I'm looking at the most cost effective way to set up a small 2'x4' or 2'x2' portable plasma table.
Has anyone used the Automation Direct steppers with EMC2? http://web4.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motion_Control/Stepper_S ystems/Motors_-z-_Cables Drive Specs http://web4.automationdirect.com/static/specs/surestepdrive.pdf Motor Specs http://web4.automationdirect.com/static/specs/surestepmotors.pdf The drive input signals needed are: Logic Low pulled to 0.8 VDC or less Logic High 4VDC or higher Motor steps on falling edge of pulse with a min width of 0.5 microseconds Direction change for at least 2 microseconds before a pulse is sent. Is this standard stuff? Can I run this from my parallel port or do I need another board? The steppers vary from 83 oz-in to 434 oz-in from $20-$100... If I went with the biggest motor $100 and the drive $150 the power supply $100 and the cable $13 I would have $363 per axis at the most and $283 at the least... I also see the motor RPM falls off as the torque rating goes up. I buy a lot of stuff from Automation Direct so I trust the quality and the service is top notch... Sorry for the long winded post... I'd just like to get some hardware so I can make a motor spin... Thanks John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
