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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: greg on January 28, 2007, 12:02:45 AM

Title: new controls
Post by: greg on January 28, 2007, 12:02:45 AM

i have a taig mill with xylotex control and mach3. i am planing on getting a bigger mill or a router, when i do i want a closed loop system. i do not know if i want steppers or servos? if i stay with steppers and the lpt ports i know i can get a rogers machine second lpt and that will work? if i do not want to stay with the lpt can i is stall encoders and have it work the same useing either the nc pod or the grex? thanks in advance. greg

Title: Re: new controls
Post by: Hood on January 28, 2007, 01:30:15 PM

You will not get closed loop by either method, you will get semi closed loop though. For full closed loop I think you will need to go with a Galil but Brian would be the person to ask as far as that is concerned.
  I would think you could connect Rons board via a pod or whaetever by hacking up a parallel port cable  but I am not 100% sure, but cant see why not.
Hood

Title: Re: new controls
Post by: Brian Barker on January 28, 2007, 10:32:33 PM

Galil or deltaTau in the near future ;)

Title: Re: new controls
Post by: greg on March 16, 2007, 07:29:18 AM

 brian will a galil 1832 motion control card work with other kinds of dries or do the driver, amps need to be galil also? thanks greg ;)

Title: Re: new controls
Post by: Brian Barker on March 16, 2007, 08:10:34 AM

The Galil will work with about any drive :)