On Sun, 2008-08-24 at 12:15 +0000, Jonathan Hancock wrote: > > Hi all. This is my first post on emc so sorry if I haven't done it the > correct way... > > I have a Puma560 robot but the old control system for it has seen > better days and doesn't work at all now. What I'd like to do is build > a new one to connect to the existing arm.
After I tore my Hardinge lathe apart beyond repair, I found lose connections throughout the machine. I believe, I might have gotten it working in stock form if I had checked all of the connections first. Of course, I have a much better machine now that it is running on EMC2. > Having searched the web I came across you guys and thought you may be > able to help! Has anyone out there done it? If so, can you help > please? I could really do with being pointed in the right direction as > to hardware requirements (servo amplifier, encoder i/p to the pc etc) > and software to run the robot including the IK. I'll be watching for how this turns out. I wish I had the resources to convert a Puma class robot for use as a machine operator/tool/workpiece changer. Kirk Wallace ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
