Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: step[p]er feedback?

Maybe a little confusion. EMC can control either steppers or servos. When
set up for steppers EMC outputs step and direction signals through the
parallel port. When set up for servos EMC controls them through a Servo to
GO card without any step and direction signals.

My understanding of the DeskNCrt program is that it just contains the
stepper code and not the servo code. Dan Mauch at Camtronics has been
working with Carl to get this program to market and is the one that told me
the software will support encoder feedback. Maybe Dan can give us an idea
when the software will be ready for prime time?

Seems to me we should work at getting Carl of Deskam onto this list. Maybe
if we all send him an e-mail he will get the idea this it the place to be.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Werby <drewid@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 4:25 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: step[p]er feedback?


> From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> Subject: RE: steper feedback?
>
> EMC can do it and I believe DeskNCrt (A DOS port of EMC) can also read
> encoders for a closed loop stepper.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
>
> [I'd be extremely interested in this, but checking their website, it seems
> that currently it is limited to interpreting 200 lines of code, maximum.
It
> doesn't say anything about encoder feedback on the site
> <http://www.deskam.com> either. While I suppose one shouldn't expect too
> much of a beta download, it also says it outputs step and direction,
unlike
> EMC, which (as was recently explained to me) directly controls the motors.
> Is this a feature that was stripped out for the DOS port? Or is this just
a
> port of the EMC stepper program, the servo program being different? Does
> anybody know when this will be fully functional and available for sale,
and
> how much it will cost?]