opensource THC for Plasma , Fiber laser and co2 laser

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6 years 1 month ago #183174 by taloot

pinderkhara wrote: parport

did u solve the voltage divider issue?
coz divider it self is a big time investment,,, better to buy one,., if u are interested in experimenting ( not cost) then i will give u updated skecth for liner convertion with low freq,, but ur divder is ready? and whats ur mcu ( u can use arduino or stm32 or esp32)
my current code is for esp32
but for now we need to check the the divider reading ( if u have it)

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6 years 1 month ago #183179 by pinder
i was able to convert plasma voltage to 5v range with direct non isolated voltage divider, and was able to read the value using arduino micro.
futher multiplying divider ratio, I got the plasma voltage.
No fancy divider.

is there any problem with that.

what I am planning is to generate freq output (proportional to input voltage) on digital pin. as thcad board does.
Futher i can safely connect that pin to parport with optocoupler in between.
Does you Esp32 program does the same?

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6 years 1 month ago #183286 by pinder

pinder wrote: i was able to convert plasma voltage to 5v range with direct non isolated voltage divider, and was able to read the value using arduino micro.
futher multiplying divider ratio, I got the plasma voltage.
No fancy divider.

is there any problem with that.

what I am planning is to generate freq output (proportional to input voltage) on digital pin. as thcad board does.
Futher i can safely connect that pin to parport with optocoupler in between.
Does you Esp32 program does the same?

@taloot any idea?
can you share wiring diagram with a chinese voltage divider and esp32 and parport.

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6 years 1 month ago #183332 by taloot

pinder wrote: i was able to convert plasma voltage to 5v range with direct non isolated voltage divider, and was able to read the value using arduino micro.
futher multiplying divider ratio, I got the plasma voltage.
No fancy divider.

is there any problem with that.

what I am planning is to generate freq output (proportional to input voltage) on digital pin. as thcad board does.
Futher i can safely connect that pin to parport with optocoupler in between.
Does you Esp32 program does the same?

thats good , if u can read it without hanging ,,
yes the code i did do the same what u want
Code:
// Arduino RBD Capacitance Library v1.0.5 Example - Continuously print the capacitance value. // https://github.com/alextaujenis/RBD_Capacitance // Copyright (c) 2015 Alex Taujenis - MIT License #include <RBD_Capacitance.h> // https://github.com/alextaujenis/RBD_Capacitance #include "filters.h" const int allowed_freq = 5 * 1000 * 1000; const unsigned long DEFAULT_MIN_FREQ = 1 * 100; const unsigned long DEFAULT_MAX_FREQ = 30 * 10000; const unsigned long DEFAULT_MIN_CAPA = 0; const unsigned long DEFAULT_MAX_CAPA = 250; unsigned long min_freq = 200000;// = 1.2 * 1000; unsigned long max_freq = 300000;// = 12 * 1000; unsigned long min_capa = 196;// = 1 * 1000; unsigned long max_capa = 205;// = 4 * 1000; const int pwmpin = 22; RBD::Capacitance cap_sensor(13, 4); // send, receive pin const float cutoff_freq = 100.0; //Cutoff frequency in Hz const float sampling_time = 0.00005; //Sampling time in seconds. IIR::ORDER order = IIR::ORDER::OD1; // Order (OD1 to OD4) // Low-pass filter Filter f(cutoff_freq, sampling_time, order); int pwm_ch = 0; int resolution = 1; float capa_val; float capatofreq(float capa_val) { float ret_val = 0; if ( capa_val < min_capa ) { ret_val = min_freq; } else if ( capa_val > max_capa ) { ret_val = max_freq; } else { ret_val = min_freq + (max_freq - min_freq) / ((float)(max_capa - min_capa)) * (capa_val - min_capa); } //return ret_val; return (float)(max_freq - (ret_val - min_freq)); } void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); Serial.println("Starting..."); ledcSetup(pwm_ch, min_freq, resolution); ledcAttachPin(pwmpin, pwm_ch); cap_sensor.setSampleSize(15); } void loop() { cap_sensor.update(); if(cap_sensor.onChange()) { // code only runs once per event capa_val = cap_sensor.getValue(); Serial.print("capa_val: "); Serial.println(capa_val); float filteredval = f.filterIn(capa_val); capa_val = filteredval; int pwm_val = (int)capatofreq(filteredval); ledcSetup(pwm_ch, pwm_val, resolution); ledcWrite(pwm_ch, 1); Serial.print("filter_val: "); Serial.println(capa_val); Serial.print("capa mode pwm_val: "); Serial.println(pwm_val); } }

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6 years 1 month ago #183334 by taloot
this code is for esp32.. and it uses capacitance as input.. u can change it to analog read pin.


for arduino u need different code coz the esp32 have special library for pwm which is ledc its based on hardware timer ,,
if u have esp32 modify the line here,
int pwm_val = (int)capatofreq(filteredval);

make it analog read
it will be 1024 on arduino 1024 =300v
0 = 0v
u can define min and max value and map it accross the pwm
on esp32 its 4096


for paraport 1khz to 3khz is ok
max i can achieve is 20khz

arduino nano performance is bad for pwm
stm32 fast but complext
esp32 easy for this task

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6 years 1 month ago #183373 by pinder
thankyou @taloot.
I am waiting for my esp32 to arrive.

If anytime you get a spare time, please write a seprate detailed tutorial for plasma with circuit diagram for parport and mesa board.

For a newbie like me sometimes it becomes difficult to understand a simple thing.

Thanks for your work with laser, I hope to work with that sometime.
This THC also makes linuxcnc independent from prorietory hardware.
cheers!

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2 years 10 months ago #288114 by jgarcia
For advanced Torch Height Control (THC) functionality, especially for fiber lasers and plasma, I recommend exploring the Monport laser. Monport lasers offer versatile features and compatibility, making them suitable for various applications. Their user-friendly interface and robust performance could be a valuable addition to your setup.

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