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steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders

Posted by Ken121

Ken121

steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 28, 2013 06:49PM

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Hello, I am new to this site. Does anyone know if RepRap has a controller that will run 5-6 steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders for each of the steppers? Ken

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aduy

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 28, 2013 08:26PM

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the megatronics can run 6, y could input the encoders into the auxiliary pins.

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Ken121

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 28, 2013 08:36PM

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Hello,
I'am looking for a controller that can control from 5 -6 steppers motors each having an absolute encoder input . Can you help me out? If you don't have a solution and may know of a manufacture please let me know? Regards Ken

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jamesdanielv

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 28, 2013 08:58PM

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there are no standard electronics from reprap that do this currently.

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anode505

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 29, 2013 08:03PM

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Why absolute encoders? simple A B Z incremental seem to be the norm with all the CNC machines I've ever dealt with.

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Ken121

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 30, 2013 04:20PM

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In case of a jam, power loss.

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Ohmarinus

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 30, 2013 05:00PM

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I've seen stepper motors with it built in, but I don't know if RAMPS will be able to work with it.

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aduy

Re: steppers motors and inputs for absolute encoders
July 31, 2013 01:56AM

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I saw on instructables, someone had made a regular hobby servo into a 10 bit continuous rotation servo with a little magnet cylinder and a chip. this could easily be done to a stepper, however the chip is about 10 bucks and the resolution would only work for about 4x microstepping.