7i77 handle servos and a stepper?

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8 years 11 months ago #102122 by jamby
Hi
I have a running system with a mesa 5i25-7i77 setup running a knee mill with servos. If I wanted to add a stepper motor to the setup could the 7i77 handle both?
Or would I need to add an additional card?

If anyone has done it in a topic here I haven't found it.

Thanks
Jim

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8 years 11 months ago #102132 by PCW
You can do this but it typically requires an additional breakout/daughtercard connected
to the 5I25s P2 header
( Unless you want to drive the step/dir pins directly from the 5I25 pins )

A simple Mesa breakout like a 7I78 will work as will one of the ubiquitous "5 Axis Mach3"
BOBs on Ebay

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8 years 11 months ago #102143 by jamby
PCW

Thanks
Jim

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8 years 11 months ago #102518 by jamby
PCW

Would the computer I am using to control a 3 axis servo machine with latency values in the attached picture work for driving a 4 axis by stepper motor?

Thanks
Jim

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8 years 11 months ago #102519 by PCW
Yes, that's fine ( it could be considerably worse and would still be ok )

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8 years 11 months ago #102540 by jamby
PCW

Thanks again, Jim

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