Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Servo Motor Hookup with Gecko's

On Sat Nov 16 23:51:14 2002, William Scalione, <wscalione@...> wrote:

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>Gecko stepper drivers do not take encoder feedback, and only one or two
>controller programs will support encoders if you have an encoder card in
>your computer to hook them to. Dan Mauch was selling one but he just
>mentioned he was out and would probably not have any more made, so you would
>have to build your own. If you use Gecko's there really is not that much
>difference in the setup between steppers and servos. With a stepper you need
>to connect 4 wires from the drive to the motor, and set the current limit
>with a resistor. On a servo system you need 2 wires for the motor and 4
>wires for the encoder. The hookup to the computer is about the same for
>both. Go with the servos, they have much better performance, feedback loop
>to detect problems so no lost steps to worry about and costs are about the
>same if not cheaper. On a Bridgeport size machine, stepper motors are quite
>expensive.
>
>Bill

If there's no more encoder cards, what do you hook the encoders up to? Some
other brand of card, or something else?

Bill

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