Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 24 August 2019 15:01:51 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > On Saturday 24 August 2019 12:46:28 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > > > I already have my mill running with a single parallel port > > > > > > but the single phase motor is still controlled with a switch > > > > > > because I'm too lazy

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: August-24-19 12:07 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 8:41 PM Gene Heskett > wrote: > > > > > I will state that

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 24 August 2019 14:46:32 John Dammeyer wrote: > Hi Gene, > > > > > Yes, that encoder will run out of bandwidth trying to get thru > > > > that bobs opto-iso circuitry. So you are out the cost of at > > > > least a 5i25 which has at least 100x more bandwidth at its > > > > encoder

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Chris Albertson
On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 8:41 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > > I will state that encoders with less than 1000 counts per turn aren't > going to be ultimately usefull on a mill where its also stablilizing > speed, but even a 240 count I am getting from hall effect sensors There is a trick to making

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread John Dammeyer
> > On Saturday 24 August 2019 12:46:28 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > > I already have my mill running with a single parallel port but > > > > > the single phase motor is still controlled with a switch because > > > > > I'm too lazy to temporarily wire in a relay. What I do have for > > > > > my

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread John Dammeyer
Hi Gene, > > > Yes, that encoder will run out of bandwidth trying to get thru that > > > bobs opto-iso circuitry. So you are out the cost of at least a 5i25 > > > which has at least 100x more bandwidth at its encoder inputs. I've > > > had to cut and bypass the opto crap on the bobs several times

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 24 August 2019 13:31:44 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 24 August 2019 12:46:28 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > I already have my mill running with a single parallel port but > > > > the single phase motor is still controlled with a switch because > > > > I'm too lazy to temporarily

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 24 August 2019 12:46:28 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > I already have my mill running with a single parallel port but the > > > single phase motor is still controlled with a switch because I'm > > > too lazy to temporarily wire in a relay. What I do have for my > > > mill is a sweet

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread John Dammeyer
> > I already have my mill running with a single parallel port but the > > single phase motor is still controlled with a switch because I'm too > > lazy to temporarily wire in a relay. What I do have for my mill is a > > sweet Bergerda 1.8kW AC Servo that works very nicely with step/dir > >

Re: [Emc-users] MESA 7i92H Saga

2019-08-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 24 August 2019 01:53:28 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > Now just to change the 5 Volt PWM into 0V to 10V analogue. > > > > Thats a mesa spinx1. > > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > -- > > That's more than $100Cdn with exchange rate and shipping compared to a > few dollars and some