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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: ericma on August 23, 2006, 07:32:09 PM

Title: Servo motor configuration
Post by: ericma on August 23, 2006, 07:32:09 PM

Is anybody knows how to hookup the servo motors with Mach3? How many pins are needed to control one amplifier of the servo motor?

I have five servo motors and two parallel ports in my computer. Is the Mach3 is powerful enough to handle all the five servo motors?

Thanks a lot!

Eric Ma

Title: Re: Servo motor configuration
Post by: Chip on August 24, 2006, 07:04:21 AM

Hi, Eric Ma

Your servo controls need to be step and direction, 10 pins for this,Mach3 would work fine.

Hope this Helps, Chip

Title: Re: Servo motor configuration
Post by: ericma on August 24, 2006, 12:04:07 PM

Hi Chip:
The wiring of the amplify for a servo motor is pretty complicated

I am working on the Yaskawa servo motors. There are 50 connectors in amplifies terminal.

Could you please direct me that which two connectors should be wired to the two parallel pins?

I am very appreciated your help!

Eric

Title: Re: Servo motor configuration
Post by: HillBilly on August 24, 2006, 04:55:56 PM

Eric,

This is the example given for the Sigma Series Yaskawa.

You have to set these drives up for this operation with the drive software also.

Darek