On Thursday 24 July 2014 16:31:38 Peter C. Wallace did opine And Gene did reply: > On Thu, 24 Jul 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:13:22 -0400 > > From: Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] joint > > > > On Thursday 24 July 2014 15:08:54 Philipp Burch did opine > > > > And Gene did reply: > >> Hey Aram! > >> > >> On 24.07.2014 20:58, a k wrote: > >>> this is pin --- hm2_5i20.0.encoder.03.velocity > >>> > >>> this is also pin ----- scale.0.in > >>> is it possible to connect pin to pin? > >>> manual say -- connecting signal to pin > >> > >> In fact, you can only connect pins to pins, signals/nets are just > >> aliases to make the whole stuff more readable. You have to use the > >> 'net' command to make these connections, though. The name of the net > >> doesn't matter as long as it follows the rules and it is not already > >> connected to an output. So if > >> > >> hm2_5i20.0.encoder.03.velocity > >> > >> actually exists and is an output and > >> > >> scale.0.in > >> > >> actually exists and is an input, then this line > >> > >> net vel-encoder hm2_5i20.0.encoder.03.velocity => scale.0.in > > > > I'll assume that this 5i20 card, and its daughter card actually has > > an encoder.03 module available, AND that it has ABZ inputs connected > > from some place on his machine equipt with a hardware encoder. Then > > the above statement IS correct, but it is NOT connecting his pot to > > anything. > > Actually it is, Aram has a THCAD which is a high isolation V-F > converter intended for Plasma torch height control applications
In which case I assume he has connected the pot to a suitable place on the THCAD? That I was not aware of, not being at all familiar with a THCAD setup. Now its me with copious amounts of egg on face I believe, thanks Peter. > The easy way to read the external V-F is via the encoder velocity > signal [...] Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
