I used 2 5i20 boards and that gave me 96i/o. (sans axis interface daughter boards) Last I looked - we used them all.
sam On 2/13/2013 12:18 PM, Dave wrote: > On 2/13/2013 1:02 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 13 February 2013 17:31, Pete Matos<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not being too familiar with LinuxCNC does it have a HOME ALL >>> button where the actuation is followed by a slow homing of the Z axis, then >>> the X and then the Y etc... Does it allow for tripping the home switch and >>> then back off so one could maybe wire the home switches in series to the >>> mesa card only using one pin input? Or does it get more involved needing >>> all three home switches on different pins to allow the machine to home >>> properly? >>> >> Yes :-) >> >> As in, any and all of the above are possible. >> >> Personally I prefer a home switch for each axis, as then they don't >> have to wait for each other. >> (So you can home Z out of the way, then X and Y can home simultaneously) >> >> > I agree.. And Mesa input pins are relatively cheap. > You are already dropping some $ for the nice Teco drives, don't cheap > out on the wiring. > > Do it right and you won't regret it.. > > Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer > Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 > and get the hardware for free! Learn more. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
