Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread a k
hi mesa electronics has one -breakout board thanks aran On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:06 PM, aaron moore wrote: > HI > Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run > with Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and > E stop switches. > Cheers >

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Eric Keller
On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Alex Joni wrote: > Hrmmm, I was kinda in a hurry when I read the original email, so somehow I > assumed the question was for a BBB breakout board / aka cape. I think a BOB as you described for the BBB would be a really desirable thing. Lots of small machines coul

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Alex Joni
: EMC userslist Subject: [Emc-users] Breakout board HI Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and E stop switches. Cheers Aaron Re-Form Furniture Aaron Moore Conileigh Skinners Bottom Redruth Cornwal

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:23:34 +0100, you wrote: >On 18 September 2013 07:06, aaron moore wrote: > >> Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with >> Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and E stop >> switches. > >I haven't used it, but

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 September 2013 07:06, aaron moore wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with > Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and E stop > switches. I haven't used it, but http://www.zappautomation.co.uk/en/breakout-boards/398-

[Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Jan . Maier
Hey Aaron, I don“t know cheap breakout board - special for UK - but the Triple BEAST is a very good and easy to use cnc-control system from Benezan-electronics. Perphaps you can find a vendor in UK for Triple BEAST. For further information, have a look at:: http://benezan-electronics.de/shop/p

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Gregg Eshelman
e half the wires are all connected. -Original Message- From: aaron moore Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:06 AM To: EMC userslist Subject: [Emc-users] Breakout board HI Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with Linuxcnc (of course) that mak

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-18 Thread Alex Joni
t Subject: [Emc-users] Breakout board HI Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and E stop switches. Cheers Aaron Re-Form Furniture Aaron Moore Conileigh Skinners Bottom Redruth Cornwall TR16

[Emc-users] Breakout board

2013-09-17 Thread aaron moore
HI Can anyone suggest a good cheap breakout board, available in UK to run with Linuxcnc (of course) that makes it easy for an idiot to wire home and E stop switches. Cheers Aaron Re-Form Furniture Aaron Moore Conileigh Skinners Bottom Redruth Cornwall TR16 5DY Tel: 01209 890084 Mob: 0780568618

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-28 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 10:06 AM 3/28/2010, you wrote: >Hey Guys, > >Been testing my machine and am having trouble with random movement of each >of the axis. I believe the problem is because the input to my homemade >driver boards is high impedance and the STEP and DIRECTION lines are not >terminated. Any voltage spike

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 28 March 2010, Steve Robertson wrote: >Hey Guys, > >Been testing my machine and am having trouble with random movement of each >of the axis. I believe the problem is because the input to my homemade >driver boards is high impedance and the STEP and DIRECTION lines are not >terminated. Any

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread melamy
oise issue. That I couldn't address without knowing what the circuitry looked like. best regards, Steve Thatcher -Original Message- >From: Steve Robertson >Sent: Mar 28, 2010 10:06 AM >To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >Subject: [Emc-users] Breakout Board

[Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread Steve Robertson
Hey Guys, Been testing my machine and am having trouble with random movement of each of the axis. I believe the problem is because the input to my homemade driver boards is high impedance and the STEP and DIRECTION lines are not terminated. Any voltage spikes or EM interference in the immediate ar

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-03 Thread John Thornton
Martin, As a fellow Goldwing owner I had to reply to your question. 1. I dont' know what kind of oil is in my Goldwing (I haven't had to change it yet). 2. Beer is more important than oil so long as you have oil. 3. I personally like the CNC4PC C1G breakout board and used to use one on my plasm

[Emc-users] Breakout board -revised

2009-12-01 Thread Martin Pinkston
o.k. I forgot to mention that this is for the mini mill (my first conversion attempt) and that the drive boards on the Centroid Controller has opto isolators already on the board. There is no spindle control other than a relay to turn the motor on or off. If I want the motor to go in the other dire

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 11:34 -0500, Martin Pinkston wrote: > Good morning listers, > I am cautiously submitting my first official question, but I suspect this > may have the same response that asking an e-list of Honda Goldwing > motorcycle riders what the best motor oil is. You can't even imagine u

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-01 Thread Andy Pugh
2009/12/1 Martin Pinkston : > I was doing some searching on the net for breakout boards and I came across > the Embeddedtronics.com web site. I was looking at the Stepper Breakout, > bare bones board. I have no problem soldering my own components onto a > board. Is there any issues with this route

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'd go for the Opto Board as it gives you more protection from the harsh stepper environment. Actually... I'd rather buy a complete one and get on with the project rather wasting time with such a small part of a machine. Rainer --

[Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-01 Thread Martin Pinkston
Good morning listers, I am cautiously submitting my first official question, but I suspect this may have the same response that asking an e-list of Honda Goldwing motorcycle riders what the best motor oil is. You can't even imagine unless you've seen itbikers can get ugly over motor oilshee