Questions Regarding Quill DRO / Interface / Auto-summed Z Axis

[opsoff1]

Questions to Yuriy but welcome input from all.

I added a quill DRO set up to my mill. It appears to be a Mitutoyo type clone.
I'm ok using it as a stand alone, but it would be really great to have it integrated to the Z axis (auto-sum) on my Touch DRO.

This brings up two questions.

1. Will it talk to my controller. I have the Touch DRO board for iGaging set ups.
The literature with the quill DRO says the following:
The interface is synchronous series
Data: Binary Code 24 bits
Cycle 300ms
4 wires (L to Right)
Power (+)
Data
Clock Pulse
Neg Power (-)

Clock Pulse is 90KHz

The unit runs on an SR-44 battery (1.5v)

2. The port in the DRO head is a Mini USB, all the ports in my Touch DRO are Micro USB.
Can I use a cable that is a Mini to Micro configuration?

Any info would be welcomed.

TIA

 

[opsoff1]

Bump....anyone?

 

[ycroosh]

Questions to Yuriy but welcome input from all.

I added a quill DRO set up to my mill. It appears to be a Mitutoyo type clone.
I'm ok using it as a stand alone, but it would be really great to have it integrated to the Z axis (auto-sum) on my Touch DRO.

This brings up two questions.

1. Will it talk to my controller. I have the Touch DRO board for iGaging set ups.
The literature with the quill DRO says the following:
The interface is synchronous series
Data: Binary Code 24 bits
Cycle 300ms
4 wires (L to Right)
Power (+)
Data
Clock Pulse
Neg Power (-)

Clock Pulse is 90KHz

The unit runs on an SR-44 battery (1.5v)

2. The port in the DRO head is a Mini USB, all the ports in my Touch DRO are Micro USB.
Can I use a cable that is a Mini to Micro configuration?

Any info would be welcomed.

TIA

iGaging adapters work primarily with iGaging scales.
What you have is very likely a 1.5V BIN6 scale (or some new animal that uses negative power, but I suspect that is just a "lost in translation" thing and it's actually Ground/0V).
The "V2" iGaging adapters can understand BIN6 protocol, but 1.5V is too low for the inputs, and 3.3V supply is too high for the scale you have. You will need to add some sort of level shifter to amplify 1.5V to 3V, and potentially a 1.8V voltage regulator to power the scale

Regards
Yuriy

 

[opsoff1]

Yuriy,
Thank you for the response - for now that will fall into the "bridge too far" pile. I'll stick with the separate DRO on the quill.
Much appreciated!

Scott