An open source Emco 120P lathe tool turret control

I wasnt planning to do complete boards because Im not an experienced solderer either, so I would want to test anything I shipped just to be fair. At this point I dont have a working system either. Maybe in a few months I can offer a soldered solution because it could be tested in my lathe before being shipped, but as of now Im not even sure the one I have works.... I have a partial set of the cheap parts but I didnt buy any extra of the more expensive pieces. Ask again in a few months and maybe I can help you. I still have several bare boards to offer if you can find someone who can solder for you before that.

tome wrote:
I believe so, there is no error output. You should be good to go.

cool thanx. I was cleaning up the toolchanger today and will get it reassembled in a few days. As I understand it I can cycle the toolchanger with the Toolerator3000 by pushing the snap switches? I cant get Linuxcnc running yet as I dont have the Mesa board yet, I ordered the 7i76e yesterday so I may have it this week to do a system test but in the mean time I would like to cycle the toolchanger with just the toolerator3000 board standalone.

I guess I could hack my way through it, or at the very least bribe me EE friend with a case of beer to do it for me. I simply thought to try your board out in my 220P and things are more attractive to me when I can buy the package complete. I understand that it might even sound a mite whiny ( given the nature of the forum ), but keeping the shop running and customer parts shipping leaves my desire for for hacking through electronic adventures lower than they used to be.

totally understand, but tome is the one who designed the pcba, Im just building a copy. Im an ME by trade so this is my first adventure into a pcba. It has taken a while to get to this point, if I were a working shop it wouldnt have been worthwhile so I totally understand. I could do one for you at some point in the future but I would want to get you something better than I can offer right now.

LutzTD wrote: As I understand it I can cycle the toolchanger with the Toolerator3000 by pushing the snap switches?.

Yes IIRC, one switch moves the turret until you push it a second time, the other moves it to the next tool position.
-Tom

wooohooo Toolerator3000 worked the first try. I ran it without the toolholder plate first to make sure the direction it turned was correct. Then put on the plate and cycled it with the button closest to the arduino connectors. Im excited as this was the only worrisome part of the emco conversion.