On Sunday 10 April 2016 10:30:15 Ormund Williams wrote: > On Sat, 2016-04-09 at 00:56 +0100, Andy Pugh wrote: > > First question: is it possible to connect LinuxCNC to these servo > > > > > amplifiers? > > > > Yes. > > Now that's encouraging. > > > But, be prepared for a Project. This will involve you learning a lot > > about your machine and a lot about machine control fundamentals. > > Just take this as fair warning. There are folk in (for example) the > > Mach3 forums who will insist that you will be making parts inside a > > week. They are hopelessly optimistic and I have watched novice > > retrofitters lose heart because of that. Reckon on 1 month to get > > the machine moving and another month to get it dialed in enough to > > make money. Less if you are a Linux geek with a Control Systems PhD. > > More if you have never used Linux before. > > I am a Linux geek, motor controls is what I do and this will be my > third LinuxCNC project, so not a novice. > > > > You will need help, accept that. Just ask. > > That's why I'm here. > > Now any hardware recommendations? I like the Masa cards, I was > thinking a 4i65/8/9, a 7i33 and two 7i37TAs or instead of the 4i65 a > 7i80. > > There are still some mysteries to solve; what's the exact pin-out of > the servo amps? and how is the spindle controller connected? In > digging through the wiring I notice it dosn't match the documentation > I have.
Luverly, just luverly. In that event, before I disconnected anything, I would, if they can be exercised at all, and verify with a o-scope what every wire actually did. Or see if anyone else may have more accurate docs. 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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/ gampad/clk?id=1444514301&iu=/ca-pub-7940484522588532 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
