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General Mach Discussion / Help with conversion
« on: February 17, 2007, 10:10:43 PM »
Has anyone had experience with lowcostcncretrofits?
The correspondence I've had with them seems fruitful in that their controller is a 'plug and play'....or so I've been told. Output from XP and Quantum via printer port to their printer port as an import. The controller receives from the encoders and then feeds the motors for movement.
I have a couple bumps in the road....this is what I have
The motors need be DC and with brushes...ok
The encoders need be 5 volt...ok
The X, Y axis has encoders on the motors and also on the table....Should I try to incorporate both to the controller? Would it be more repeatable or increase accuracy?
Output from the transformer is 0 volts, 26 volts, 52 volts.....the motors are 60 volt.
A special capacitor who has 100 volt and 10000uf is connected to the xyz pc boards of the old system either direct or via a Motorola 8649W microprocessor. It has been suggested that I put capacitors to 'smooth' out the motors. Where do I put them? At what value? Do they need cooling?
Anyone with electronic experience to bail me out is appreciated....anyone who has had a positive experience with lowcostcncretrofits is also appreciated. Thanks in advance!!
FranH
The correspondence I've had with them seems fruitful in that their controller is a 'plug and play'....or so I've been told. Output from XP and Quantum via printer port to their printer port as an import. The controller receives from the encoders and then feeds the motors for movement.
I have a couple bumps in the road....this is what I have
The motors need be DC and with brushes...ok
The encoders need be 5 volt...ok
The X, Y axis has encoders on the motors and also on the table....Should I try to incorporate both to the controller? Would it be more repeatable or increase accuracy?
Output from the transformer is 0 volts, 26 volts, 52 volts.....the motors are 60 volt.
A special capacitor who has 100 volt and 10000uf is connected to the xyz pc boards of the old system either direct or via a Motorola 8649W microprocessor. It has been suggested that I put capacitors to 'smooth' out the motors. Where do I put them? At what value? Do they need cooling?
Anyone with electronic experience to bail me out is appreciated....anyone who has had a positive experience with lowcostcncretrofits is also appreciated. Thanks in advance!!
FranH