Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] J R Kerr

I have been using his pic servo cmc chipset with a three axis mini-mill
and find them perfect for my needs. I dont know how well the pre-fab stuff
he sells works, but the chipsets are great if your into rolling your own
system. The feature I like about them is that they never lose position. I
can over load an axis and be able to clear the error without rehoming the
machine. My work coords never need to be restablished(unless I remove power
from system). With the use of the picstep chip I can use either step-dir
control or direct command over serial conection, which is nice!

It depends on how much work you want to put into the system. jr-kerr is
more work if you use the chipset, and more expensive if you use the prefab
than the gecko no doubt!

Any specific questions? just ask.

have fun

andrew
kn6za

>With all the talk about the Gecko drives and/or homebrewing a PIC
>solution, I'm curious why there's no discussion of the J R Kerr systems

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