The LM628/LM629 are dedicated motion-control processors designed for use with a variety of DC and brushless DC servo motors, and other servomechanisms which provide a
quadrature incremental position feedback signal. The parts
perform the intensive, real-time computational tasks required
for high performance digital motion control. The host control
software interface is facilitated by a high-level command set.
The LM628 has an 8-bit output which can drive either an
8-bit or a 12-bit DAC. The components required to build a
servo system are reduced to the DC motor/actuator, an
incremental encoder, a DAC, a power amplifier, and the
LM628. An LM629-based system is similar, except that it
provides an 8-bit PWM output for directly driving H-switches.
The parts are fabricated in NMOS and packaged in a 28-pin
dual in-line package or a 24-pin surface mount package
(LM629 only). Both 6 MHz and 8 MHz maximum frequency
versions are available with the suffixes -6 and -8, respectively, used to designate the versions. They incorporate an SDA core processor and cells designed by SDA.