Hey all, im starting to build my first cnc and have a few questions.
My friend from Idaho sent me a few 5804 ic's and on paper they sound great. 5v control and output can handle 36v and 1.2a but I have found a few issues with them.
Their input logic is very picky, it needs 100% ground or voltage to insure a stable stepping sequence and using pushbuttons with the classic 10k pull up resistor upon press/release theirs still a 10-20% error rate that causes the motor to shutter. The pc's paralell port at its somewhat wavering voltage cant seem to provide a stable 5ms pulse. Anyone use this ic before or have any ideas on a way to interface the two?
Im using a fast switching mosfett transistor and high current pullup diode so I can drive max 100v and 12a with only 2-300mv kickback. I have an el-cheepo 12v, 16ohm, 38step motor im testing with and even though each coil only draws 200ma (400ma each pole) the bugger gets damn hot. Is it because im just using a cheep stepper or what?
Last question is anybody have a favorite control program for windows (i can use win98 if its necicarry) befause using kcam and its port viewer I fell like tearing my hair out, every time i set one pin as output another one stops workking or stays high and never shuts off.
Well thanks for any advice!