How do I setup a 5 axis mill?

jackotool
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6 years 11 months ago #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!

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6 years 11 months ago #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

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