Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-21 Thread jon doe
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 5:17:34 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders Subject: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders I am building a few machines currently

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-21 Thread jon doe
: Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 5:17:34 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders Subject: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Ray Henry
On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 21:54 -0700, jon doe wrote: I am building a few machines currently. s I am stuck at limited io ports and I would'nt learn as much. Hi Jon. Welcome to the project. You can learn a lot with just a few IO. HAL and ClassicLadder will allow you to connect those in creative

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread jon doe
Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:16:26 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 21:54 -0700, jon doe wrote: I am building a few machines currently. s I am stuck at limited io

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Kenneth Lerman
jon doe wrote: SNIP... I see a long road ahead, but the journey should be grand, if the destination a little anti-climatic. Josh When you reach the top of the mountain, you will discover that the journey isn't over. You'll see a higher mountain just a short distance away. :-)

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Ken, that is SO true! Stuart On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Kenneth Lerman kenneth.ler...@se-ltd.comwrote: jon doe wrote: SNIP... I see a long road ahead, but the journey should be grand, if the destination a little anti-climatic. Josh When you reach the top of the

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 20 August 2009, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Ken, that is SO true! Stuart On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Kenneth Lerman Amen, +10 etc, and requires even more money and ingenuity to climb. And its STILL fun. kenneth.ler...@se-ltd.comwrote: jon doe wrote: SNIP... I see a

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Peter C. Wallace
From: Ray Henry rehe...@copper.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:16:26 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 21:54 -0700, jon doe wrote: I am

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Peter C. Wallace
Subject: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders I am building a few machines currently. They are all smaller bench type machines at this current time. My main question is, can I drive an h bridge from the mesa. Can I count the encoder directly from the board

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-20 Thread Rob Jansen
Peter C. Wallace wrote: The three phase PWM generator does have high and low side drive and deadzone timers but a three phase drive is probably not a good beginner project :-) You can also count TTL encoder signals directly with the FPGA board. Hm, some good memories come back. My CNC

[Emc-users] Mesa io card driving h bridge and counting encoders

2009-08-19 Thread jon doe
I am building a few machines currently. They are all smaller bench type machines at this current time. My main question is, can I drive an h bridge from the mesa. Can I count the encoder directly from the board? My micro lathe has a dc brush motor for the spindle. I will also be using