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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: remartinez on April 05, 2012, 01:07:47 PM

Title: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: remartinez on April 05, 2012, 01:07:47 PM

Hi all
I need some help!
I have a pokeys 56U board and I have a potentiometer connected to it. I want to able to control my spindle speed with it. How would I go about doing this. Would I need to use brains? If so what formula would I need?

I also want to be able to change the feed rate with a different potentiometer.

Raul

Title: Re: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: Hood on April 05, 2012, 01:45:25 PM

You can use a Brain or the macropump. I have posted Brans before in the pokeys section that I used for FRO and SRO.
Hood

Title: Re: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: remartinez on April 05, 2012, 01:59:06 PM

Hood,
Thank you for your response. I am trying to find your post. Any chance you can give me the link to your post on the FRO and SRO.

Thanks again,
Raul

Title: Re: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: Hood on April 05, 2012, 02:05:15 PM

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,11817.0.html

Title: Re: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: remartinez on April 05, 2012, 02:13:57 PM

Thank you once again.

Raul

Title: Re: Control spindle speed with potentiometer and pokeys board
Post by: Hood on April 05, 2012, 02:22:50 PM

No problem. I have not looked at the Brains I linked to since I posted but I am almost certain they are the same as I use now with the exception of the formula will be slightly different as I now use a PLC for the pots rather than the PoKeys.
Hood