WHICH CALYPSO CONTROL DO YOU HAVE?

CALYPSO WATERJET CONTROL VERSION INFORMATION

Calypso Waterjet Systems manufactured control systems for the waterjet systems it built from 1994, until it ceased operation in 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.

NOTE: MARK I AND MARK II SYSTEMS HAVE REACHED END OF LIFE AS OF JULY 1ST 2019 AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORT.
NOTE: MARK 3 (AKA MK2D) SYSTEMS WILL REACH END OF LIFE AS OF JAN 1ST 2021 AND CURRENTLY HAVE LIMIT SUPPORT.

PRE-MARK 1 SYSTEMS: 1992 THRU 1993 (NO SUPPORT AVAILIBLE)

• Calypso Waterjet produced a small number of custom systems prior to 1994.
• To our knowledge all of these systems have been upgraded or replaced.
  
• These systems have reached end of life, and are not supported.

MARK1 W/ STEPPER MOTORS: 1994 THRU END OF 1998 (NO SUPPORT AVAILIBLE)

• MEI Control Card (Mounted via ISA or PCI Slot in PC w/ Ribbon Cable to Main Control Board)
• Open Loop Stepper Driver by Pacific Scientific
• 3 or 4 Axis Control System

MARK 1 W/ SERVO MOTORS: JAN 1998 THRU MID 2002 (NO SUPPORT AVAILIBLE)

• MEI Control Card (Mounted via ISA or PCI Slot in PC w/ Ribbon Cable to Main Control Board)
• Closed Loop Servo Driver by AMC
• 4 Axis Control System

MARK 2: JULY 2002 THRU MID 2004 (NO SUPPORT AVAILIBLE)

• Galil Control Card (Mounted via Main Control Board)
• Uses AMC Drives & MCG Motors
  

MARK 3 (AKA MARK 2D): MID 2004 THRU Q4 2005 (SUPPORT ENDS 2020)

• Galil Control (Mounted via Main Control Board) 
• Kollmorgan Servo Drives (S200) & Motors (AKM Series)

MARK 4: Q4 2005 TO CURRENT

• PMDi MC4000 Control Card (Mounted via PCI Slot in PC w/ Ribbon Cable to Main Control Board)
• Kollmorgan Servo Drives (S200) & Motors (AKM Series)

MARK 4J: LIMITED PRODUCTION Q4 2008 ONLY

• PMDi LC228 Control Card (Mounted via PCI Slot in PC w/ Ribbon Cable to Main Control Board)
• Kollmorgan Servo Drives (S200) & Motors (AKM Series)