Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-26 Thread Claude Froidevaux
Hi, Thank you all for your informations. I think I will go with 6i25 + 7i77, and most probably a 7i84 for the additional digital In/out. Claude Le 21.01.2016 18:41, Andrew a écrit : > 2016-01-21 18:53 GMT+02:00 Claude Froidevaux : > >> Hi, >> >> I may have a nice project of

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-22 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/21/2016 04:26 PM, claude wrote: > I did have expectation to deliver some hardware interface solution for > linuxcnc (I'm hardware electronic senior), but honestly, between the > definition of the product, the conception, the driver and the continuous > evolution of linux, with all the

[Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread Claude Froidevaux
Hi, I may have a nice project of retrofitting a lathe (about 20kW, quite a nice toy, but with an old control that is dead) I tested servo driver, they work. So basicely, all I need is: - 3 output +- 10V (to give speed consign to servo amplifier) - 4 quadrature input encoder (I checked this,

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 January 2016 at 16:53, Claude Froidevaux wrote: > I would also love to have analog input on MESA card, but this does not > seems to exist. anyone to confirm ? Some of the smart-serial cards offer analogue input on some channels. > Idea is to use MESA 7I33TA for +-10V

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread John Kasunich
That is not true at all. LinuxCNC supports a fairly wide range of I/O devices. Jon Elson offers a line of products that we have drivers for. We also have drivers for a couple of older servo boards, but the manufacturers of those boards haven't been keeping up with the changes in the computer

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread Andrew
2016-01-21 18:53 GMT+02:00 Claude Froidevaux : > Hi, > > I may have a nice project of retrofitting a lathe (about 20kW, quite a > nice toy, but with an old control that is dead) > > I tested servo driver, they work. So basicely, all I need is: > > - 3 output +- 10V (to give

[Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread Mark Johnsen
/index.php?route=product/product_name=7i80_id=59 There are 2 7i80's (-16 and -25), not sure of the difference. Seems like a 7i77 would solve a bunch of your input/output req'ts. Many options. Mark From: Andrew <pkm...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config > T

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread John Dammeyer
I'm a little puzzled. Lately the discussion on servos and LinuxCNC appears to give the impression that the only solution is a PC and boards from Mesa. Does that mean LinuxCNC has now become a defacto Mesa product? Either stepper motors and an older PC that supports parallel port or if you

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 January 2016 at 18:41, John Dammeyer wrote: > Either stepper motors and an older PC that supports parallel port or if you > want servos that aren't driven with a Gecko Step/Dir input (much like a > stepper motor) then it's a Mesa product or nothing? Not at all.

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 January 2016 at 22:26, claude wrote: > - This can be ethercat, as much as I know, there is no driver for > linuxcnc. Also, hardware is quite expensive. There is, but licensing problems mean that it can't be a part of LinuxCNC.

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread claude
Well, to give my understanding, To have a real time interface to physical world, there is the need to use some hardware. When you speak about hardware, you mean as well driver, and this start to be quite complicated. - This can be ethercat, as much as I know, there is no driver for linuxcnc.

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/21/2016 12:41 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > I'm a little puzzled. > > Lately the discussion on servos and LinuxCNC appears to give the impression > that the only solution is a PC and boards from Mesa. Does that mean > LinuxCNC has now become a defacto Mesa product? > Well, I sure hope not!

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config

2016-01-21 Thread John Dammeyer
I was curious. John > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-21-16 10:53 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mesa card choice and config > > > On 21 January 2016 at 18:41, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoarti