Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board
On Sunday 09 September 2007, John Thornton wrote: >Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? > >As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into >the board and wire up the motors and power supply. > I have a 3 axis that works great. And I at the time had to build a patchbox for the parport cuz the xylotex has a slightly different pinput assignment, but I could skip that now as there is an emc2 stepper config that has been configured to talk to the xylotex correctly. >Is there any other all in one cards for steppers? > >I noticed that on the EMC2 Supported Hardware page that the Gecko >drives are not listed. Are they not supported? > >http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware > >Thanks >John -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) James Joyce -- an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized. -- Tom Stoppard - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board
John Thornton wrote: > Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? Sure, I use a Xylotex 3-axis board for testing things. It is suitable for Sherline sized machines (NEMA23 motors). > As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into > the board and wire up the motors and power supply. > > Is there any other all in one cards for steppers? > > I noticed that on the EMC2 Supported Hardware page that the Gecko > drives are not listed. Are they not supported? > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware Gecko drives are ordinary step/direction drives. They can take signals from a parallel port (software stepping), OR from any of several EMC supported hardware based step generators. We don't list Gecko drives on the hardware page because EMC doesn't directly interact with the drives. EMC supports ANY step/direction drive. I'm planning on using Geckos for my actual machine - they are nicely suited to running NEMA34 motors, which require more current than the Xylotex drives can deliver. Regards, John Kasunich - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board
I'm using a xylotex 3-axis board. I'm pretty happy with it so far. For whatever reason, my machine moves reliably at higher speeds (70ipm instead of 40ipm) in half-step mode than 1/8 step mode, though most people seem to prefer using the board in 1/8 step configuration. The connections are very simple: PC to xylotex with DB25 M-F cable; 24VDC connection from power supply to xylotex; 4-wire connections from xylotex to each motor. In stepper_inch.ini or stepper_mm.ini, change standard_pinout.hal to xylotex_pinout.hal There are probably other all-in-one boards, and emc should work with any board that takes step+direction inputs that match the PC parport for voltage and current requirements. Geckos also work fine, though I understand that the other models *besides* 203V have input current requirements that may not be met by all parports, leading to the use of an extra board in between with its own 5V supply and line driver IC. Someone who's actually used geckos should add them to the wiki. Jeff - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board
Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into the board and wire up the motors and power supply. Is there any other all in one cards for steppers? I noticed that on the EMC2 Supported Hardware page that the Gecko drives are not listed. Are they not supported? http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware Thanks John - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
