Gregg Eshelman wrote:
> Soooo, what's some hardware that will do the job? I'll also need inputs for 2
> limit switches and e-stop plus outputs to control the lube pump and spindle
> on/off and possibly forward/reverse. That's what functions the old system had.
>
> Since I have five of the drives ("have" as in they should be on their way to
> me today), having the ability control them all would be nice, though to start
> with I'll stick to the basic XYZ axes.
>
<shameless plug on>
Well, one option is the Pico Systems Universal Stepper Controller. It can
drive 4 axes of step/direction, optionally with encoders, and has 16 digital
inputs and place to mount 8 solid state relays for lube and spindle
control. (If you need more than 4 axes, you can add another board on
the same parallel port.) Limit and home switches can be connected simply
to the digital inputs. You can hook up a jog pendant, too.
See
<http://pico-systems.com/osc2.5/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4&products_id=30>
for more info.
<shameless plug off>
Jon
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