The Shadow Pneumatic Control Unit SPCU is designed to make it easy to control four pneumatic actuators. It provides:

• 8 high-quality Isonic valves, giving high flow rates necessary for big movements.
• 8 sensor inputs, allowing you to control the muscles based on pressure, position, or other data, as well as providing information to the host computer.
• Integrated drive electronics - no additional hardware is required to drive the valves.
• Direct control of valves, allowing soft movements to be sequenced from your software directly.
• Integrated control loops, so once you've configured your hardware you only need to tell it where to go to!
• Non-volatile setting storage, so configuration is a one-time deal - just power it up and run!
• Serial port connection to the PC - just hook it up and get going - no need to mess with add-in cards.

The SPCU price shown below (plus applicable taxes) is available immediately from the Shadow website shop or add it to your shopping cart below.

Quantity   @ £950.00 Add to Cart View Cart

We can also provide the SPCU with:

• CANbus interface lets you connect multiple systems more conveniently and reliably than serial interface.
• Ethernet interface lets you connect into your network rather than into a specific machine.

A "Leg Builders Kit" provides 4 x 30mm air muscles and 2 position sensors, allowing immediate construction of a compliant leg for a robot. The Leg Builders Kit is priced at £1095 (plus applicable taxes)

For any enquiries, please Email  contact@shadowrobot.com or use our on-line customisation form.