Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread Jon Elson
On 04/22/2021 11:23 PM, andrew beck wrote: update on encoder splitting to altivar vfd and mesa card hey guys just a update and a few more questions so I managed to get the encoder mounted on my spindle and working fine. the vfd works in closed loop control now and I get quite nice power

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, andrew beck wrote: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:23:35 +1200 From: andrew beck Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Subject: Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder update on encoder splitting to

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 at 12:27, andrew beck wrote: > I would like to be able to change hal values depending on what a if > statement says. Basically I want to deactivate my Linuxcnc hal controlled > spindle ramp of I am rigid tapping. Either by doing a setp on the rate of > change or swapping

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread andrew beck
Awesome thanks andy. I guess everyone is just busy. Been mucking around with some hal stuff. I would like to be able to change hal values depending on what a if statement says. Basically I want to deactivate my Linuxcnc hal controlled spindle ramp of I am rigid tapping. Either by doing a setp

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread andrew beck
update on encoder splitting to altivar vfd and mesa card hey guys just a update and a few more questions so I managed to get the encoder mounted on my spindle and working fine. the vfd works in closed loop control now and I get quite nice power control at almost zero rpm its great actually. now

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 at 11:19, andrew beck wrote: > > hey are people getting this? > I just got a email saying it got bounced It seems to have got through. > so big question is what value of resistor do i need to bring the volts down > a bit. An inline resistor will only work if the current is

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-25 Thread andrew beck
hey are people getting this? I just got a email saying it got bounced update on encoder splitting to altivar vfd and mesa card hey guys just a update and a few more questions so I managed to get the encoder mounted on my spindle and working fine. the vfd works in closed loop control now and I

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-16 Thread andrew beck
Question on that. My vfd encoder card reads encoder pulses at above 7v and under 5v I think. My encoder I bought from a company in China which made it for me. It can do 10k rpm. And accepts 5-24v input. Output just corresponds to whatever the input value is. So maybe one solution is drop the

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-16 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 at 07:25, andrew beck wrote: > if manual says I can run up to 13v do you think I will be fine? I am not PCW, but I would be nervous about 12V with an absolute max of 12. Maybe you can use one of the tiny buck-converters from eBay to supply the encoder with 5V (or 8V) from

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-16 Thread andrew beck
awesome andy just checked and the output is 12v but I also saw that the input can be anywhere from 5-24 v and I think the output coresponds to the input voltage thanks so Peter if manual says I can run up to 13v do you think I will be fine? I saw mention of a 5v control voltage needed? where

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
There are ways of matching data signal voltages between disparate components. Here's a patent on one way to do it, likely it's the basis for various commercial products. https://patents.google.com/patent/US7023242 On Thursday, April 15, 2021, 1:45:18 AM MDT, andrew beck wrote: Hey

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-15 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 at 04:19, andrew beck wrote: > looking for info on how to wire up a mesa ency encoder card to my vfd. Using arcane knowledge (ie, how Mesa manuals are named, and how to google for them) I found the manual. http://freeby.mesanet.com/encyman.pdf That gives an absolute

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 15 April 2021 03:42:49 andrew beck wrote: > Hey gene and peter. > > Well that's good to know that the ency card only supports 5v. So > that's a no show. All good I'll use them for something else I guess. > > So gene. > First off my encoder has a b Z push pull single ended outputs. >

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-15 Thread andrew beck
Hey gene and peter. Well that's good to know that the ency card only supports 5v. So that's a no show. All good I'll use them for something else I guess. So gene. First off my encoder has a b Z push pull single ended outputs. Looks like your solution is the plan. I have a spindle sensor

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-14 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Thu, 15 Apr 2021, andrew beck wrote: Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:15:56 +1200 From: andrew beck Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Subject: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder Hey guys looking for info on how to

Re: [Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 14 April 2021 23:15:56 andrew beck wrote: > Hey guys > > looking for info on how to wire up a mesa ency encoder card to my vfd. > > I have a encoder card that outputs 12v to the encoder that I have > (which is also a 12 v encoder) but would like to split the encoder > pulses off to

[Emc-users] wiring up mesa ency encoder

2021-04-14 Thread andrew beck
Hey guys looking for info on how to wire up a mesa ency encoder card to my vfd. I have a encoder card that outputs 12v to the encoder that I have (which is also a 12 v encoder) but would like to split the encoder pulses off to my 7i77 as well as back to schiender altivar 71 vfd. the vfd does