Hello folks.
I'm in Knoxville, with a home-based wood shop of sorts (purely hobby), currently building a cnc router table. I could use a bit of help with the following if one of you guys has the knowledge/expertise/inclination to point me in the right direction:
I have been playing with and intend to use Mach 3. I’ll probably use servos attached to Gecko 320s.
My question relates to connecting a couple of items that are really meant to be connected to PLCs. I want to mount a Vorne 2180 Panel Message Display
http://www.vorne.com/message-displays-2100ser.htm to my table, and program it to display machine and work coordinates, as well as other data; and I’d like to mount a programmable touch screen like the Matsu****a GT10
http://www.nais-e.com/plc/uacs/plc_d...tml#Anchor_pot . I also have an IEE VIP 3902 operator interface terminal
http://ieeinc.com/?q=node/60&PHPSESS...9094439877bd43 .
Anyone here tell me if I can interface to Mach using one or more of these devices, or am I dreaming?
Bill