2012/5/13 Roger Holmquist <[email protected]>: > > Well, I haven't been able to closely follow all the issues discussed on this > list but all the posts are saved I guess?
Google will be Your friend in searching for archives. > It would be nice to have a closer look at your solutions too. Well, it is nothing much to see there... So far there are 4 machines, I have built on D525 - they all have 2 GB RAM, 2 of them have Kingston 32 GB SSDs, 2 have compactflash cards in sata adapter. One of them has 5i23, another has 5i25, third was supposed to have 7i43, but I was not able to get any of my 2 7i43 to work with any of 3 D525s I had last autumn, so I will get something else for that machine, but I do not remember about the 4th machine - I think that is the only successful D525 + 7i43 combination I have created, but that was last summer, my first attempt, probably a beginner's luck. > I now have two older Storebro lathes 260 and 200, with different > control/electronic-troubles but hopefully with similar design so the > incentive to start up the linuxCNC-path have increased... > At least the power electronics should be fairly simliar. > I believe it's smart to keep those parts powering 10-20 kW engines.... > But I need the schematics... My approach is: everything that is working correctly, should stay. Everything that is not working correctly, should go. I am not very smart with electronics, so I better do not spend time on trying to discover whole new universe in a limited time frame, because LinuxCNC is smart enough to take care of all the logics and thinking so any electronics I really needed were available at low cost. In one machine I was even able to get rid of some electronics simply by transfering their role to custom HAL module. I am fairly beginner with retrofits,they I have been doing it so far is - start with staring at machine/documentation, trying to understand, how is all that working, then proceed with making a scheme, which pins from which device deserves a connection to LinuxCNC (probably through some optoisolators), to decide, what i/o hardware is needed, get the parts and rip the wires! And then spend some more time to figure out, why is something not working :) Because there _always_ is something not working for the first time. Usually also for second time too. Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
