Using a PLC to output motor pulses

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05 Aug 2020 09:42 #177371 by EragonPower
Is there a way to output STEP and DIR pulses to control some steppers from Linuxcnc through a PLC?

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05 Aug 2020 10:14 #177374 by tommylight
Not sure i understand the question.
LinuxCNC can control steppers so no need for PLC, and LinuxCNC has it's own PLC in the form of classic ladder.

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05 Aug 2020 11:03 #177381 by Mike_Eitel
Linuxcnc can generate dir/pulses via different devices. What you are doing with them is up to you. Question with normal plc is their inputs "speed" Normaly they are debounced in the values of some milli seconds.
Mike

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05 Aug 2020 16:42 #177403 by Todd Zuercher
If you want to for example use Classic ladder to control a step motor for a tool changer you could have the PLC send commands to a stepgen (either hardware or software stepgen.)

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