Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help on stepper drivers and programs - please

John,

If you are interested in writing a small program, then look at Indexer LPT.
This is a great program for what you want to do.

Bob Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: John Stevenson <john@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:32 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help on stepper drivers and programs - please


> I am currently looking at a simple 2 axis position and drill application.
> Two axis are need to position and the drill cycle is taken care of by a
> linear operated air drill which just requires a trigger signal plus a
> return signal at the end of the drill stroke before moving again.
> There are a lot of simple programs out there that use the parallel port
> which seems OK for my use. To try some of these out I need to actually
move
> a couple of steppers.
> I have been told that I can use an old hard drive for the stepper and
> driver.
> can anyone advise on pin connections for this. I don't actually need to
> drive anything only see it work at this stage.
> As regards programs I have seen Ahha, Flashcut, Ability, Deskcam NCrt and
> Max NC.
> The two main criteria that I need are the ability to use G code and to
work
> in metric.
> Is there any that I have missed?
> Please don't suggest EMC as I'm 52 already and would like to get this
> running before I retire <g>
> As a LOT of people far more experienced than me can't get either Linux or
> EMC running then I stand no chance.
> --
>
> Regards,
> John Stevenson
> Special Purpose Machines
> Nottingham, England
>
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