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Group: DynoMotion Message: 637 From: Marty Escarcega Date: 9/10/2010
Subject: Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

My mill has Mitutoyo scales on X & Y axis for positional feed back to the control. Can KFLOP use their inputs? This is a large knee mill with Mitutyo Millstar III retrofit. Uses Glentek Servos and Amplifiers, uses a Galil DMC1030 motion control card. The software on the control is limiting, no spindle control. I was thinking of upgrading the motion control to a KFLOP if I could use the rest of the components.

 

Marty
Group: DynoMotion Message: 638 From: Marty Escarcega Date: 9/10/2010
Subject: Re: Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

A few pictures of the mill and control can be seen here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/marty.escarcega/10x54GaneshCNCMillWithMitutoyoMillstarIIIContro#

 

TIA

Marty

 

From: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marty Escarcega
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 5:08 PM
To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DynoMotion] Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

 




My mill has Mitutoyo scales on X & Y axis for positional feed back to the control. Can KFLOP use their inputs? This is a large knee mill with Mitutyo Millstar III retrofit. Uses Glentek Servos and Amplifiers, uses a Galil DMC1030 motion control card. The software on the control is limiting, no spindle control. I was thinking of upgrading the motion control to a KFLOP if I could use the rest of the components.

 

Marty
Group: DynoMotion Message: 644 From: Tom Kerekes Date: 9/11/2010
Subject: Re: Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback
Hi Marty,
 
I think so.  Do the scales output quadrature?  You would need to add a Kanalog to output +/-10V to the amplifiers.  Hopefully the Amplifiers can operate in Velocity mode.   Try it. Apply a small voltage to the input and see if they move at a controlled speed.
 
Regards
TK 

Group: DynoMotion Message: 648 From: Marty Escarcega Date: 9/12/2010
Subject: Re: Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

Thanks Tom, I am going to check on the type of output on the Mitutoyo Scales for sure. I don’t think there are encoders on the XY Servos. There is on the Z. Though I think for consistency, perhaps it would be better to do the same on Z?

 

So I need to get the model number off the Glentek Servo Amps and find out what type they are?

Marty

 

From: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Kerekes
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 1:22 PM
To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DynoMotion] Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

 




Hi Marty,

 

I think so.  Do the scales output quadrature?  You would need to add a Kanalog to output +/-10V to the amplifiers.  Hopefully the Amplifiers can operate in Velocity mode.   Try it. Apply a small voltage to the input and see if they move at a controlled speed.

 

Regards

TK 

 

From: Marty Escarcega <escarcega@...>
To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, September 10, 2010 5:08:04 PM
Subject: [DynoMotion] Mitutoyo Glass Scales for positional feedback

 

My mill has Mitutoyo scales on X & Y axis for positional feed back to the control. Can KFLOP use their inputs? This is a large knee mill with Mitutyo Millstar III retrofit. Uses Glentek Servos and Amplifiers, uses a Galil DMC1030 motion control card. The software on the control is limiting, no spindle control. I was thinking of upgrading the motion control to a KFLOP if I could use the rest of the components.

 

Marty