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Thanos AMC1280USB

Discussion in 'SimTools compatible interfaces' started by Jerry Atrick, Jan 30, 2018.

  1. Jerry Atrick

    Jerry Atrick this is my sim Gold Contributor

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    Hi all has Thanos supplied a manual for the AMC1280USB, or did I miss it!:oops:

    I've sent mail him but, alas no reply.:(

    Regards Jerry.
    Jerry Atrick, Jan 30, 2018
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    Hi Jerry,

    From what I gather Thanos is a little behind with the manual but has stated that the old manual 'mostly' still applies. All information to date is available on his site... http://motionsim.blogspot.co.uk/p/links-and-info.html

    Halfway down the page you will find the following paragraph....
    Regards,
    RandomCoder
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  3. Jerry Atrick

    Jerry Atrick this is my sim Gold Contributor

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    Hi and thanks RandomCoder, I will take a peek at the PDF.

    Regards Jerry.
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    GT3 Porsche New Member Gold Contributor

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    i m using the amc on my 6dof rig plus Thanos was able to jail break the Chinese closed motion software {man is a genius}
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    now it is possible with the new firmware and the new plugin to use all the AMC functions. I'm testing these days with the demo and lfs.

    I think very soon I will definitely go to simtools



    ora è possibile con il nuovo firmware e il nuovo plugin utilizzare tutte le funzioni della AMC. Sto testando proprio in questi giorni con la demo e lfs.
    Penso molto presto passerò definitivamente a simtools
    billo2404, Sep 11, 2018
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    Hey :)

    Has a manual become available for the AMC1280 in the meantime? I am specifically looking for stuff on how to wire the limit switches and how to use sensors in Multiturn. I know there is a lot available in all kind of places/forums/blogs/dropbox, but I am REALLY missing a proper manual/documentation/tutorials.

    Help desperately needed!!!:sos

    Dirty :(
    Dirty, Nov 23, 2018
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  7. Thanos

    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    You can wire limit switches for DC drives and AC VFD inverters that use DIR digital signals for direction. Not possible at the moment with sabertooth that only take 1 single unidirectional speed signal.

    Also i didn't make public in the firmware the multi turn code for SSI 12bit sensors, as it was a bit unreliable to detect full rotations in higher speeds. Instead i developed the Encoder2position module that reads quadrature encoders that can be placed in systems that require multiple turns (like servomotor linear actuators) and convert the output feedback to a 12bit analog signal ( finite 4096 positions).

    Thanks
    Thanos
    Thanos, Nov 23, 2018
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