On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 13:00 -0400, Doug Pollard wrote: ... snip > Is there any reason why Emc will not run my xylotex board.
EMC2 should work well. Do a search for Xylotex on the EMC2 wiki: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EmcKnowledgeBase this should link you to the resources you need to get started. > I would > also like to know what kind of breakout board might be suitable. It looks like you don't need one, just a DB25 cable. > Have > been looking at some 269 OZ in motors but also thinking that my mill has > a pretty sturdy spindle that maybe 425 0z in. might make better use of > that. Since the table is only 18 inch long with 12in. of travel high > speed might not be that important. I am assuming the more powerful > motors may be slower?? > Any other suggestions here would be greatly appreciated. > > Doug With my DC motor research so far, it seems the 269 oz.*in. motors should do fine, but you should see what others are using on machines similar to yours: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Case_Studies ------------------ Kirk http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
