Thank you Andy for your quick response as always! So from what I see is quite safe to use all the critical inputs (Limit switches, home switches, turret sensors etc) via the Ethernet daughter cards, right?.
I'm planning off course to have the E-STOP hardware wired directly to the drives to cut the power down using contactors, just as it is now on the lathe. Last question about the 6i24. Once the card is flashed I can use one bank for the 7i33 and the other bank for the 7i44 leaving the third bank as normal GPIO pins? Thanks! Leonardo. 2016-07-04 11:52 GMT-03:00 andy pugh <[email protected]>: > On 4 July 2016 at 15:40, Leonardo Marsaglia > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *6i24 Anything I/O card or 5i20 Anything I/O* (These two are much more > > alike but I would like to know wich is the benefit of having the 6i24 > other > > than the PCI express port) > > The 6i24 is much cheaper than the 5i20. > The only possible reason to prefer the 5i20 would be if you need a > card that can easily use a different bitfile when started from a > different configuration. > (The 5i24 and 6i24 use a flashed-in bitfile that can only be changed > by using Mesaflash). > Typically the bitfile only ever gets changed i the daughter-cards get > changed. > > > Is this a correct approach? > > Sounds good. My current lathe build uses a 6i24 and 7i49 with a 7i44 > connected to 2 x 8i20, 7i73 and 7i84. > > The 6i24 does work with LinuxCNC. It uses 5i24 bitfiles. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries > present their vision of the future. This family event has something for > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > http://sdm.link/attshape > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
