Re: Gecko connection to unipolar stepper??

Ah.., How about common cathode, common anode, common collector,
common 5V, common emitter, common clock, common mode, etc.

No obfuscation, no lack of experience nor are the terms gecko
products.

Your'e displaying polaritycentric bias by discriminating against the
electron attractive.:-)

Mariss


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, John Dammeyer <johnd@...>
wrote:

>
> COMMON only means 'shared' on GECKO products. Elsewhere in the

electronics

> world COMMON means ground or the common point between a split

supply which

> is still usually earth or ground. Call it LINKED if you will or

SHARED or

> SIGNAL_RETURN or SIGNAL_SUPPLY or SIGNAL_SHARED or SENSOR_RETURN or
> SENSOR_DRIVE.
>
> Yes, I'm sure it's possible to find designers out there that will

call it

> something different from lack of experience or to obfuscate their

designs

> but IMHO it was a mistake to call it COMMON.
>
> Alas, that's the way it is now once a product has been out for a

while.

> Pretty difficult to change to something else but it doesn't make it

right.

>
> John Dammeyer
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mariss

Freimanis

> > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:15 AM
> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Gecko connection to unipolar

stepper??

> >
> >
> > COMMON means "shared". What would you call it on a G210/G212

where

> > COMMON can be jumper-configured as either +5V or GND?
> >
> > Mariss
> >
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Mariss,
> > >
> > > I have ultimate respect for you as a product designer, but...
> > >
> > > Calling that term 10 "common" was/is a mistake?<G>
> > >
> > > Sure, I understand what you were thinking at the time--you've
> > posted
> > > before the rationale--but it sure seems to confuse a whole

bunch of

> > > folks that visit these forums...
> > >
> > > Ballendo
> > >
> > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis"
> > > <mariss92705@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > So far so good; that is correct. Make sure the two unused

wires

> > > are
> > > > insulated and not touching each other or anything else. Use a

33K

> > > > current set resistor, connect 5VDC from your PC to COMMON

(term

> > > 10),
> > > > STEP and DIRECTION and you're good to go.
> > > >
> > > > Mariss
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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