Re: M57-102 < - - - - > PC

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:

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> turbulatordude wrote:
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> >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "m0nkey0ne"

<m0nkey0ne@y...>

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> >>I have acquired a couple Compumotor motors and amps and

downloaded

> >>the user manual. However I have no idea how to make my PC with
> >>Windows control these motors. Any tips from you guys would be
> >>greatly appreciated. I have read many pages and links of CNC
> >>material here, but have not exhausted the resource. Posting this
> >>plea for help may be quicker or more effective. Thanks.
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> >It sounds like you have a stepper motor
> >and a matching driver
> >and a PC
> >but no software ?
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> No, these are pretty expensive brushless servo motors with

resolvers.

> The amps are indeed servo amplifiers. Unfortunately, they must be
> a custom job, because I couldn't find anything in the M series

literature

> that looked like your part number. the fact that the motor and amps
> have the same part number is pretty odd, and not consistent with the
> rest of the Compumotor documentation.
>
> You say you DID download the user manual? Can you point me to
> it? I just couldn't find anything that looked close to the M57-102
> model number, other than the basic M-series motors.
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> The problem with this high-end proprietary stuff is that they don't
> WANT you to hook it to your PC, at least without a lot of expensive
> hardware and software. But, given enough documentation, it may
> be possible.
>
> Jon

The information I found was in the obsolete section at
http://www.compumotor.com/manuals/literature_user.htm . They had
that particular motor number listed. The information did not tell me
much...more of a user manual rather than installation sheet.
TA Randy