Mighty Viper V500 Retrofit
16 Feb 2012 06:39 #17708
by jmelson
Replied by jmelson on topic Re:Mighty Viper V500 Retrofit
PCW wrote:
drive to translate to some standard code. The problem is these super-high resolution
encoders are nut suitable for most quadrature encoder counters. I've figured out how
to read the Fanuc encoders, these look like they might actually BE Fanuc encoders.
I haven't yet built a board to read these encoders into a computer, but I have been working
on it.
Jon
Ugh, may be CAN or something like that. The encoders are also proprietary and need thewww.meau.com/functions/dms/getfile.asp?I...00001000007061800000
looks like it (but unfortunately looks like a proprietary serial interface of some kind)
drive to translate to some standard code. The problem is these super-high resolution
encoders are nut suitable for most quadrature encoder counters. I've figured out how
to read the Fanuc encoders, these look like they might actually BE Fanuc encoders.
I haven't yet built a board to read these encoders into a computer, but I have been working
on it.
Jon
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16 Feb 2012 09:50 #17712
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Re:Mighty Viper V500 Retrofit
Detailed manual here:
www.meau.com/Files/BNP-B3759B.PDF
Which seems to indicate that the motors are typically Quadrature + Hall (A, B, Z / U, V, W)
I don't have the time at the moment to read through that document for the communications protocol, or to see if the drives also offer a more conventional interface.
It is not inconceivable that LinuxCNC could be persuaded to talk to the drives, Mesa use a serial connection to many of their drives/interfaces and that works with LinuxCNC. There is a fast UART module in Hostmot2, and I have already written a driver for that (not released)
www.meau.com/Files/BNP-B3759B.PDF
Which seems to indicate that the motors are typically Quadrature + Hall (A, B, Z / U, V, W)
I don't have the time at the moment to read through that document for the communications protocol, or to see if the drives also offer a more conventional interface.
It is not inconceivable that LinuxCNC could be persuaded to talk to the drives, Mesa use a serial connection to many of their drives/interfaces and that works with LinuxCNC. There is a fast UART module in Hostmot2, and I have already written a driver for that (not released)
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16 Feb 2012 17:15 #17721
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Re:Mighty Viper V500 Retrofit
Looks like the interface is "SSCNET"
Not been able to find and protocol/electrical specs but there are second source
SSCNET master cards available so specs may be also be available (maybe for $)
Not been able to find and protocol/electrical specs but there are second source
SSCNET master cards available so specs may be also be available (maybe for $)
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