I am using the following controller: http://www.aerotech.com/product-catalog/drives-and-drive-racks/ensemble-mp.aspx
Which does not specifically list python as one of the accepted languages, but I guess this does not mean it is not possible. Colin On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Colin Ross <colin.ross....@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Francois, this gives me a lot to think about! > > I really appreciate your feedback. > > Colin > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Francois Dion <francois.d...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Colin Ross <colin.ross....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Francois, >>> >>> Thank you for the fast reply! I am looking to control a brushless servo >>> motor ( >>> http://www.aerotech.com/product-catalog/motors/rotary-motors/bms-series.aspx) >>> that drives a rotary stage. >>> >> >> These motors are not controlled by serial, you'll need a brushless >> controller. In turn the controller might be or not serial, or ip or >> something else altogether (PWM is typical). They do have an rs-422 >> connection, but that is for a feedback signal. So you are building a >> feedback control system. If you google that and python you'll find several >> useful references, including a design and analysis module (but not control): >> >> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/control/0.6.6 >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/python-control/ >> >> Nothing out of the box for your application, obviously. Also, the motor >> control itself will depend on the microprocessor hardware you are using and >> the motor controller. Assuming PWM, the raspberry pi has a software PWM >> module in Python. Same with micropython. Anything else is pretty much DIY. >> >> As for the overall concept of control systems, Chapter 9 of "Real World >> Instrumentation" ( http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596809577.do ) >> will give you an overview of what is involved (with some python example, >> but not directly applicable to your system). >> >> Francois >> -- >> raspberry-python.blogspot.com - www.pyptug.org - www.3DFutureTech.info >> <http://www.3dfuturetech.info/> - @f_dion >> > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
