Re: +5V geckodrive 201

Hi,

From www.campbelldesign.com site for the breakout board:

Most controller can have configure their pinouts to match that for
CNCPro

Which of the controller software have completely configurable pin-
outs?

1.CNCPro?
2.Master5?
3.TurboCNC?
4.DeskNC for DOS?
5.DeskNC for Windows?
6.EMC?
7.Flashcutcnc?
8.Dolphin?
9.MaxNC?
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.?

Andrew

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "andrewyslee" <andrewlee@s...> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Another thing, I like the LED's on all the pins. Just want to know
> how the LED will react when
>
> 1. direction CW-CCW change
> 2. when jogging step-by-step
> 3. when stepping at very low rate
> 4. when stepping at medium rate
> 5. when stepping at very high rate
>
> Thought it would be useful for figuring out where the fault lies
when
> motor refuses to behave as it should.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "andrewyslee" <andrewlee@s...> wrote:
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > Had a look at the pdf page for the board. Hope you can answer a
few
> > question about the breakout-board.
> >
> > 1. It appears that the screw terminals are hard-wired
(permanently
> > soldered/connected via traces) to the ribbon cable connector?
Since
> > it is configured for CNCPro, would this mean that one would have
to
> > desolder-resolder the connections? I thought breakout boards are
> for
> > flexibility? Sorry if my reading of the page is wrong.
> >
> > 2. Why 12V for the relay? Why not 5V? And why does it have to be
> > reconverted back to 5V to feed back to the PC? What anyway need
to
> be
> > feed back to the PC?
> >
> > 3. The board is specially configured for the Gecko. Would it be
> > suitable for other drivers? Would it be suitable for the
Camtronics
> > board, for example, or those been sold by Tim? I understand from
> past
> > posts that the requirements for the pulses are different for
> > unipolar, bipolar chopper and for micro-stepping drives?
> >
> > Sorry for asking so many questions.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Bob Campbell" <bob@c...> wrote:
> > > John,
> > >
> > > I sell them. Look at my web page www.campbelldesigns.com . I
have
> a
> > PDF that
> > > you can download which describes the break-out board.
> > >
> > > Bob Campbell
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cncnovice [mailto:crcitser@g...]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:23 PM
> > > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> > > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: +5V geckodrive 201
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Bob Campbell" <bob@c...> wrote:
> > > > The break-out board that I use has a built in 5 volt supply.
> > >
> > >
> > > I need a break-out board to use with Geckos. Where did you get
> > yours?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > John Champlain