Hello Robert, Have you ever thought about making the 5th axis to your Heiz machine? The Heiz controller is capable for 4 axis, and with another LPT port and controller and step motor would it be possible to drive the 5th axis? What do you think?
Best Regards, Peter 2009/4/23 Robert von Knobloch <[email protected]> > Hi, > I'm sorry I cannot tell whether I should address you as Peter or Bocska, > as I don't know which country you are from. > Anyway Peter (please tell me if this is not your first name), I am using > A Heiz 720 machine with a 'roundino' (which model do you have?). > I have never used PCNC, so I cannot comment on the settings in it. > However, I have configured our machine here as a 4-axis mill and it > works very well. > You will need to change the 'ini' and 'hal' files from the standard. > > As I have already done this, I am attaching my config files, which you > may use. Please note that I have set the maximum travel limits to > suit our model, yours may need adjusting. > I have set up homing to go to the limit switch position and then 'park' > 10mm from the 0 point on X and Y. Also Z, where the 0 point is at the > top of travel and it parks at -10mm. > Again, you may not want this and can adjust it to your needs. > > All other parameters (maximum velocity, scaling etc.) I have set > according to the Heiz data on the machine (again - if you are not using > this model, you may need to adjust accordingly, although I think they > always use the same stepper motors). > I am also assuming that you are using the Heiz controller, in which case > my hal should be OK for you. > The Heiz controller uses microstepping (this is a technique that applies > varying currents to the stepper motors to make it appear as if they have > more steps. This technique tends to produce varying noises from the > motors, but this is quite normal. Using my files will also make these > noises. > > I will cc. this to the list for information, but expect that the > attachments will be stripped there. > > Hope this helps you, good luck with your machine, > > Robert. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
