I have been looking pretty close at the pico systems board, however, as of yet I am not clear how to integrate spindle amps monitoring with it. I also want to monitor vaccum for a holddown system.
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Greg Bernard <yankeelena2...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Jon Elson's Universal Stepper Controller will take care of the encoders > for you: http://pico-systems.com/univstep.html. Many devices including > the very inexpensive Teensy board can manage the HID. > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net> > >To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > >Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 6:32 AM > >Subject: [Emc-users] Control board > > > >I am doing a bit of 3 axis cnc routing on pvc. I would like to set it and > >forget it while it runs. I have been thinking about building, or buying > if > >available, something down this line. > > > >Parallel breakout for stepper drive. > > > >Microchip pic32 or similar to monitor incoming steps > > > >Encoders on steppers to compare against steps. > > > >Pic set up as usb HID device, with misc IO for jogging, etc. > > > >Amperage monitoring on 110 out relays, controlled with HID or aux parport > >io. > > > >I would set up the amperage and stepper monitors on the control board to > >flip a bit if things get out of whack, which would be netted to the > >machine-on. > > > > > >Is there something out there that fits the bill already? > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > >The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > >is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > >Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > >http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > >_______________________________________________ > >Emc-users mailing list > >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
