Alex, I'd use Linuxcnc to build it.
You can use steppers to control the needle motor and looper in open loop. Your G-code could be written to just stop X and Y when the needle is below the surface of the fabric. On 08/27/2014 10:21 AM, alex chiosso wrote: > The application can appear "trivial" but it is not especially because of > needle speed and sycronization between the needle position and the X-Y > movement. > During the sewing the X-Y can move only when the needle it's outside the > label otherwise the needle can be broken and the clothe/label can be > damaged . > That's why the position feedback is needed. > Additionally the command for some actuators sycronized to the sewing cycle > + sensors, pushbuttons, button lamps management. > I would like to discuss with you what do you think about the conversion to > LCNC. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
