Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Programming Slo-Syn SS20001 with SS2000D6

opscimc wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@...> wrote:
>
>> Due to battery, thermal and power management, laptops are not a good
>> choice for
>> real-time motion control.
>>
>>
>
> The specific application I have in mind isn't full control of either my lathe or mill, but rather to use a stepper to "simply" drag my lathe's cross slide a tiny bit further part way through cutting a taper (i.e. to make a more complex form for the taper). After I finally succeed (which involves achieving a tolerance no worse than 0.0002"), I only need to make one piece, after which I will remove this assembly. Because of this, a laptop makes more sense for me right now than trying to make space in a reasonable place to intstall a desktop computer where it won't get covered with chips and oil.
>
> Have said the above about it being one-time, should it be possible to control these stepper controllers from an already-written interface (e.g. Mach3) with no more effort (or, ideally, a lot less) than brute force programming of the Slo-Syn SS20001, being able to do so would open up other possibilities.
>

Still, you need a reliable interface and control system, even if it is
just a one-time
job. Hate to have it go off and index the whole file system or put the
processor
to sleep for a few seconds to cool down at just the wrong time while making
a part you spent some time on. I'm pretty sure you could do this with Mach,
I am a LinuxCNC user, and I know you can do it with that program.

Once you have seen CNC work, you will almost certainly not want to go back!
Want to turn balls, non-straight tapers, chess pieces or whatever? If
you can
draw it, you can cut it right the first time.

Jon

Jon