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Re: Mach4 teach/record
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Guys, EtherCat is basically a distributed motion controller. So picture
an ESS that? is in the drives as well as in the IO blocks . Its
sort of like a Modbus setup but is all in realtime. You can mix
and match hardware in an Ethercat system. So you can have drives
from Yaskawa , Elmo, Omron , Delta , Leadshine and so on all on
the same network. The drives could power Steppers or servos (the
system has no idea what one it is..) You can also use IO from in
the drives OR add IO modules as well. The Ethernet cable just goes
from drive to drive and IO to IO. With the Kingstar / Mahc4 setup
you can also to ABS encoders so you do not need to home the
machine when you start it. This is REALLY cools because you don't
need to have home switches or any of that other hardware. You can
also read as much data about the drive as you would like. So you
can see what current the motor is using for example .
Now you can do this without the Kingstar software and add a
hardware master like the board Vital systems has. This is a little
more limiting but is much more flexible as to what PC it will work
with. This is not the be all end all but it is the best way to
make a high end system. It is the future... Well it really is here
and the prices have been dropping like crazy.
Okay I think that made more confusion than it helped ;)
Thanks Brian
______________________________ Brian Barker Engineering / Development ArtSoft | Newfangled Solutions Livermore Falls, Maine (USA) Webpage: On 2/22/2022 10:11 AM, o1bigtenor
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