Machine Doctor 13
- Jul 13, 2019
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I want to replace an antiquated stepper relay with something more modern. The stepper relay is being used on an older Mazak turret lathe to give feedback to the CNC control and tell it what tool station is currently active.
The CNC control sends a 2 second +24 VDC signal to the coil of the stepper relay each time the program calls for a different tool to be used and their are 8 tools. I'm thinking their might be an 8 channel multiplexer circuit I can used such that every time a new tool is commanded a signal advances to another output from 1 to 8 depending on the tool desired.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
The CNC control sends a 2 second +24 VDC signal to the coil of the stepper relay each time the program calls for a different tool to be used and their are 8 tools. I'm thinking their might be an 8 channel multiplexer circuit I can used such that every time a new tool is commanded a signal advances to another output from 1 to 8 depending on the tool desired.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.