Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Spelling is better on this one.....

Jon,

Please tell me if I have this correct:

I would need to Purchase

1.

Three G340 Geckodrives ($444.00)

2.

One Pico Systems Gecko Interface ($100.00)

3.

One Universal Stepper Controller ($250.00)

4.

Three E3 USDigital ($147)

5.

Three DC Motors ($120.00)

6.

Power Supply ($$ ??)

7.

Mach2/3 ($150.00)

Odds & Ends.....

This will give me a Closed Loop System?


Luke

Jon Elson wrote:

>Sure, see :
>http://jelinux.pico-systems.com/gecko.html
>
>This closed-loop operation (Gecko interface + Univ. Stepper Cont.) also
>turns a
>Gecko 320/340 system into a true closed-loop system, with encoder feedback
>to the PC. You can get EMC to graph the servo performance, and twiddle the
>PID parameters until the following error remains in the ten thousandth of an
>inch range under all conditions.
>
>Jon
>
>