Ajax CNC Controller
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02 Nov 2011 15:59 #14519
by toyota_400
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Can EMC2 be configured to run a machine that has been retro fitted with ajax CNC drivers?
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02 Nov 2011 16:39 #14521
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:Ajax CNC Controller
What kind of input does the drive take and what kind of feedback does the machine have?
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02 Nov 2011 16:40 #14522
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Replied by toyota_400 on topic EMC2 With ajax controller
Can EMC2 be configured to run a machine that has been retro fitted with an ajax controller? From my experience the parallel port on the motherboard is the out\input for the motor drivers, however the machine i am currently thinking of installing emc2 on to run is set up with ajax controlls which actually plug into a card slot on the mother board.
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02 Nov 2011 17:51 #14523
by toyota_400
Replied by toyota_400 on topic Re:Ajax CNC Controller
the drive connects to the cnc controller with wires, however the cnc controller is a card that plugs into the motherboard just like a graphics card would
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02 Nov 2011 20:05 #14527
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:Ajax CNC Controller
That's not much information to go on... do you have a link to the controller card? Is it a stepper system? Is the controller card plugged into an ISA slot or a PCI slot?
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02 Nov 2011 22:19 #14532
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Re:Ajax CNC Controller
toyota_400 wrote:
All the cards I see on their site are connected via Ethernet. (Or so it appears).
Anyway, if it plugs into the motherboard then you will need a driver. Whether that is easy or hard to write depends partly on the complexity of the system, and partly on how open the company is with their documentation.
the drive connects to the cnc controller with wires, however the cnc controller is a card that plugs into the motherboard just like a graphics card would
All the cards I see on their site are connected via Ethernet. (Or so it appears).
Anyway, if it plugs into the motherboard then you will need a driver. Whether that is easy or hard to write depends partly on the complexity of the system, and partly on how open the company is with their documentation.
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03 Nov 2011 16:15 #14553
by doug6949
Replied by doug6949 on topic Re:EMC2 With ajax controller
It may be possible, but you would have to know the Ajax card's command structure and write a driver. Ajax/Centroid may not be willing to share the necessary information.
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