I think the Mesa 7i73 would be the easiest solution - I run a catV cable through the arm that supports my screen and connect the plethora of old switches on my series 1 to it. Already has native hal support, just tie the switches to your functions and go.
On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 8/9/13, Andy Pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Using an old Anilam control panel with LCNC? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 9, 2013, 7:17 PM > > > > On 10 Aug 2013, at 01:55, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > encoder > ... > > matrix > > ... > > LCD > > Have you seen the Mesa 7i73? > > ------------------ > More than what's needed just to connect up the old control panel. The monitor > (if I can find a 9" 4:3 ratio color SVGA LCD) will show the video out from > the PC controlling the machine so the 4 line LCD control on this device would > be a useless extra for this application. MPG encoder inputs? The old panel > has buttons for that and I assume LCNC can jog using keyboard inputs... > > For this mill I have a need for hardware to control three, just three, DC > brush type servo motors and get position information from three linear > scales. It does not need equipment that can also run BLDC, steppers and three > other types of motors. > > In other words, my desire is to apply the KISS principle to this by putting > nothing into it that will not be used in its operation. So, servo drivers > that run the type of motors I have and just the type of motors I have? > > Think Chevrolet, not Cadillac! Brushed DC servos, not brushed DC servos AND > steppers AND this AND that AND more excess functions. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
