On Wednesday 13 January 2016 12:26:23 Wayde Allen wrote: > I just joined the email list since I'm wondering about using Linux CNC > to retrofit the control system on an old Cincinnati/Milacron CNC > system.
I think Stuart Stevenson may have some suggestions, his Cinci makes very precise locomotive parts, and has been rumored to have made earthquakes when a servo oscillated during the calibration. ;-) > The motor control amplifier for these machines seems to be a > Kollmorgen BDS4. Has anyone here created an interface to one of these? > > Is Linux CNC a decent option for replacing the old control computer on > one of these beasts for use in a low volume production environment? Yes, absolutely. Given some ingenuity in carving up a hal file, and a 5i25 interface card, to get double the port pins, I haven't found anything I can't to with LCNC and I've not explored but on 3 machines. There's lots more it can do than what I am doing. 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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
