Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Servo to go card's, RUTEX

Jon,

Actually, I was asking if you happened to know about the "servo to go"
board commands. But thanks for the info on your boards.

Alan KM6VV


Jon Elson wrote:

>
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
>
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, what type of commands do you give the board?
>
> I'm not sure what level you mean. The board uses IEEE-1284 protocol
> to handshake bytes across the parallel port. The devices have a bunch
> of registers that can be read or written. The encoder counters report
> position as 24-bit signed numbers to the CPU. The PPMC servo card
> set had a 16-bit DAC that receives signed 16-bit numbers that are
> translated into +/- 10 V signals to the servo amps. The DIO card has
> registers to sense the linit, etc. switches, and a register to control
> the solid state relays. There is no 'language', so to speak. And, there's
> no processor in these boards. That makes them quite fast.
>
> > And what do they run?
>
> The pages describing these products all have links to the Pico Systems
> price list.
>
> > Do I understand your new hardware replaces it, and is
> > cheaper?
>
> Replaces what? The PPMC is for use in servo systems, and is extendable
> in increments, as the encoder counter, DAC and DIO are separate cards
> that plug into a motherboard.
>
> The Universal Stepper Controller is for stepper systems, and supports 4
> axes per board. There is a provision for daisy-chaining more than one
> unit on the same parallel port.
>
> Jon