Re: THE BEAST

Jon, I'd be interested in your "package". I'd love to get something going, I just don't have the
time to go through a onetime learning curve. If your package could support Dan's step
board, I'd be really interested, but servo's are defineantly in my future...

GaryP

PS you can respond directly to gary@... if you'd like.

GP
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Jon Elson wrote:

> "Arne Chr.Jorgensen" wrote:
>
> > I don't know anything about the "Beast" - other than what I have seen
> > on some of the drawings. I don't know
> > what encoders you have, servo amps, motors, - all the thing you would
> > hook up too.
> >
> > I guess it is best that I quit this subject now, I am just going to
> > propose something:
> >
> > Forget lollipops, and see if you have some of the "green stuff". Talk
> > to Jon, and see if he would be willing to make you a
> > drawing of the project. Send him what you have about encoders and
> > servos. He could probably supply you with a full, ready to hook up, -
> > package.
>
> Yes, I've been thinking about making up a 'kit' for EMC installation.
>
> Assuming you either have good +/- 10 Volt input servo amps, or are going
> to use mine or others, and have good TTL output encoders (either linear
> or shaft), then I'd provide all the stuff to 'glue' it all together. Centrally,
> there is the emergency-stop logic board, which connects a bunch of stuff
> to the Servo-to-Go board and the parallel port, and interfaces it to
> the E-stop chain and the opto-22 (compatible) rack for the auxilliaries
> (spindle control, coolant, etc.) Also, there would be some 50-pin
> ribbon cables with screw-terminal boards to connect the limit (and home)
> switches and the encoders. With this, I could also provide a CD-Rom
> with all the necessary parts, so you would just follow a script, with a
> minimum of choices, to build an RT-Linux system configured for
> your computer.
>
> Is anyone interested in such a package? I already have servo boards
> designed, as probably everyone know. I also have the 50-pin
> screw-terminal boards, which are in use on my system. These can
> be seen at http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jmelson/EMC.html .
>
> I haven't made a PC board for the E-stop and junction board, but
> if there is sufficient interest, I could also do that.
>
> I suppose this could also be set up as a solder-it-yourself kit,
> as I did with the servo amps, but I was also thinking about making
> a completely assembled kit. You would just have to mount the
> several major components, plug in the ribbon cables and then
> wire up the motors, encoders, limit switches, etc.
>
> Jon
>
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