Re: Stepper controllers?

You can have a look at http://hometown.aol.com/drigotti/HobbyCNC.htm and the links.

I have basic code for a 16F877 PIC based stepper controller that takes step & direction pulses from a PC parallel port and drives steppers 1/2 or whole steps, if you realy want to DIY. For drilling you may not need feedback, my PC board drill doesn't because there is little resistance or backlash with leadscrews & antibacklash nuts.

You can get controllers and basic PC software from http://kellyware.com/kcam/kcam.html too.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Preston <Dpreston-at-netlink.com.au>
To: Multiple recipients of list <emc-at-nist.gov>
Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 6:06 AM
Subject: Stepper controllers?

Hi all,

I'm currently wrecking photo copiers to get steppers to set up an RF 30 mill drill as a 3 axis unit with the option of going to a 4th and 5th at a later stage using an indexing head. I'm not sure if the steppers will be suitable or not but I'd like to get the project operational at least. What I need to know is what controllers are compatible with EMC and where I can get them. The steppers I have so far have feedback sensors (hall effect), I will be running a Pentium 100 with 40Mb of ram and Linux 5.2 and RTLinux 2.2. This is only a hobby and considering the current exchange rate with the A$ I don't wan't to spend any more money than necessary, so I will consider a kit which I can assemble myself or even instructions to do it myself.

Thanks

David Preston