Re: 6 axis ARCNC100 CNC board with constant contouring turned on

Very cool system.

How do you interface some of the basic CNC controls like:
Single block
Optional Stop
Cycle start
Feed Hold
Feed override
Spindle speed control and overrides
etc.

Chris




--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "atelierrobin"
<atelierrobin@...> wrote:

>
> <lcdpublishing@> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting unit. Based on what I saw in the videos and the

specs

> > relating to max velocities, I suspect the videos do not show the
> > controller to it's full capabilities.
>
> That is true. In the videos, we are limited by the mill, not the
> ARCNC100. The mill is a Taig with under powered servos. But still

that

> is pretty quick for a Taig. Look at the second Taig video on our

page.

> The straight lines are at 140 IPM peak on a Taig with small servos.
>
> The ARCNC100 can output very stable pulse trains on the 6 axis
> simultaneously up to 3.6MHZ (could go higher by a simple FPGA
> redownload but we see no point yet)
> >
> > This seems to parallel the Grex device, if not, how is it

different?

>
> The hardware is more capable in terms of future expansion. The

FPGA is

> much larger and the Central CPU is more powerfull at 32 bits 50MHZ

and

> more tightly integrated (it is inside the FPGA). It also has more

RAM

> and FLASH, more analog Ins and more digital outs.
>
> The ARCNC100 is also completely standalone with user input and

output

> via PS2 keyboard and NTSC display.
>
> >
> > Also, that video display is a bit "odd" looking you show in one

of

> > the videos. Can you clarify what the video out type is?
>
> It is a small standard NTSC monitor. Any TV would do, from the
> smallest portable ones (like small DVD players) to a large plasma

wall

> unit. Anything with a video in RCA input or even if it doesn't

have a

> RCA input, a cable input with a $15 modulator will do.
>
> Patrick Robin
> http://www.atelierrobin.net
>
> >
> >
> > - In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "atelierrobin"
> > <atelierrobin@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > A new video of the ARCNC100 was posted on our web site.
> > >
> > > For those not familiar with the ARCNC100 board. It is a

standalone

> > CNC
> > > controller with ethernet connectivity. It is capable of

running 6

> > axis
> > > simultaneously at up to 3.6 MHZ step rate. It runs/stores

Standard

> > > G-Code files without the need for a PC.
> > >
> > > You can read more about it here:
> > http://www.atelierrobin.net/p41.htm
> > >
> > > In this new video the ARCNC100 is controlling the X-Y axis of

a

> > Taig
> > > Micro Mill2019 ER equiped with servo motors and Gecko G320 DC

servo

> > > drives. The G-Code sequence is composed of 3 circles broken

down

> > into
> > > 575 linear G1 segments each with constant contouring turned on

for

> > the
> > > 3 circles and turned off for the straight lines segment box
> > surounding
> > > it. This is done entirely in standard G-code with parameters

to

> > turn
> > > CC on and off. The feed rate is 90 IPM max in this video.
> > >
> > > The video is here: http://www.atelierrobin.net/videos/taig2.avi
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Patrick Robin
> > > http://www.atelierrobin.net
> > >
> >
>