hooking emc2 directly to x/z dc servo driver

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09 May 2011 21:39 #9685 by graymachine
Hi,

The analog dc servo drive system is still functional in my Mazak QT10 Universal cnc lathe. I can home it and jog x/z just fine.
Can emc2 connect directly to the board in my existing controller and drive my analog dc servo's? I would remove all other boards
in the controller box if needed, and use emc2 and its plc if possible.

Thanks.

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09 May 2011 22:54 - 09 May 2011 22:55 #9686 by BigJohnT
If it is a common +-10vdc velocity drive with encoder feedback to the controller it is a very common conversion. Most use Mesa 5i20 + 7i33ta and 7i37ta daughter boards to connect up to most drives.

I converted my Hardinge CHNC lathe that way.

John
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10 May 2011 20:59 #9700 by graymachine
John,

Thanks. I looked at the mesa cards and have another question. The MESA 5I20 is a "general purpose programmable I/O card for the PCI bus."
Is it then possible to use the netmos 9835 serial i/o card I already have in my pc and connect it to the mesa 7i33ta?

Thanks,

Darrell

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10 May 2011 21:52 #9701 by BigJohnT
I don't know if that is possible. Perhaps Peter if he sees this can comment.

John

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