Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-06 Thread Gerhard Pircher
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:17:41 -0500 > Von: Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Betreff: Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2 > Gerhard Pircher wr

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Jon Elson
Gerhard Pircher wrote: >>Von: Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>These are 14 W motors? That seems awfully small, even for a >>desktop machine. > > Yeah, that's another problem. IIRC originally the machine was used to > polish ceramic-like materials. I guess more powerful servo motors were > not

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Jeff Epler
On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 09:45:49PM +0200, Gerhard Pircher wrote: > The Mesa card looks interesting. Do you use it with the SoftDMC Digital > Motion Control Firmware? With emc2, the "hostmot" firmware is used. With "hostmot", emc sends velocity commands and reads encoder counts, performing closed-

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Gerhard Pircher
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:47:09 -0500 > Von: Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Betreff: Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2 > You might also take a look

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Gerhard Pircher
gt; An: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Betreff: Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2 > Your setup sounds very much like my Anilam setups. Tach feedback to > drives, encoder feedback to controller, +&-10V velocity command signal > from

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Jon Elson
Gerhard Pircher wrote: > Hi, > > I'm seeking for some comments about how to build a mill controller with > EMC2, as I'm completely new to this topic. > I got a 12 years old desktop mill, which was manufactured by KERN- > Microtechnic [1]. The machine is in a very good condition, but some parts > o

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread RogerN
but the Mesa hardware saved me a good deal of $ and works great. RogerN - Original Message - From: "Gerhard Pircher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:46 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2 Hi,

[Emc-users] Need advice on building a mill controller with EMC2

2007-09-05 Thread Gerhard Pircher
Hi, I'm seeking for some comments about how to build a mill controller with EMC2, as I'm completely new to this topic. I got a 12 years old desktop mill, which was manufactured by KERN- Microtechnic [1]. The machine is in a very good condition, but some parts of the original mill controller (a rac