TOS-KURIM CNC Upgrade

[Muzzer]

CNCdrive sell a step/dir DC servo for brushed motors. I've got 2 of them on my Shizuoka and they have been a great experience. These are about £100 each, which hardly breaks the bank. They also avoid the need to mess about with a perfectly good installation.

http://shop.cncdrive.com/index.php?productID=366

[JimJam]

CNCdrive sell a step/dir DC servo for brushed motors. I've got 2 of them on my Shizuoka and they have been a great experience. These are about £100 each, which hardly breaks the bank. They also avoid the need to mess about with a perfectly good installation.

http://shop.cncdrive.com/index.php?productID=366

oh ok, that does sound like another possible route to take then. So with those drives, I would just need to buy a breakout board to link up to a PC and some control software and I would have a useable machine? providing my motors are still good...

If I did take this route the current setup uses linear scales for position feedback, would that be easy enough to incorporate into this type of system somehow?

[Boyan Silyavski]

oh ok, that does sound like another possible route to take then. So with those drives, I would just need to buy a breakout board to link up to a PC and some control software and I would have a useable machine? providing my motors are still good...

If I did take this route the current setup uses linear scales for position feedback, would that be easy enough to incorporate into this type of system somehow?

You will need separate DROs which are not expensive. Can not be integrated on a cheap or middle priced board. This could be done on very expensive boards only like the Galil and such that support double control loops

[JAZZCNC]

If I did take this route the current setup uses linear scales for position feedback, would that be easy enough to incorporate into this type of system somehow?

I've got a feeling Jamie means the machine is using linear scales rather than encoders for position feedback, which the Anilam Crusader II controller would allow. And wants to know if the scales can be used with the CNCdrive.! Am I correct Jamie.? . . . If not the ignore me and listen to the others because it's correct what they say.!

[JimJam]

I've got a feeling Jamie means the machine is using linear scales rather than encoders for position feedback, which the Anilam Crusader II controller would allow. And wants to know if the scales can be used with the CNCdrive.! Am I correct Jamie.? . . . If not the ignore me and listen to the others because it's correct what they say.!

Yes exactly as you say, sorry I probably didn't explain that very well. I meant that it is currently using linear scales and wasn't sure how it would give positional feedback to the controller if using the CNCdrive muzzer posted without encoders on the motors..

Apologies again for not understanding what's probably the real basics for you guys! Appreciate your patience and sharing your knowledge.