Re: What makes step and dir?

Dave,

Considered the Frog?

http://www.avatartools.com/

No association or personal experience, just sounds like what you're looking for.

Regards,
Mike

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "dharhay" <dharhay@h...> wrote:
> Thanks for the response Jan. I was hoping to not use the PC due to the bulk of it. Just
have some component in the enclosure. I too have no knowledge of the plc.
>
> Dave Harhay
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:15:18 EDT
> From: JanRwl@A...
> Subject: Re: What makes step and dir?
>
>
> In a message dated 6/21/2005 12:10:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> dharhay@h... writes:
>
> Can a plc do step and direction or is there another simple way to do
> one move and back? Thanks for any input.
>
>
>
> Dave: The SIMPLEST way is to use a PC with GWBASIC. You can OUT 888,N:OUT
> 888,0 Where N is a binary number that STEPS your drives after setting DIR.
> OR, you can use a machine-code patch do do that, which you simply CALL from
> BASIC.
>
> Yes, a PLC should be able to do this, but not "user friendly", and I don't
> have a CLUE how to begin (never fiddled with those).
>
> Jan Rowland
>
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