Anyone has experience with Neat 310 programmable motion controller?

[Steyr69]

Writing script to move X-Y stage.

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[davidktw]

Writing script to move X-Y stage.

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Looks like a very old component you have there. Perhaps this helps since your question has been lying here for a long time unanswered.

http://dovermotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/310MManual.pdf

Shouldn't be hard since it is a serial text based communication component.

 

[Steyr69]

Thanks....i have that manual.....was reading thru it.
Input command, it moves the stage.....but question is.....how to automate the thing. Need a external program?

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[davidktw]

Thanks....i have that manual.....was reading thru it.
Input command, it moves the stage.....but question is.....how to automate the thing. Need a external program?

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Page 28 of the manual shows

B. P.C. CONTROL
In the following discussion, we'll explore the operation of the NEAT-310 as an intelligent slave, under the control of a host computer. ....

It seems you can opt to control the machine from an external system. Since it's just simple SERIAL connection, actually you can control this using Linux. It doesn't have to be MSDOS.

Here is some information on how you can connect via various utilities in Linux http://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/5-linux-unix-commands-for-connecting-to-the-serial-console/ to serial connections.

I'm no expert with this device. It seems throughout the manual, there is a mention of a TERMINAL EMULATOR software that NEAT supplied to allow you control the machine via command line.

Since Linux is a great tool of serial port commands, I believe you can use that instead, working with any scripting tools like EXPECT, PERL or maybe even SHELL scripts etc.

 

[Steyr69]

Thanks.....got 2 controller....one control 1 axis....n connect via pc thru a com port. The individual axis can move....but i was looking at how tocontrol the 2 axis using a single com...

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[davidktw]

Thanks.....got 2 controller....one control 1 axis....n connect via pc thru a com port. The individual axis can move....but i was looking at how tocontrol the 2 axis using a single com...

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I don't think you can do that? if you have 2 different controller and each controller has its own individual com ports, then you will need 2 serial connection to the host. Am I right you have 2 com ports?

however I just read something about multiplexing serial ports together, I can't be sure if it helps for your case, like how the devices can properly address each other in a serial setup similar to how SCSI daisy chain works where each device have a unique SCSI ID.

 

[Steyr69]

Yes....currently it is 1 axis to 1 com port....but x n y axis function seperately.

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[davidktw]

Yes....currently it is 1 axis to 1 com port....but x n y axis function seperately.

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read chapter 12. multi axis control is discussed on how the Wake Unit command. Read the Wake Unit command

 

[davidktw]

I can't help to enquire, what are you doing that you require interaction with such old systems? do you feel comfortable to share?

 

[Steyr69]

Well....nothing spectacular. Im suppose to come up w an automated program script which can move the xy stage.....one click....n it moves x....then y.....then....x.....y....

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[Steyr69]

Old system....?? Yup, my company likes to recycle n use old stuff.....sme....makes ppl life difficult....lol.

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[Steyr69]

read chapter 12. multi axis control is discussed on how the Wake Unit command. Read the Wake Unit command

Yes....saw that....straightforward enough....only lack where should i key it to....i dun hv programming experience.

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[davidktw]

Yes....saw that....straightforward enough....only lack where should i key it to....i dun hv programming experience.

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Get a physical box with serial port. Connect to COM1. Load a copy of Linux in the box, you should be able to open using SCREEN to /dev/ttyS0

refer to the earlier linux article I have shared with you. After that it is just interactive command input

 

[Steyr69]

Ok thanks.....i ll search for serial port console box....

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[Steyr69]

Thanks, David. Happy New Year!!

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[davidktw]

Thanks, David. Happy New Year!!

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Happy Monkey Year 2016 to you too!!!