Len- Where do you live? I have a reflow oven but have been using maual pick-and-place. I'm in the panhandle of Florida, but drive quite a bit.
I might be interested in one of those other units. Javid ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place >>> Hey, do you have pictures anywhere? > > Not yet, but I really doubt the pictures would say much. > > I have a Mamiya Superhand single head unit. It uses mechanical jaws for > part > centering (no machine vision) and the head is only able to rotate 90 > degrees. I used the existing stepper motor drives, because the motors are > 5 > phase, giving you 500 steps per revolution. The motors will run faster > than > my PC will put out and this is fine for now, because speed is really not > an > issue for me on this machine. > > The two axii each have two optical limits and an optical home. The machine > also has a 4 head nozzle changer and a conveyor belt. > > All of the pneumatic solenoids are now sunk through ULN2803 arrays wired > directly to the parallel ports through the breakout boards. > > I wrote the g-code generator in php. I still have a little tweaking to do > on > it, especially with the pause delays, but it works in concept. You can see > the output here: http://www.probotix.com/pick_n_place.php > > I promised the robot club some videos. I'll post a link here too when I > have > it. > > I actually have two more Mamiya three head units that came in the lot. I > do > not have need nor room for them, so I will eventually be parting them out > or > selling to someone who lives close enough to pick them up. > >>Len > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
