that sounds easy enough thanks john
I will measure it now.  I have a 5v fanuc mpg also now but am not that keen
to use it as it is pretty rough and will be a pain to turn

On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 4:03 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Take a 12V power supply and measure the current drawn by the encoder at
> 12V.  Say it's 100mA.  That's 1.2W from I * V.  You want to drop 12V from
> the 24V supply.
>
> 12V / 0.1A  is 120 Ohms but it should probably be about 2W or better.  If
> all you have are 1/2W resistors then four 470 ohm (standard value) in
> parallel is 117 Ohms.  Or some 510 Ohm or a mix in parallel.
>
> But measure the encoder while you are turning it just in case it draws
> more at one position than another.
>
> John Dammeyer
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: andrew beck [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: March-30-20 7:40 PM
> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] connecting up mpg
> >
> > hey guys I love both the suggestions.  I have a problem though.
> >
> > the whole of New Zealand is currently on lockdown and I can't buy
> anything.
> >
> > I have a whole box of resistors that I bought and might have a few diodes
> > left.
> >
> > is it possible to hack something together for now?
> >
> > and also do you guys think it would be possible to connect 24 volts
> > directly to the 12 volt mpg or I am going to blow something?  my initial
> > thought it bad idea but it can't hurt to ask
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 3:36 PM Chris Albertson <
> [email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > How much current is needed in the 12 volt supply?   I'm guessing less
> > > than 100 ma.
> > >
> > > If you have 24 volts DC available then you can drop it down to 12
> volts a
> > > few different ways but the simplest might be an LM7812 linear
> regulator.
> > > The LM7812 is nearly bomb proof. These cost under $2
> > > Look at figure 9 on the datasheet and note the values of the caps are
> not
> > > critical at all.
> https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/149/LM7812-461970.pdf
> > > <https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/149/LM7812-461970.pdf>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 6:54 PM andrew beck <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > hey guys I was asking about connecting a 12v mpg encoder to my mesa
> 7i76
> > > > card. last week.  I have done some testing with a pc atx power supply
> > > and a
> > > > multimeter and it looks like at 12 v when measuring between the A
> channel
> > > > and ground(0V) the high value is 5.2 volts and low is zero(or close
> to
> > > it)
> > > > also there are some nice status leds that show what the channels on
> the
> > > mpg
> > > > are doing.
> > > >
> > > > when powering it with 5 volts the leds don't work and the high
> voltage is
> > > > 2.7 volts and the low is zero volts.  I read the threshold in the mpg
> > > > inputs is 2.5 volts with 10 percent hysteresis so I need to pull at
> least
> > > > 2.8 volts.  also I am thinking that might be a bit close and result
> is
> > > > unreliable operation.
> > > >
> > > > Is there anyway I can supply this with 12 volts from my board?  I am
> > > > running the field voltage at 24volts.
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > >
> > > > Andrew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 7:53 AM Peter C. Wallace <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 24 Mar 2020, andrew beck wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:34:01 +1300
> > > > > > From: andrew beck <[email protected]>
> > > > > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> > > > > >     <[email protected]>
> > > > > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] connecting up mpg
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hey Peter.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I enable the mpg mode does that mean I will lose my whole
> config
> > > > or
> > > > > do
> > > > > > I just need to change something in the Hal file.
> > > > >
> > > > > YOU just change some settings in the hal file
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm thinking It sounds like the best thing is to setup all my io
> in
> > > > > > pnfconfig leaving the mpg inputs spare and then after that start
> hard
> > > > > > coding in Hal.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes leave the 2 or 4 pins (for 1 or 2 MPGs) free if you want to
> use a
> > > MPG
> > > > > Note the enabling the MPG in the hal file will not cause you to
> lose
> > > the
> > > > > ability
> > > > > to use inputs 16..19  for normal digital input use
> > > > >
> > > > > > Do you know how much I can do in pnfconfig?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I dont think pncconf supports MPG setup, so this needs to be done
> by
> > > > > editing the
> > > > > HAL file
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > New Zealand is going in to total isolation for a month from
> tomorrow
> > > > > > because of covid 19 so I have some time for this lol :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mar 24, 2020 3:18 AM, "Peter C. Wallace" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2020, andrew beck wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:32:56 +1300
> > > > > >> From: andrew beck <[email protected]>
> > > > > >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> > > > > >>     <[email protected]>
> > > > > >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <
> > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > >> Subject: [Emc-users] connecting up mpg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Hey guys.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I have a 12 volt mpg
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I want to connect it to the 7i76 board.  do you know if I can
> > > connect
> > > > it
> > > > > >> straight up.  I think that the mesa boards only want 5 v and I
> am
> > > not
> > > > > sure
> > > > > >> how to connect up my 12 volt mpg
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uOF2y7KFSchXLhQ3s79GSB1x_WZieQ5l/view?usp=sharing
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I did a bunch of searches on the forum but couldn't get a
> definite
> > > > > answer.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I tried to attach a photo but it bounced back.  so here is a
> link
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> regards
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can connect a 12V MPG to the 7I76 MPG inputs (field inputs
> > > 16..19),
> > > > > but
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > the high speed encoder input. Note that the input threshold for
> MPG
> > > > > inputs
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > 2.5V so the MPG output needs to swing close to ground for
> reliable
> > > > > operation
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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