StarMill Upgrade / Retrofit
Posted: Wed 08 Oct , 2008 14:14 pm
Some quick and dirty pictures Of my Starmill upgrade. (It's still a work in progress)
Rapids are running at 1800mm per minute which is limited by the number of step / dir pulses that can be sent via the para port.
System = EMC2 running under Ubuntu Linux with RTAI Kernel (Realltime Kernel) It's all open source BTW
I am going to experiment with the pluto-p fpga board connected to the para port with EMC2 this supports 4 - Axis Servo / Encoder (PWM) or 4-axis Stepper (Step / Dir) The motor speed will then be much faster and smoother due to the increased pulses that can be achieved.
Please ignore the mess
Cheers,
SRG
Rapids are running at 1800mm per minute which is limited by the number of step / dir pulses that can be sent via the para port.
System = EMC2 running under Ubuntu Linux with RTAI Kernel (Realltime Kernel) It's all open source BTW
I am going to experiment with the pluto-p fpga board connected to the para port with EMC2 this supports 4 - Axis Servo / Encoder (PWM) or 4-axis Stepper (Step / Dir) The motor speed will then be much faster and smoother due to the increased pulses that can be achieved.
Please ignore the mess
Cheers,
SRG