lemontart - a call for help with s curve, ui's, and all the cool toys

So, to be more coherent on the control desires....

1: A new UI skinning of (probably) qtdragon, possibly vertical layout. I'll do the layouts, I'll need help turning it into a real working UI.

2: A linuxcnc build with a configuration wizard that includes ethercat and modbus, atc types, and some specific presets for lemontart (and then presets for any other machine people like - maybe presets can be just saved out from peoples manual configurations and shared).

3: Jerk limiting.at minimum on any exact top moves. Secondary is to add it to other motion. Bonus points for integrating all the fancier TP stuff from the tormach 1500.

For the physical control, I'm going to do a printed panel, with waveshare touch display, and a common low cost passively cooled dual nic mini itx board. Just so its easy and standard. "go buy these things, assemble, load linuxcnc onto it and run set up wizard"

ihavenofish wrote:

links to the multi kits with ethercat?

The only hitch on servo choice is there's only 100mm room for the Z motor. A 200w modern servo with a brake fits. a lot of others will be too long.

Found it! Moon Technologies have 4 axis ethercat stepper drives in a couple of form factors
www.moonsindustries.com/p/stf-series-fie...r-000004696351007920

www.moonsindustries.com/p/stf-series-fie...x-000004696351006390

I've used Moons motors and they are very high quality, way above steppers on line....

If topic but where in Canada are you? I'm travelling to Vancouver before xmas...

That link says modbus. also the price is more than 3 full ethercat ac servo kits.

But still neat.

I'm 4200km from vancouver.

Lichuan CL57E-4A en.xlichuan.com/product-xq/202.html is a ethercat stepper motor driver for four motors.
Have only seen them sold in kit with four motors though.
If you have more time than money I have complete build-yourself-a-drive plans and software, 4 drives on a pcb.

I'm using and recommending jss (stepperonline) ethercat servos.
if people want to live in the past that on their own time hahaha
j/k

There's lots of ethercat offerings which is nice. JMC has integrated servos and steppers. The hitch with lemontart is the fit is tight, especially for the z.

Everything it coming together though nicely. I hope in january we can start seriously working on the control aspects.