Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko 2xx "Nema 42 modification"???

Yup, hi Alan,

Been lurking and working mostly (with the occasional comment). I didn't
realize you were so into computer control until I saw your hobbit in the
photos section. Pretty wild, and nice driver power supply and pendant, as
well!

I'll ask you too: what are your stepper specs, and what's the rating on your
transformers and/or what are you feeding into the Geckos for B+? That is, if
you are using steppers ;-). I want to get a feel for what people are using
to drive their steppers. I've done PID servo designs and thought I'd just
try some _SIMPLE_ stuff with steppers (ha ha) where I would be running
open-loop and not have to worry about tuning the system. Live and learn,
hopefully.

On a different topic, I was thinking that if one wanted to make a G-code
printer-port driver for DOS, one could grab the logic from the EMC C source
code and easily(?) adapt it for that environment. Possibly an alternate
choice for Indexer-LPT if I understand it correctly. Just a thought. Now
back to our regularly scheduled work.

Regards,

Paul R. Hvidston, N6MGN
ACKSYS Engineering
Upland, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko 2xx "Nema 42 modification"???


> Hi Paul!
>
> I see you've found your way over from the mill/drill list! Welcome!
> You might also wish to take a look at the 4 axis driver I recently
> built:
>
>
>
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/cad_cam_edm_dro/lst?.dir=/Driver-PS+%26
+Pendant&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/grou
p/cad_cam_edm_dro/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t
>
> Sorry for yahoo's long URL! It's under "DRIVE P.." on the first page of
> photos.