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Begginer Questions and MESA cards
4 years 7 months ago #237550
by martin_99
Begginer Questions and MESA cards was created by martin_99
Hi everyone !
I'm a new user in linuxCNC and I've been looking for a way to control stepper motors using software that is already developed. My goal is to control a 6DOF robot arm that uses stepper motors.
In my opinion the best way for that is to use linuxCNC as a reliable software but the problem is that I don't know what i could use between LinuxCNC and the stepper drivers. I've considered the MESA Cards as a good option but it seems too complicated for me to know how to set up everything.
I'm not a Linux user but i have programming knowledge. My question is wich MESA Cards do you recomend me for this purpose? I've been looking the MESA 7I95 because it can control up to 6 stepper motors. The problem is that i can not find a clear way for setting up the card with LinuxCNC. So, is there any other MESA Card configuration that i could use to control 6 stepper motors, having good documentation ?
Thanks everyone.
I'm a new user in linuxCNC and I've been looking for a way to control stepper motors using software that is already developed. My goal is to control a 6DOF robot arm that uses stepper motors.
In my opinion the best way for that is to use linuxCNC as a reliable software but the problem is that I don't know what i could use between LinuxCNC and the stepper drivers. I've considered the MESA Cards as a good option but it seems too complicated for me to know how to set up everything.
I'm not a Linux user but i have programming knowledge. My question is wich MESA Cards do you recomend me for this purpose? I've been looking the MESA 7I95 because it can control up to 6 stepper motors. The problem is that i can not find a clear way for setting up the card with LinuxCNC. So, is there any other MESA Card configuration that i could use to control 6 stepper motors, having good documentation ?
Thanks everyone.
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4 years 7 months ago #237568
by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Begginer Questions and MESA cards
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4028...nc-and-servo-spindle
7i95 is a very good option, it can also be expanded anytime you might need in the future.
7i95 is a very good option, it can also be expanded anytime you might need in the future.
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4 years 7 months ago #237575
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Begginer Questions and MESA cards
JT has written a 7i95 configuration tool:
(early but should make most of the basic hal /ini file boilerplate)
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4496...5-configuration-tool
(early but should make most of the basic hal /ini file boilerplate)
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4496...5-configuration-tool
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