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Re: servos, steppers, limit switches

on 2003-09-30 07:43:55 UTC
Oh, wait a minute, why didn't i see that earlier, DUH!...there are 3
more separately connected 'home' switches in the same diagram...


I'm guessing the 'home' switches are for telling it where the end of
travel index is--and the 3 wired in with teh e-stop switch are
overtravel-SCRAM switches?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Madhu Annapragada"
<mapr@c...> wrote:
> One way to zero (reset, home ) without limit switches is to run the
axis at
> a slow speed to a mechanical stop. The controller would determine
the
> mechanical stop by monitoring the encoder as you guessed. Once the
encoder
> stops counting, and if the encoder has an additional index (Z or
reference
> pulse), the controller would move back until it saw the index pulse
at which
> point it would stop the axis and set this as a zero or home
position. I am
> sure you can see the inherent disadvantage in this; one you have to
run the
> machine slowly so as to not damage the axis when you run against the
> mechanical end of motion. Second, if you do not have a index pulse
on the
> encoder, the repeatability of the zero position would not be very
good as
> the controller might either zero on the leading edge or the falling
edge of
> the A channel or the B channel. A index pulse on the other hand
gives one
> better repeatability.
> Madhu
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian Sherwood [mailto:lurch@m...]
> >i'm in the process of converting my taig to servos...and someone
told
> >me i don't need limit switches on a servo setup although the
stepper
> >setup has one at the max-value of each axis. the wiring diagram
for
> >the servo setup shows the limit switches wired in series with the
e-
> >stop switch.
> >
> >My first stupid newbie question is, how does a servo system ever do
> >a 'home' command to find out where it is without limit switches?
Or
> >does it just run to the end of travel and drop out when the encoder
> >stops encoding, then you set your known value for that axis to that
> >point, knowing the mechanical limits? Like, for example, if I know
> >my x-axis travel is 12 inches, do I just run it til it is against
the
> >stop and when it stops, I set x to 12 in the program and call it
done?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Brian
> >

Discussion Thread

Brian Sherwood 2003-09-30 06:22:27 UTC servos, steppers, limit switches Madhu Annapragada 2003-09-30 07:33:47 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] servos, steppers, limit switches vrsculptor 2003-09-30 07:40:07 UTC Re: servos, steppers, limit switches Brian Sherwood 2003-09-30 07:41:42 UTC Re: servos, steppers, limit switches Brian Sherwood 2003-09-30 07:43:55 UTC Re: servos, steppers, limit switches Brian Sherwood 2003-09-30 07:45:00 UTC Re: servos, steppers, limit switches Jon Elson 2003-09-30 10:30:08 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] servos, steppers, limit switches Jon Elson 2003-09-30 10:33:52 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: servos, steppers, limit switches