RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC/ 3 phase convertors

I don't have an EMC install in front of me to verify, But I think that that
it supports spindle forward, backwards, on, off, increase, decrease through
the bridgeportio and a 2nd parallel port.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> This is just a theoretical question for now, I'm not running
> EMC at this time,
> although I am running Linux (at home). I don't really know a
> lot about
> CAD/CAM so keep that in mind.
>
> Anyway, the question is, Is EMC capable of controlling
> spindle speed and
> can it do that by feeding an inexpensive VFD? I realize that
> some hardware
> would be required to interface. I don't have a VFD yet, but
> I'm pretty sure that
> my next mill will be large enough that I will probably go
> that route and get a
> VFD to drive it.
>
> Thanks,
> Marshall