LinuxCNC and old Vexta drivers with CW/CCW signal
22 Sep 2012 09:44 - 22 Sep 2012 09:45 #24545
by color
LinuxCNC and old Vexta drivers with CW/CCW signal was created by color
Hello, this is my first post here. I am new in the Linux world but after few weeks of reading in this great forum I would like to ask for help. I am currently using Mach 3 to control a little 4axis CNC milling mashine. This machine is driven by 5-phase stepper motros from Vexta. The Vexta drivers are old fashion and its input signals are CW and CCW. To work properly with Mach3 I built a simple circuit with TTL IC to convert CW and CCW to Step/Dir signals. Is it possible to configure LinuxCNC to use directly CW /CCW signal to control the XYZA drivers?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Last edit: 22 Sep 2012 09:45 by color.
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22 Sep 2012 11:27 #24548
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:LinuxCNC and old Vexta drivers with CW/CCW signal
Yes, you just use the control type 1 for up/down step pulses.
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/stepgen.9.html
John
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/stepgen.9.html
John
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22 Sep 2012 11:37 #24549
by color
Replied by color on topic Re:LinuxCNC and old Vexta drivers with CW/CCW signal
Thank you for the answer, very usefull information!
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