Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-23 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Don Stanley dstanley1...@gmail.com wrote: It all depends on what you are used to in that regard. M$ is no slouch when it comes to changing the look, feel, and workability of the desktop. Look at the progression from Win98, to ME, to XP, to 2000, to Vista,

Re: [Emc-users] 100 watt 3 phase AC servo amplifier?

2012-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2012 04:33, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Our PWM servo amp has been tested to 122 V, and is good to 20 A. It can be used with either Mesa or Pico Systems controller boards. It needs the Hall signals from the motor for commutation. These can be created in HAL under

Re: [Emc-users] 100 watt 3 phase AC servo amplifier?

2012-09-23 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: On 23 September 2012 04:33, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Our PWM servo amp has been tested to 122 V, and is good to 20 A. It can be used with either Mesa or Pico Systems controller boards. It needs the Hall signals from the motor for commutation. These

Re: [Emc-users] 100 watt 3 phase AC servo amplifier?

2012-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2012 18:47, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Yes, but that ties up 3 digital outputs per axis. If the motor already provides these signals, there's no need to do it in software. Indeed, using the actual Hall sensors is much better, I was just saying that if the motor

[Emc-users] PNCConf - MPG question (feed/spindle override)

2012-09-23 Thread Stephen Dubovsky
Hello, Im using a mesa 5i25+7i77 with a MPG12 pendant from cnc4pc. I figured out how to get the xyz axis jog enabled through pncconf including the x1,x10,x100 rate settings. I would like to use the pendant's 5th and 6th axis selection for feed speed and spindle rpm override. How to select

[Emc-users] [off] Lost PLA Casting

2012-09-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
Greetings, This web page describes the process I used going from OpenSCAD to casted aluminum parts in a day: http://3dtopo.com/lostPLA/ The casted parts are ultimately going to be controlled by LinuxCNC. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone:

Re: [Emc-users] [off] Lost PLA Casting

2012-09-23 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/23/2012 10:25 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Greetings, This web page describes the process I used going from OpenSCAD to casted aluminum parts in a day: http://3dtopo.com/lostPLA/ The casted parts are ultimately going to be controlled by LinuxCNC. Sweeet! Regards, Kent

Re: [Emc-users] [off] Lost PLA Casting

2012-09-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 September 2012 23:33:37 Jeshua Lacock did opine: Greetings, This web page describes the process I used going from OpenSCAD to casted aluminum parts in a day: http://3dtopo.com/lostPLA/ The casted parts are ultimately going to be controlled by LinuxCNC. Sweet Jeshua, even

Re: [Emc-users] 100 watt 3 phase AC servo amplifier?

2012-09-23 Thread cogoman
On 09/23/2012 03:57 PM, andy pugh wrote: Indeed, using the actual Hall sensors is much better, I was just saying that if the motor does not provide the signals then it is not necessarily a complete show-stopper. Remembering an article in Machine Design about the CUI AMT303 commutating

Re: [Emc-users] PNCConf - MPG question (feed/spindle override)

2012-09-23 Thread Chris Morley
Hello, Im using a mesa 5i25+7i77 with a MPG12 pendant from cnc4pc. I figured out how to get the xyz axis jog enabled through pncconf including the x1,x10,x100 rate settings. I would like to use the pendant's 5th and 6th axis selection for feed speed and spindle rpm override. How to

Re: [Emc-users] 100 watt 3 phase AC servo amplifier?

2012-09-23 Thread Jon Elson
cogoman wrote: Remembering an article in Machine Design about the CUI AMT303 commutating encoder made it seem like a good choice for adding U/V/W signals to a BLDC motor that doesn't have hall sensors until I saw the price. Digi-key has them for nearly $100. A bit too high, but these