4231
General Mach Discussion / Re: BT30 spindle from scratch - with power drawbar and ATC of course
« on: September 23, 2013, 04:12:50 PM »
I was looking for info the last day as I had just made a spindle drawbar force gauge up and was wondering what I should be expecting to see, turns out I am well down on force if the numbers are correct, ie my gauge is right or Chiron chose to keep in line with what is said to be the norm.
Anyway not sure if this is actually what you are looking for but have attached it anyway.
Regarding the 5v, yes most if not all processors etc will be 3.3v but the difference with the CSMIO compared to the ESS/ SS/ kFlop etc is the low voltage is all contained in a nice little box and only 24v for I/O is external.
Yes there are differential signals, whether that be the encoders ins ( or step/dir outs if using IP-S) but they are inherently noise immune.
Thing is however I never used 5v for other I/O, was all 24v so that meant I had to convert when wires came out of the controller and when wires went in, was a PITA.
Regarding the SS, I never had any flakiness with even the USB ones but I do agree on Gregs lack of fixes, I waited probably 3 or 4 years for the step/dir spindle to get fixed and it never happenned and now I have moved on, just wish I had taken the jump a year or so earlier to the CSMIO as it is just in a different class.
Hood
Edit, just realised I read your spindle question wrong.
Anyway i can give you some numbers for the Chirons spindle in a bit once I find the info.
Anyway not sure if this is actually what you are looking for but have attached it anyway.
Regarding the 5v, yes most if not all processors etc will be 3.3v but the difference with the CSMIO compared to the ESS/ SS/ kFlop etc is the low voltage is all contained in a nice little box and only 24v for I/O is external.
Yes there are differential signals, whether that be the encoders ins ( or step/dir outs if using IP-S) but they are inherently noise immune.
Thing is however I never used 5v for other I/O, was all 24v so that meant I had to convert when wires came out of the controller and when wires went in, was a PITA.
Regarding the SS, I never had any flakiness with even the USB ones but I do agree on Gregs lack of fixes, I waited probably 3 or 4 years for the step/dir spindle to get fixed and it never happenned and now I have moved on, just wish I had taken the jump a year or so earlier to the CSMIO as it is just in a different class.
Hood
Edit, just realised I read your spindle question wrong.
Anyway i can give you some numbers for the Chirons spindle in a bit once I find the info.