[Horsedorf]

O cool! Can it be used like an indexing wheel too? trigger the input and it rotates a certain number of degrees?

[kwackers]

O cool! Can it be used like an indexing wheel too? trigger the input and it rotates a certain number of degrees?

Indeedy it can. There's a description in the instructions file but in a nutshell.

It supports the following modes:-

Division: 2 to 9999 parts, you can then rotate 1 div CW or CCW or go direct to the nth division.

Angle: 0 - 359.99 degrees, you can then rotate CW or CCW by that angle each time or go directly to an angle.

Jog: for positioning. In 0.01 to 10.0 degree steps.

Continuous: For machining, table rotates continuously CW or CCW until stopped.


The device allows you set the worm ratio (1 to 9999:1)

min/max/acceleration for steppers (to give 5 speeds)

You can set upto 5 profiles - table, table#2, dividing head, lathe head indexer etc

It automatically allows for backlash (for CCW rotations - all rotations finish CW).

All the information is clearly presented on a 20x4 line LCD (see images in pictures folder).

It's fairly simple to build, even on vero-board. Several have been successfully by the local model engineering club.