at $250 this pico board would be a lot more expensive then the 7i43 solution
Op 4 maart 2012 23:18 heeft Greg Bernard <yankeelena2...@yahoo.com> het volgende geschreven: > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
