Arduino project finished

[gldavison]

I finally got my Arduino project finished.




The box is from Digi-Key.  http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/CU-3283/377-1218-ND/428968



Button switches also from Digi-Key. http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=eg1311-nd




Port for the Gecko connection.



This port was cut by hand as was the hole for the USB connector.

Many thanks to cfellows for the inspiration to start this project, and Gary Liming for his sketch. The switches are working with no modification to the sketch.

[PStechPaul]

Nicely done! Can you set the table to any angle by programming it and having the stepper motor adjust the table rotation? It might need a zero set, which could be done manually, but otherwise by some sort of sensor to detect a zero angle position.

[gldavison]

Yes, Gray's sketch has 4 modes. Jog, run ,step & angle. You can disengage the worm on the table to Zero, then use jog for fine adjustment.

[Dan Rowe]

Yes, Gray's sketch has 4 modes. Jog, run ,step & angle. You can disengage the worm on the table to Zero, then use jog for fine adjustment.

Is the sketch available online?

Thanks
Dan

[gldavison]

Dan

The sketch is available here: http://www.digitalmachinist.net/files/downloads/2013Winter/DM8.4%20Liming.zip

[cfellows]

Nice project.  I like the custom enclosure and switches.  By the way, I know where Tarkio, Mo is.  I was born and raised just across the state line in southwest Iowa.

Chuck

[rodw]

Looks great. Please do me a favour and enclose your Gecko so you don't short it out like I did with mine. Set and Return to home position is another useful feature which I have built into the sketch I have built. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=24118


 

[gldavison]

And here is another finished project for the Arduino.

rodw

Notice, I covered the Gecko.

[Steamer5]

Hi Rod,
 The looks cool, I guess you are going to use it to index items in the collets. Do you change the Arduino between the rotary table & the spindle? If you are interested I posted up my version of Kwackers rotary table, while I was hunting around the net I found a guy who makes end covers for Nema 23 stepper motors, they come with a plug so you can easily disconnect the cable & reconnect between what ever you want to drive. If I understand Kwackers instruction correctly you can have 5 different devices programmed into it.....haven't got to that yet but have a cunning plan, but that project is still way down the list!
 
Here's the link to stepper cover....

http://www.homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=107


Cheers Kerrin

[rodw]

And here is another finished project for the Arduino.

rodw

Notice, I covered the Gecko.

Nice, glad you covered it. 

Steamer, thanks. I saw the cover at Homman Designs.That is where I got my stepper driver from that I blew up. My project is on hold until replacements arrive. I ended up buying a 4 axis kit with a breakout board but it has not arrived yet. I got a bit of inspiration from Kwackers input on a thread about my sketch on this forum. In my sketch, parameters are stored in the EEPROM memory so it is possible to add more than 1 stepper to the Arduino and set the device you want to use from the controller. devices can be linear or rotary and I have in mind adding a stepper drive as a power feed to my SX3 mill. It would probaby get more use than the rotary table.

I was hoping to add a basic macro language to the Arduino and add an SD card to store and retrieve scripts but I don't think there is enough global memory left on the Arduino to do it. It might be possible if the menu system was reprogrammed to use strings stored in FLASH RAM. But I doubt that I have the time to edit the third party library.

[fpravenscroft]

hi
just thought i'd put a picture of my dividing head to say many thanks to chuck
regards
peter