How do I setup a 5 axis mill?

jackotool
Offline
New Member

08 Nov 2019 09:52 #149908 by jackotool

Replied by jackotool on topic How do I setup a 5 axis mill?

One more issue I'm not clear on is operating spindle inside LinuxCNC - I see some people using a RS 485 from VDF to USB and others via a breakout board ...

Please advise what works best and other recommendations ...

Thanks!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

andypugh
Offline
Moderator

08 Nov 2019 11:50 #149910 by andypugh

Replied by andypugh on topic How do I setup a 5 axis mill?

RS485 via USB is not realtime. That is not usually a problem with a milling machine, but might not be ideal if running a lathe in CSS mode.

Conversely the RS485 link will give you a lot more feedback from the drive back to LinuxCNC. See the list of pin names here as an example:
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/man/man1/hy_vfd.1.html

The following user(s) said Thank You: jackotool

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.247 seconds