Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
Well after some struggling yesterday we can summarize it with, that the magic smoke escaped the7i90HD card because i possibly grounded it wrong and i assume i killed the 7i48 card as well in the process. The Argon driver survived tho, and driving it around on the Simplemotion interface works fla

Re: [Emc-users] half-assed cnc

2015-02-11 Thread Dave Cole
I think you can do what you are talking about with LinuxCNC and some HAL work. But apparently no one on this list has actually done that. Dave On 2/11/2015 9:09 AM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > >> On 2/10/2015 3:48 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: >>> H

Re: [Emc-users] half-assed cnc

2015-02-11 Thread andy pugh
On 12 February 2015 at 01:05, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Ah, so the computer controls the in-feed, synchronized with the lathe's > mechanical feed, relying on the machinist to stop it. That sounds a lot like a CNC copying attachment. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit

Re: [Emc-users] half-assed cnc

2015-02-11 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/11/2015 7:09 AM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > I have looked at ELS. What I am thinking is only a stepper on the cross > feed. Ah, so the computer controls the in-feed, synchronized with the lathe's mechanical feed, relying on the machinist to stop it. --- This email has been checked for vi

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 February 2015 at 20:50, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > http://granitedevices.com/w/images/thumb/6/60/J5switches.png/500px-J5switches.png I think that might be for applications where the drive homes itself. (The drives are really rather clever, possibly too clever). http://granitedevices.com/wik

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
Well that would be one solution i guess. Just wiring both of em to the mesa card wouldnt work im guessing here.. They are normall closed and should have 5V signal at all times for "enable".. and guessing when you hit a limit switch you need to signal that back thru an input card and tell linux cn

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread TJoseph Powderly
A hack: look at their picture http://granitedevices.com/w/images/thumb/6/60/J5switches.png/500px-J5switches.png isolate the 2 limit switches add a relay contact between 5 V and this new subnet your new invented 'enable' will _allow_ the limits to operate else the drive thinks you are simultaneoul

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
The fun part here is that i'm bounced back and forth between ask Granite and ask Mesa.. *luls* // A Peter C. Wallace skrev den 2015-02-11 21:36: > On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:19:48 +0100 >> From: Andreas Pettersson >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machin

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:19:48 +0100 > From: Andreas Pettersson > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48 > > Oki, i can admit im stupi

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
Oki, i can admit im stupid.. I can reprogram prob. most of this software as needed. But when it comes to wiring i don't understand jack shit. Im the guy that would blank out the powergrid for my whole neighbourhood switching a light bulb.. Can you dumb it down for me?? Sure its quite common and

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
So i could wire the ENA0- to the negative feed and the ENA0+ to the positive feed enable input basicly. And that would do the same thing.. i actually thought that would be a micro switch or something. // A Eric Keller skrev den 2015-02-11 20:13: > negative and positive feed enable inputs would

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:57:39 +0100 > From: Andreas Pettersson > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48 > > Well if you look at

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Eric Keller
negative and positive feed enable inputs would do the same thing On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > Well if you look at this page, and you tell me.. is there a Enable drive > pin?? > > http://granitedevices.com/wiki/Argon_user_guide/J5_connector_electrical_interfacing >

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
Well if you look at this page, and you tell me.. is there a Enable drive pin?? http://granitedevices.com/wiki/Argon_user_guide/J5_connector_electrical_interfacing If there its called something else. :/ // Andreas Peter C. Wallace skrev den 2015-02-11 18:28: > On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Andreas Pette

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:40:33 +0100 > From: Andreas Pettersson > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48 > > Can't actually find an en

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
Can't actually find an enable input port on the Argon either. Guessing i either need to configure the device in the Granite software for what input signal it should expect and wire the anain- to ground and the anain+ to the AOUT0 for channel zero from the 7i48 then. I need to get hold of a wiring

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Ralph Stirling
Andreas, I believe (without looking at the Argon specs), that the ANAIN+ signal on the Argon is the Analog Input (-10 to +10v probably), which would connect to the AOUT0 on the 7I48. ENA0+ on the 7I48 is an Enable Output. There should be an enable input on the Argon, but I don't seen anything lab

Re: [Emc-users] half-assed cnc

2015-02-11 Thread kqt4at5v
On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > On 2/10/2015 3:48 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: >> Has anyone tried something like an encoder on the lead screw of a lathe, a >> stepper on the cross feed, and LinuxCNC to synchronize them. Could be used >> for tapers, curves, etc. > > It's called Elect

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
I have some spare 7i37TA in the box, if that is really urgent, shipping within EU should be within 20-30 eur limits. Viesturs 2015-02-11 13:52 GMT+02:00 andy pugh : > On 11 February 2015 at 10:28, Andreas Pettersson wrote: >> using the TA or the COM has been one of my ponderings, thougt >> if i

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 February 2015 at 10:28, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > using the TA or the COM has been one of my ponderings, thougt > if i could get away with the COM cards, because waiting time on the TA > card is about 6-8 weeks atm. http://www.duzi.cz/shop_cnc/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5&pr

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread Andreas Pettersson
On 2015-02-11 10:51, andy pugh wrote: > On 11 February 2015 at 07:03, Andreas Pettersson wrote: >> The Argon uses a 24V@0.4A DC input, and the mesa card uses 5V - but i >> need to split the encoder cables from the Driver and connect em to the >> mesa card as well.. Not sure if this is the right w

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 February 2015 at 07:03, Andreas Pettersson wrote: > The Argon uses a 24V@0.4A DC input, and the mesa card uses 5V - but i > need to split the encoder cables from the Driver and connect em to the > mesa card as well.. Not sure if this is the right way of doing it. > > https://docs.google.com/

Re: [Emc-users] half-assed cnc

2015-02-11 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/10/2015 3:48 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > Has anyone tried something like an encoder on the lead screw of a lathe, a > stepper on the cross feed, and LinuxCNC to synchronize them. Could be used > for tapers, curves, etc. It's called Electronic Lead Screw. http://autoartisans.com/ELS/ It d