VMC related HAL questions.

sspeed33317 wrote: Yes there is a proximity switch for high/low , the gearbox is shifted by a air solenoid and actuator

That's easy then.

www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/gearchange.9.html

Do you know who this is?



I think it is Awetmore

sspeed33317 wrote: I think it is Awetmore

You can be there in a week or so.

I'm not so sure about that

I dont know if I am going to be able to use the existing servos.
I have some AMC amplifiers and was having trouble with the initial tuning.

I was thinking about getting TECO amps and motors.
Even though they are digital amps they can still use analog input.

sspeed33317 wrote: II dont know if I am going to be able to use the existing servos.
I have some AMC amplifiers and was having trouble with the initial tuning.
I was thinking about getting TECO amps and motors.

AMC amps work. A hardware change is not likely to be the answer.

Tuning is a science, but it feels like an art because you are working with so many unknowns. For example you probably have no idea what the second moment of your ballscrew is.
So, you need to play around with the numbers for long enough to get a "feel" (and I hate using that word for something which is actually 100% deterministic) for your machine.

Do you know if you have a velocity-mode or torque-mode system? As a general rule if the encoders go to the drives then you are velocity mode, if the encoders go to LinuxCNC only then you are torque-mode.
If the drivers are set for velocity mode and they can't see the encoders then I don't know what happens, but it would be difficult.

They are B25A20's PWM brushless amps running brushed motors. 160 volt DC
Ive been in contact with AMC a few times and they say there should be no problem.

Encoders go back to the MESA card. If I were using brushless motors then hall sensors would go to the amps only.