On 21 April 2011 21:19, Joshua D. Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > This subjects has been covered before but I need some advice. > I have two FANUC S420-iF's with RJ2 controllers that I would like to use > with G-code to do routing, adhesive placement, trimming etc. Where do I > start? What components should be used etc? I understand the electronics > least and was told I could use generic Allen Bradley Servo controllers along > with software like EMC2, is this correct??
You can certainly use EMC2. Are there no drives with the machine? If they exist then EMC2 can probably control them. What sort of motors are fitted, with what manner of feedback? EMC2 allows you to use much cheaper servo drives by doing all the hard sums inside the controller. However, if you can find some generic servo drives going cheap, then you ought to be able to use them too. -- atp "Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise Lean software platforms are now widely adopted and the benefits have been demonstrated beyond question. Learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfemails _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
