On Friday 13 November 2015 12:41:57 Rick Lair wrote: > Here is a twin to our unit that I am fitting up. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tsudakoma-12-6-inch-RNCM-301R-4th-axis-power-r >otary-table-/261732300386 > And the cabinet either of my mills is sitting on would be a Prince Albert can under that. I see it does have hoisting hookbolts.
Its also, in well used condition, 22.5 times what I paid for my POJ, a decade back. Looks like fun though. > On 11/13/2015 12:17 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 13 November 2015 10:55:18 Rick Lair wrote: > >> I was wondering more about these pins, > >> > >> 21 bit IN FALSE axis.3.is-unlocked > >> 21 bit OUT FALSE axis.3.unlock > >> > >> The servo setup isn't the issue, I already have that stuff in my > >> INI/HAL files, I was just wondering about those pins mentioned, if > >> they will take care of making sure that the table is un-clamped at > >> the right times for just positioning and for contouring. The table > >> is hydraulically clamped and unclamped, with feedback limit > >> switches for each position, and there is a home position switch. > > > > Your table is apparently a couple thousand dollars better than mine, > > which has a brass thumbscrew for locking, and which doesn't begin to > > exert sufficient force to actually lock it. > > > >> That was going to be my next question, how to handle the homing > >> sequence if we are not using the rotary axis. I was going to make > >> up 2 configurations, one with the rotary, one without. > > > > I just zero mine along with the rest as theres no home switches on > > my toy. 2 more mouse clicks. > > > >> I am going with Automation Direct for the servo and drive, > >> http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motion_Control > >>/Se > >> rvo_Systems/Medium_Inertia_(1KW_-_3KW)_Servo_Systems/3KW_Servo_Syst > >>em_( Med_Inertia)/SVA-2300 . Using the servo with no brake. > > > > In that event, I'd tie those signals to control the hydraulics to > > those signals from motion that you quoted. Hardware details are up > > to you, like how to control the valves that do the lock/unlock of > > the table. > > > > Thats an open collector signal on pin 21? Both on the same > > interface pin strongly suggests it is, so that it can be read as an > > input also. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
