Veronte MC01 motor controller

Veronte MC01 is a motor controller from Embention for brushless and stepper motors used in camera gimbals and antenna tracking systems. It belongs to the Veronte ecosystem of avionics modules and serves as the drive electronics that turns position and speed commands into motor motion, in the size class used for pointing mechanisms on uncrewed aircraft and ground stations.

The controller is offered in two variants that differ in the motor type they drive: the MC01B is brushless and the MC01S is stepper. This lets an integrator keep the same board family whether the pointing mechanism uses a brushless gimbal motor or a stepper-driven tracker axis. Configurable position and speed loops, together with encoder feedback, let the response of the axis be tuned for precise pointing, such as holding a camera line of sight or following a moving target with a directional antenna.

The physical figures matter for installation on small gimbals and trackers. The board weighs 10 g and measures 60 x 25 x 15 mm, so it can sit close to the motor inside a compact payload. The supply voltage is 5 V. Auxiliary outputs of 5 V DC and 3.3 V DC are available, which can feed an encoder or other small sensors without a separate regulator.

For integration, the controller offers CAN, I2C, PWM and discrete input and output interfaces, so commands can come from a flight computer, an autopilot or a tracker controller using whichever bus the system already has. The unit reports telemetry on input voltage and board temperature, which a supervising system can use to detect supply problems or thermal stress during operation.

Typical applications are electro-optical and infrared gimbals, antenna trackers for long-range datalinks and other pointing mechanisms on uncrewed systems. Integrators should confirm motor current limits, encoder types and connector details with the maker before design-in.