NI makes a 96 I/O pci card. I picked one up off ebay and it has been sitting here for a couple of years. If anyone is interested contact me off list.
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/14331 I have the card and the dual 1 m cables but not the connector block. Dave On Apr 27, 2008, at 2:53 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From: John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:17:00 -0400 > > Dave Keeton wrote: >> Thats OK Chris...I'm just trying to find a way to expand the I/O >> capabilities of EMC. It seems that the servo hardware that has >> been chosen >> is pretty much limited to 32 ins and 16 outs. Hardly enough for >> big iron >> with pallet and tool changers, quills (W) and indexing and rotary >> tables all >> on one machine. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place! I will >> continue to >> look into the MODBUS and keep you posted. My config file is pretty >> much >> identical to yours. When I hooked it up to Mach3 it took about ten >> minuetes >> to configure everything and it worked great! I just hate tying up >> I/O for >> things like worklights, chip conveyors and wash down systems when >> I/O is in >> such short supply. I have one machine at the shop that has 127 >> inputs and 72 >> outputs! What other options are there? None I could find unless >> you want to >> add 4 Motenc-Lite cards to your system. Hardly cost effective. >> >> Dave >> > > There are cards out there that simply provide I/O. The Mazak at > the CNC > workshop as a Motenc card as its primary servo card, and an AX5214H 48 > channel I/O card for toolchanger stuff. The AX5214 is an ISA card, > but > there are probably PCI versions available. > > EMC2 allows you to mix and match any combination of I/O devices, so > you > don't have to use expensive servo cards if all you need is digital > I/O. > > Regards, > > John Kasunich > > If I remember we also used a parport breakout board from PMDX for > it's charge pump and to watch the handwheel. Seems like there were > a couple other things we did with that. > > John is absolutely right about the ability of HAL to ignore the > source of a signal once it's read. Guess he ought to be, he > designed it that way. Thanks for all the good work, John. > > Rayh > > > > Ray > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save > $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// > java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
