John Lichter wrote: > It looks to me like Ian and John are talking about two different things. > A stepping motor is usually used to drive an axis. On these types of machines > an axis has limits. An axis such as x,y, or z can not be programed to > free run. I my opinion if you want to free run a stepping motor then try > using a micro controler to feed step and direction signals into the stepping > motor driver.
No, we are not talking about two different things. In the first post of this thread, Ian explained that he wants to use a stepper motor for the spindle of a lathe. EMC is modular, and its step generator can easily be used independently to "free run" a stepper. No micro controller is needed. Regards, John Kasunich ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
