There are different versions. The spindle on some of them can do ridged tapping and I know that at least it has an encoder. I guess my assumption about the other parts could be wrong. Sorry.
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Peter C. Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 8 Jun 2011, Evan Foss wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:07:48 -0500 >> From: Evan Foss <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMCO PC MILL 50 >> >> Yea I remember that thread. The end result is that the architecture of >> the EMCO PC Mill 50 is fundamentally incompatible with the >> architecture of EMC. EMC needs to be in direct control of the motors >> and etc. The EMCO has electronics inside it that already implement all >> that with closed loop control, you just pass it commands via RS-485. >> So, to plug it into EMC you would have to strip out ether a lot of >> EMC's code or a lot of the EMCO hardware. Removing the EMCO hardware >> is a fast solution but a bad one as their control systems are better >> than what you can do with EMC IMHO. Rewriting EMC will be more >> involved and the protocol for the EMCO mills commands is proprietary >> so some one would have to find a legal way to reverse engineer it. > > > AFAICT the EMCO 50 is not closed loop but just a standard step motor mill. Its > a little strange in that it uses 3 phase step motors, but it does look like > the drives take standard step+dir signals (though differential). This means > that if you wished you could retain the drives and it should be fairly easy to > retrofit to a more modern and reliable control system. > > Its also possible to ditch the three phase step drives and motors and replace > them with more modern microstepping drives for better performance. (the rapids > are a dismal 30 ipm with the original 24V drives) > > > >> >> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Randy Petersen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I found this message: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg19677.html >>> and am very interested on what happened. >>> >>> I am in a similar predicament, I purchased a EMCO PC MILL 50 without the >>> EMCO proprietary RS485 board and would love to get this thing working. I am >>> trying to locate a used board or somehow circumvent that requirement. I have >>> a standard RS485 board. >>> >>> Is there a way to search this message list? >>> >>> If anyone figured out a way to get this mill going without the proprietary >>> RS485 board, or changing out the controller board and motors, then I would >>> LOVE to hear it! Also, I would love to help if there are some people with >>> the same situation. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> RandEE >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content >>> authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image >>> Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content >> authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image >> Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > Peter Wallace > Mesa Electronics > > (\__/) > (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your > (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content > authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image > Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
