basicstamps Re: Encoder use & Basic Stamp
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Micrometer. Now I got it. duh!
Thanks
Jason
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From: <auto106947@h...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:08 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Encoder use & Basic Stamp
Hi Jason,
Don't quote me or buy anything on this info but
I think .0001" = 2.54µm, I think they call them "microns"
or millionths of a meter.
Mark
--- In basicstamps@y..., "n1iic Jason Greene" <n1iic@q...> wrote:
> I feel stupid. =] What is a µm?
>
> Jason
>
>
Original Message
> From: <auto106947@h...>
> To: <basicstamps@y...>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 8:44 PM
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Encoder use & Basic Stamp
>
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> Thanks for the tip, I've been aware of US Digital too, but
> the new thing about them, at least to me, is that they're now
> selling IC's. Those LS7083/84's might be great for a cheapo
> stamp to encoder interface.
>
> I'm thinking about getting one of those newer faster stamps
> with all the pins since the BS2 I have now seems barely able
> to keep up with hand turned Grayhill Series 61 2 bit quadrature
> in a knob select app.
>
> Right now I'm looking at a Heidenhain ST 1271 Length gage, its
> pretty cool ± 1 µm accuracy(think that's a little less than half
> a tenth"), pins 4 & 12 are Vdd, and 2 & 10 Vss (I don't know how
> anyone can understand that european pictograph pinout diagram) and
> you get nice TTL signals (signal period= 2 µm) outta the other pins.
>
> http://www.heidenhain.com/Products/DigitalLengthGauge/specto.htm
>
> Trouble with this thing is that its 500 bucks, it took a little
> convincing to get the boss to let me get my hot little hands on it!
>
> Mark
>
> --- In basicstamps@y..., cnc002@a... wrote:
> > Mark:
> >
> > Try www.usdigital.com, they have encoder chips that will interface
> with
> > microcontrollers as well as encoders.
> >
> > I hope this helps some.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Randy Abernathy
> > Woodworking Machinery Specialist
> > 4626 Old Stilesboro Road
> > Acworth, GA 30101
> > Ph/Fax: 770-974-5295
> > E-mail: cnc002@a...
>
>
>
>
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Thanks
Jason
Original Message
From: <auto106947@h...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:08 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Encoder use & Basic Stamp
Hi Jason,
Don't quote me or buy anything on this info but
I think .0001" = 2.54µm, I think they call them "microns"
or millionths of a meter.
Mark
--- In basicstamps@y..., "n1iic Jason Greene" <n1iic@q...> wrote:
> I feel stupid. =] What is a µm?
>
> Jason
>
>
Original Message
> From: <auto106947@h...>
> To: <basicstamps@y...>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 8:44 PM
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Encoder use & Basic Stamp
>
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> Thanks for the tip, I've been aware of US Digital too, but
> the new thing about them, at least to me, is that they're now
> selling IC's. Those LS7083/84's might be great for a cheapo
> stamp to encoder interface.
>
> I'm thinking about getting one of those newer faster stamps
> with all the pins since the BS2 I have now seems barely able
> to keep up with hand turned Grayhill Series 61 2 bit quadrature
> in a knob select app.
>
> Right now I'm looking at a Heidenhain ST 1271 Length gage, its
> pretty cool ± 1 µm accuracy(think that's a little less than half
> a tenth"), pins 4 & 12 are Vdd, and 2 & 10 Vss (I don't know how
> anyone can understand that european pictograph pinout diagram) and
> you get nice TTL signals (signal period= 2 µm) outta the other pins.
>
> http://www.heidenhain.com/Products/DigitalLengthGauge/specto.htm
>
> Trouble with this thing is that its 500 bucks, it took a little
> convincing to get the boss to let me get my hot little hands on it!
>
> Mark
>
> --- In basicstamps@y..., cnc002@a... wrote:
> > Mark:
> >
> > Try www.usdigital.com, they have encoder chips that will interface
> with
> > microcontrollers as well as encoders.
> >
> > I hope this helps some.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Randy Abernathy
> > Woodworking Machinery Specialist
> > 4626 Old Stilesboro Road
> > Acworth, GA 30101
> > Ph/Fax: 770-974-5295
> > E-mail: cnc002@a...
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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