I am working on a new machine, my first with higher power servos, and choose to use a Dell C640 laptop computer and seem to have totally eratic responses. I cannot tune the drives to get steady motion.
Here are the specifics of my installation.
Computer Dell c640 2.0GHz 512MByte memory
System: XP Pro
Control box by campbell design
Interface card MACH3 Combo by Sound Logic
Power supply for servos: 65Vdc 10 Amp
Gecko Drivers : 320
Machine: Industrial Hobbies IH-10
Servos:
x & Y: 675 InOz
z : 1125 InOz
My first thought is that the system is noisey and I am getting it from the 12 ft of cable, even though I run the Power and Encoder in separate shielded cables. I have put 0.01 Ceramic Caps on the encoder lines to ground.
Is there any reports of problems with the combination of laptop computer, mach3, the Sound logic Combo Board and Gecko 320 drives?
SERVO TUNING
I am working on a new machine, my first with higher power servos, and choose to use a Dell C640 laptop computer and seem to have totally eratic responses. I cannot tune the drives to get steady motion.
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