Re: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions

2023-12-15 Thread zz912
práva -- Od: andy pugh Datum: 15.12.2023 23:50:24 Předmět: Re: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 22:19, alanmthomason--- via Emc-users wrote: > I am looking for a suggestion for the best MESA card to be used with > > an ethernet connection > > 4axes > &

Re: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions

2023-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 23:16, Peter Wallace wrote: > With maximum sharing you could get away with only 5 inputs > (4 home switches and a combined limit input) Well, with maximum maximum sharing you can get away with a single input for all limits and homes. But it's asking for trouble if you get

Re: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions

2023-12-15 Thread Peter Wallace
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023, alanmthomason--- via Emc-users wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:14:51 -0500 From: alanmthomason--- via Emc-users To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Cc: alanmthoma...@icloud.com Subject: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions Hi There. I am looking for a

Re: [Emc-users] MESA card suggestions

2023-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 22:19, alanmthomason--- via Emc-users wrote: > I am looking for a suggestion for the best MESA card to be used with > > an ethernet connection > > 4axes > > Teknic servo / stepper taking a step/direction input of 5 to 24V > > Ideally this would be in a format that I could

[Emc-users] MESA card suggestions

2023-12-15 Thread alanmthomason--- via Emc-users
Hi There. I am looking for a suggestion for the best MESA card to be used with an ethernet connection 4axes Teknic servo / stepper taking a step/direction input of 5 to 24V Ideally this would be in a format that I could mount in a simple enclosure. 3digital inputs per axis, so 12inputs

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 15 October 2019 05:07:35 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > How old is this PC you have Windows 10 on? I've found it to run pretty > snappily on any dual core box or laptop as old as 2005, as long as it > can have at least 4 gig RAM. Win 10 is the first version of Windows to > have

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
How old is this PC you have Windows 10 on? I've found it to run pretty snappily on any dual core box or laptop as old as 2005, as long as it can have at least 4 gig RAM. Win 10 is the first version of Windows to have *lower* system hardware requirements than its predecessors, and this time

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 14 October 2019 21:57:50 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > If the new PC is setup right so it boots and launches the CNC software > - and exiting the CNC software shuts down the PC, and the GUI of the > CNC software is identical or close to the old (if it's not exactly the > same

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
If the new PC is setup right so it boots and launches the CNC software - and exiting the CNC software shuts down the PC, and the GUI of the CNC software is identical or close to the old (if it's not exactly the same program the old PC ran, then there will be little if any updating of operator

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-14 Thread Gene Heskett
nt: Saturday, October 12, 2019 12:12 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card > Suggestions > > That's a pretty good record! > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 3:24 PM Jon Elson wrote: > > On 10/11/2019 02:56 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: >

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-14 Thread Todd Zuercher
Phone:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: andrew beck Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2019 12:12 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions That's a pretty good record! On Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 3:24 PM Jon Elson wrote: > On 10/11/2

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 12 October 2019 00:12:11 andrew beck wrote: > That's a pretty good record! > I've been useing it since the BDI version, which was hell to setup for a newbie. And I've had to reboot 2 or 3 times because of poor hardware, and because I like to be on the bleeding edge, have had maybe

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-11 Thread andrew beck
That's a pretty good record! On Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 3:24 PM Jon Elson wrote: > On 10/11/2019 02:56 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > > Thanks Jon, > > > > >From the sound of if, the powers that be are not going to let me > convert this machine to Linuxcnc. They want to buy a new Wincnc PC. (The >

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-11 Thread Jon Elson
On 10/11/2019 02:56 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Thanks Jon, >From the sound of if, the powers that be are not going to let me convert this machine to Linuxcnc. They want to buy a new Wincnc PC. (The machine operators and myself would rather switch it over.) Oh well. Well, you can tell them

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-11 Thread Todd Zuercher
hio 44618 Phone:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Jon Elson Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 9:27 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions On 10/09/2019 10:06 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > Jon, > > What would be th

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-09 Thread Jon Elson
On 10/09/2019 10:06 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Jon, What would be the approximate cost estimate for your setup? Oh, the two stepper controller boards can be "daisy-chained" on one parallel port. If you buy both at the same time, I will throw in the daisy chain cable for free. You will need

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-09 Thread Jon Elson
On 10/09/2019 10:06 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Jon, What would be the approximate cost estimate for your setup? No, the VFDs are each set to same speeds, with a single analog output. That would be $550, for 2 ea. Universal Stepper Controllers and one Spindle DAC. Now, I can see a possible

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-09 Thread Todd Zuercher
: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 10:57 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions On 10/09/2019 08:49 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > Hello, > > I'm considering converting a machine currently running Wincnc over to > Linuxcnc. > The Wincnc control

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-09 Thread Jon Elson
On 10/09/2019 08:49 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Hello, I'm considering converting a machine currently running Wincnc over to Linuxcnc. The Wincnc control has a pci card with two 37pin connectors, that are connected to a proprietary breakout board. (40 GPIO-in, 20GPIO-out+6step/dir pairs, and 1

[Emc-users] Mesa Card Suggestions

2019-10-09 Thread Todd Zuercher
Hello, I'm considering converting a machine currently running Wincnc over to Linuxcnc. The Wincnc control has a pci card with two 37pin connectors, that are connected to a proprietary breakout board. (40 GPIO-in, 20GPIO-out+6step/dir pairs, and 1 analog-out) Most of the IO on those connectors