by AMC
4 axis control
MEI controller sits in control computer ISA or PCI slot , with
ribbon cable to main control board
MkII - July 2002 thru mid 2004Galil
Controller
Galil plugs
into main control board, as a daughter board, and sits on the main board top
edge.
Uses AMC
drives and MCG motors
Two cables from the console to each motor (each
motor as two external connectors)
MkIID (also known as MkIII) - Mid 2004 thru Q4 2005
Galil controller
Galil plugs into main control board, as a daughter board, and sits on
the main board top edge
Danaher servo drives (S200) and motors (AKM series)
Single cable from the console to each motor (motor has single external
connector)
MKIV - Q4 2005 and later
PMDi
controller
Controller
sits in computer in PCI slot of the console computer, with two ribbon
cables that plug into the main control board
Danaher servo
drives (S200) and motors (AKM series).
MkIV-J - Limited Shipments Q4 2008
