On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM, John L. Craddock < john.cradd...@xitech.com.au> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message----- > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BraEMAu5UkY > > Video clip for plasma cutting for 6mm mild steel. It's with > > EMC2, a USB based THC/motion interface, and 3Amp/axis > > low-cost micro-stepping drivers. > > The Plasma Cutter is HYPERTHERM PowerMax 45 with machine > > interface. The EMC2 is patched with NURBS motion and S-Curve > > velocity profile. > > -- > > Yishin Li > Very interesting Yi-Shin. Can you tell us a bit about the USB THC? I > couldn't see any initial height sensing mechanism from the video. > Best > John C > The prototype machine lacks Z axis sensor for initial height probing. Currently, we use manual touch-off for initial height sensing, which is quiet inconvenient. We are drafting the mechanical design for initial height sensing. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Yishin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
