This is the kind of ideas I was looking for. Two questions: (1) What does bi-directional get you that can't be done by going all the way around. Maybe it takes longer to rotate 360+ degrees? Is there any other reason? Technically it is very easy to run bidirectional but I could not see a reason.
(2) I did not know about "remote cycle start input and a cycle complete" in LinuxCNC. Got a pointer to the documents? If it could be done with a TTL level pins then adding this is free. A serial interface is also easy to add. Does LinuxCNC have a way to send data? The hardest part of building this is the mechanics. Cutting metal has to be custom engineered for each rotary table. I can host the software and schematics on GitHub. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:35 AM, Greg Bentzinger <skullwo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Chris; > > I would add a remote cycle start input and a cycle complete output that > could be optionally hooked into LCNC. > > > Likewise I would allow bi-directional positioning moves. Just add a small > overshoot value and and feed back into position to maintain consistent > preload in one direction. > > I would be very interested in duplicating your Arduino indexer controller > as I often have parts I need to cut a hex drive feature on. > > Thanks; > > Greg > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
