excellent man did you get the toolchanger working as well? That is what mine is lacking. My machine is a 1997 Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC.
Pete On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Marius Alksnys <marius.alks...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am planning to finish to retrofit Cincinnati Arrow 750 with LinuxCNC > in several weeks completely. This includes hacked VFS spindle drive for > 9kW 10kRPM spindle and automatic tool changer. I did not succeed to > revive VFS to its original state, so I chose very strange way - to hack > it and control phases directly. > > I chose Mesa 5i25 + 7i77. Everything else is just a bunch of wires and > code :) > > And I am happy with the result. > > 01/13/2016 07:26 PM, Wayde Allen rašė: > > I just joined the email list since I'm wondering about using Linux CNC to > > retrofit the control system on an old Cincinnati/Milacron CNC system. The > > motor control amplifier for these machines seems to be a Kollmorgen BDS4. > > Has anyone here created an interface to one of these? > > > > Is Linux CNC a decent option for replacing the old control computer on > one > > of these beasts for use in a low volume production environment? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Pete Matos A and N Precision and Fabrication Maryville, Tennessee 865-236-8996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
