@gravelrashdotcom Thanks. Are you using camera for positioning? This is the only reason I went with EMC. Camview has crosshairs and I couldn't find a cam app for windows with crosshairs.
Yes I have a downward camera on the moving gantry and an upward one on the table. Mach3 has a camera plugin with cross hairs. I only need the cross hairs for the downward camera as the upwards camera is actually horizontal looking through a 45 degree front surface mirror which has a calibration point marked on it.
@gravelrashdotcom Well, that helps. I will have to look up the mach3 plug in. I tried AmCAP, but I didn't find the crosshairs. Fortunately, I am a c# programmer and I can add it myself. It may come in handy if I ever decide to make PnP software. Why do you use an upward facing camera?
@anajonesr I have eight pick-up heads, so I use the up camera solely to calibrate head offsets
I align the flying camera over the upward camera to set origin for the heads, then align each head over the up camera to check/set each head offset
These values are manually stored in my spreadsheet & included in generated pick place GCode (populated into Mach3 as user variables) for use in pick/place offset calculations & also the Mach3 vb macros/buttons to quickly check (& set) each head/feeder
@eod9910 I will have the machine kit for sale on the site. The videos are quite extensive as I have a ton of footage on the assembly. These videos will go into depth on the machine and how it works.
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gravelrashdotcom 3 months ago
Hi, looks very nice. My production process is extremely similar to yours except I have a T962 reflow oven instead of a skillet.
The timber looks very nice.
My DIY machine uses Mach 3 instead of EMC but I'm sure its very similar.
gravelrashdotcom 3 months ago
@gravelrashdotcom Thanks. Are you using camera for positioning? This is the only reason I went with EMC. Camview has crosshairs and I couldn't find a cam app for windows with crosshairs.
anajonesr 3 months ago
@anajonesr
Yes I have a downward camera on the moving gantry and an upward one on the table. Mach3 has a camera plugin with cross hairs. I only need the cross hairs for the downward camera as the upwards camera is actually horizontal looking through a 45 degree front surface mirror which has a calibration point marked on it.
I think AmCap has crosshairs as well.
gravelrashdotcom 3 months ago
@gravelrashdotcom Well, that helps. I will have to look up the mach3 plug in. I tried AmCAP, but I didn't find the crosshairs. Fortunately, I am a c# programmer and I can add it myself. It may come in handy if I ever decide to make PnP software. Why do you use an upward facing camera?
anajonesr 3 months ago
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gravelrashdotcom 3 months ago
@anajonesr I have eight pick-up heads, so I use the up camera solely to calibrate head offsets
I align the flying camera over the upward camera to set origin for the heads, then align each head over the up camera to check/set each head offset
These values are manually stored in my spreadsheet & included in generated pick place GCode (populated into Mach3 as user variables) for use in pick/place offset calculations & also the Mach3 vb macros/buttons to quickly check (& set) each head/feeder
gravelrashdotcom 3 months ago
What's the software package?
digitalPimple 5 months ago
Wow that looks great! When do you plan to put the plans up for sale on your website.
eod9910 5 months ago
@eod9910 I will have the machine kit for sale on the site. The videos are quite extensive as I have a ton of footage on the assembly. These videos will go into depth on the machine and how it works.
anajonesr 5 months ago
@anajonesr Where are the in depth video's? On the site or on youtube? I can't seem to find them.
jnnewton 5 months ago