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  #61  
Old Mon 31 August 2009, 22:45
javeria
Just call me: Irfan #33
 
Bangalore
India
Thats a very nice explanation Brad, and that is what exactly I had in mind too.

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  #62  
Old Tue 01 September 2009, 06:50
javeria
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Bangalore
India
Brad just one more thing - do you have a optoisolator in between the VFD and the BoB (G540) or just have it directly connected.

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  #63  
Old Tue 01 September 2009, 07:10
bradm
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Somerville(MA)
United States of America
I have optoisolators in between the VFD and BoB, but they are furnished by the design of the G540. The G540 optoisolates both the parallel port, and the spindle speed control output. For the estop, I'm running that via the relay on the VFD, which is then programmed on the VFD to provide the 'run mode' output; the relay provides isolation.
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Old Tue 09 March 2010, 13:00
bradm
Just call me: Brad #10
 
Somerville(MA)
United States of America
Update

Quote:
bradm: So therefore a kind of --Back to basics -- I´v like to know how G540(+motors) and Linux has worked on your MM over time.
( Im a Mach3 and G203 person.) The reason why is simple I decided to go "THAT path - G540 and Linux" on one of the slanted machines I´m building.
was asked over in another thread.

The answer is that it's been working beautifully for my weekend warrior projects. It's currently configured at 420 IPM rapids on X and Y, 180 IPM Z; homing runs at 180 IPM X,Y and 30 IPM Z.

I've had zero problems with the G540, the OM7.2s or with EMC2. I had a cold solder joint in one of my DB-9s that eventually failed and was redone. I had some misery with getting waterflow through the chinese spindle with long tubes running through the cable chains.
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  #65  
Old Wed 10 March 2010, 03:37
oopz
Just call me: oopz
 
Stockholm
Sweden
Thanks bradm !!

Good to know.

Nice info..!!

I have just downloaded this package
UBUNTU-8.04-DESKTOP-EMC2-AJ13-I386.ISO,

And I will use the DIY belt drive gear.

Later on when I "understand " EMC2 the G540 will be ordered.

Thanks again.!!

/oopz
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  #66  
Old Wed 10 March 2010, 10:14
riesvantwisk
Just call me: Ries #46
 
Quito
Ecuador
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Brad, how is your g-code project going?

Ries
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  #67  
Old Wed 10 March 2010, 10:18
bradm
Just call me: Brad #10
 
Somerville(MA)
United States of America
Very well for basic stuff; it's just the usual defending against weird cases that I'm wrestling with. For example, cutting sloped faces, and dealing with models that have uncuttable geometry (like voids underneath solid surfaces). I should spend a little time and package up what I have so far.
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  #68  
Old Wed 10 March 2010, 23:22
KenC
Just call me: Ken
 
Klang
Malaysia
Brad, I would love to sign up your beta version.
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Old Thu 11 March 2010, 08:13
oopz
Just call me: oopz
 
Stockholm
Sweden
OHHH S@#t !!! SOOO SOO NICE !!!!

[QUOTE=bradm;39013]was asked over in another thread.

The answer is that it's been working beautifully for my weekend warrior projects. It's currently configured at 420 IPM rapids on X and Y, 180 IPM Z; homing runs at 180 IPM X,Y and 30 IPM Z.

I've had zero problems with the G540, the OM7.2s or with EMC2.

Do understand your statement above. To be frank I have not paid attention
to EMC2..and Im the one who lost on that. (I Love MACH3 don´t think otherwise) ....

But Today
I could manage true EMC2 my 5+-axis card in all directions an with a bad but functional tool.. change message.. more to do and understand maby only 5-axels motion BUT THATS NICE... !!! even with out toolchange ! Like IT !!

THANKS BRADM guy's like U and ALL U Others U make it so NICE !!

/oopz
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