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  1. #1
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    pick and place controller design

    Any ideas on what is the easiest way for a diyer to control a pick and place arm custom built for one job only? 2 axis of motion, y travel 45 inches, z travel 3 inches. Any ideas for a standalone system/controller solution?? Could one of the pic boards be adapted to hold a simple motion program on board??

  2. #2
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    If this is just a simple dedicated system, You pick up one of the stand-alone motion controllers like this one, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW programmable in simple two letter commands. program with any PC through the serial port, PC not required to run it.
    Al
    CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design

    “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
    Albert E.

  3. #3
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    Can a DIY use a flash memory of some sort to do this with a hobby cnc controller?
    Thanks.

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