On Saturday 15 March 2014 17:51:10 Peter C. Wallace did opine:
> On Sat, 15 Mar 2014, Philipp Burch wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:27:27 +0100
> > From: Philipp Burch <[email protected]>
> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> >
> > <[email protected]>
> >
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] I&$@)^ another C41 gone to hell.
> >
> > Hi Peter!
> >
> > On 03/15/2014 09:34 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> >> On Sat, 15 Mar 2014, Philipp Burch wrote:
> >>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:45:18 +0100
> >>> From: Philipp Burch <[email protected]>
> >>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> >>>
> >>> <[email protected]>
> >>>
> >>> To: [email protected]
> >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] I&$@)^ another C41 gone to hell.
> >>>
> >>> Hi Gene!
> >>>
> >>> On 03/14/2014 09:23 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >>>> Greetings again;
> >>>> [...]
> >>
> >> I can put the SPINX1 schematics up somewhere on Monday if it helps.
> >> Its designed for FPGA PWM (at 5 KHz) so would need larger capacitors
> >> for 100 Hz
> >>
> >> It uses a THS4281 (the TLV237x series is nice but has a pretty high
> >> output impedance so no better than ~.4V from rails with only about 2
> >> ma load)
> >
> > Good point, thanks. I didn't check that and I also do not know the
> > input impedance of the following circuit. But since it is an
> > industrial device, this should be far below 100k.
> >
> >> We get about 50 mv from the rails with a 10K load and better than 1%
> >> linearity at 5 KHz (Linearity would be a lot better at 100 Hz)
> >>
> >> Design is Fast OPTO --> pullup --> 4000 series CMOS gate for precise
> >> rail to rail PWM (OPTO is not) and CMOS has equal impedance both
> >> directions --> 2 pole filter --> THS4281 follower
> >
> > Yeah, never do the isolation in the analog part. It is so much harder
> > to compensate for all the effects of real devices if not only the
> > time domain must be concerned, but also the continuous amplitude.
> >
> > But an even better solution would be to stick to an all-digital
> > solution. Don't those/most drives have a digital setpoint input?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Philipp
>
> Sure most VFDs can use ModBus but isolated analog spindle controls are
> often used for KBIC type DC motor controllers or similar devices that
> are simple pure analog controllers. Analog (or some real time digital
> control) is also needed if its desired to close the spindle speed loop
> in linuxcnc.
>
That is already setup in my hal file Peter. Probably needs more fine
tuning for better low speed stiffness but... I never met a PID control
till LCNC. So I am a bit green, or wet behind the ears on the ultimate
tuning of the beast. That I believe IS the correct descriptive word too.
:)
> Peter Wallace
> Mesa Electronics
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