Thank you for clearing up the I/O issues.......I did'nt realise there were
alot more options.....Looking into them now
Dave
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From: "Peter C. Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:53:13 -0700
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>> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> From: John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder
>> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:17:00 -0400
>>
>> Dave Keeton wrote:
>>> Thats OK Chris...I'm just trying to find a way to expand the I/O
>>> capabilities of EMC. It seems that the servo hardware that has been
>>> chosen
>>> is pretty much limited to 32 ins and 16 outs. Hardly enough for big iron
>>> with pallet and tool changers, quills (W) and indexing and rotary tables
>>> all
>>> on one machine. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place! I will continue
>>> to
>>> look into the MODBUS and keep you posted. My config file is pretty much
>>> identical to yours. When I hooked it up to Mach3 it took about ten
>>> minuetes
>>> to configure everything and it worked great! I just hate tying up I/O
>>> for
>>> things like worklights, chip conveyors and wash down systems when I/O is
>>> in
>>> such short supply. I have one machine at the shop that has 127 inputs
>>> and 72
>>> outputs! What other options are there? None I could find unless you want
>>> to
>>> add 4 Motenc-Lite cards to your system. Hardly cost effective.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>
>> There are cards out there that simply provide I/O. The Mazak at the CNC
>> workshop as a Motenc card as its primary servo card, and an AX5214H 48
>> channel I/O card for toolchanger stuff. The AX5214 is an ISA card, but
>> there are probably PCI versions available.
>>
>> EMC2 allows you to mix and match any combination of I/O devices, so you
>> don't have to use expensive servo cards if all you need is digital I/O.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Kasunich
>
> If you are using a 5I20 and you just need 12V-36V isolated I/O, we have a
> couple of I/O expanders coming out. First is the 7I64, the 7I64 has 24
> opto
> isolated inputs and 24 isolated 4A MOSFET outputs and connects to the 5I20
> via
> SPI (3 feet max) or 5Mbit/sec RS-485 (~100 feet max cat5). Next is the
> 7I66
> with 80 isolated inputs and the same interface options.
>
> The SPI pinout allows 5 expanders on one 50 pin cable (split into 5x10
> conductor cables)
>
>
> Peter Wallace
> Mesa Electronics
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