Mesa 5i25 encoder pins

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19 Jan 2016 13:08 #68755 by LS
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Hi all,

I have a Mesa 5i25 (no daughter card) connected to my existing (parport) CNC controller.

I would like to add a spindle rpm sensor, and just working out my options for connecting it to the 5i25.

Does anyone have the electrical specifications for the encoder pins? (A,B,INDEX)

Thanks

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19 Jan 2016 14:17 #68758 by PCW
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With standard firmware, all FPGA I/O pins are the same
inputs are LVTTL with 5V tolerance and 3.3K pullup resistors to 5V
(when the 5I25 is jumpered for 5V tolerant mode)

So you can directly connect a TTL level encoder to the 5I25
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20 Jan 2016 03:31 - 20 Jan 2016 03:33 #68793 by LS
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Thanks PCW.

I don't need quadrature encoding (3 pins) .. I wonder if it's possible just to monitor just the IDX pin for spindle RPM (e.g. 1 pulse/rpm on IDX, and A/B will be not connected)
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20 Jan 2016 14:52 #68828 by andypugh
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I don't need quadrature encoding (3 pins) .. I wonder if it's possible just to monitor just the IDX pin for spindle RPM (e.g. 1 pulse/rpm on IDX, and A/B will be not connected)


You can use just the A-pin and set counter-mode to true. But that won't support spindle-synched motions.

For the sake of three bits of wire, why not connect everything?

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20 Jan 2016 23:48 #68851 by LS
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I only have one reflective-optical-sensor on the spindle.

I'll be fine for this machine though, as it's just for returning the RPM on the spindle.

Once I get this up and running I'll have a go at using this to control the Spindle PWM.

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20 Jan 2016 23:51 #68852 by andypugh
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In that case, connect to Phase A and set counter-mode true and velocity scale to 1.

You can set velocity scale to 1/60 to give rpm if you prefer.

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21 Jan 2016 00:21 #68854 by LS
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Thank you.

I'll have a go at setting this up next week .. then I'll post my circuit and config.

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