You should check out Pico Systems Universal Stepper Controller also: http://pico-systems.com/univstep.html.
>________________________________ > From: Bart Libert (EducaSoft) <educas...@gmail.com> >To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 3:41 PM >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Looking to replace $4000 machine for $400 machine >with same results in emc :) yes its a strange title... > >I see, so the best bet to start for me is to look for a 7i43 solution >if possible > >I'm so sorry for asking these possibly dumb sounding questions, but it >is quite hard to find info about this. > > >I have a config that currently works fine for software stepping and I >know the pin numbers that I need to let it all work. > >Luckily I only need 3 steppers with step/dir , 1 pwm output for laser >power, 2 extra outputs for controlling laser on/off + something else >like air assist + then a couple of inputs. > > >So I suppose that I have then to look for firmware where you can have >these outputs on the 7i43 and then using some kind of configuration in >the emc ini file the mesa card will take over the step generation, >right ? > > > >Op 4 maart 2012 22:33 heeft Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> >het volgende geschreven: >> 2012/3/4 Bart Libert (EducaSoft) <educas...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> Where do I find that information then? Or is mesa only provider of >>> these cards and is firmware a whole other story ? >> >> Of course, no. There are packages in LinuxCNC repository that contain >> firmwares of particular card for most frequently used types of >> machines. And 3 axis stepper machine is, probably, most commonly used >> type of machines. So for 7i43 card You can get the firmware easily. >> 5i25 is little different story - You are supposed to tell Mesa, what >> kind of firmware should be loaded and they will do it for You before >> shipping the card. So 5i25 is easier from that point of view, but also >> less flexible. >> >> Viesturs >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >> Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >> also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
