Techguy1101
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I'm working on a Christmas Carol build and were balls to the wall right now. This show is massive. One element is a 16' diameter clock with a minute and hour hand. I need to be able to control the movements of the hands. The biggest hand is 8' long and weighs in at right around 3 lbs. We used our cnc to cut the hands out of ACM board to keep them light and durable.
Currently I'm looking at a set of Nema 34 - 861 oz-in holding torque motors paired with a microstep drive unit powered by some generic power supplies.
While I believe that I have all the mechanics figured out the major hangup is the HMI. Our run crew is mostly undergrad students and a few overhire. I need an HMI that is stupid simple, point and click buttons that are easy to program and wont break the budget by changing what the controllers are. I've looked into visual studio, Arduino and some other proprietary automation software.
Right now were either over budget or it's to labor intensive to program.
Any helpful hints or ideas would greatly be appreciated!
Jason
Currently I'm looking at a set of Nema 34 - 861 oz-in holding torque motors paired with a microstep drive unit powered by some generic power supplies.
While I believe that I have all the mechanics figured out the major hangup is the HMI. Our run crew is mostly undergrad students and a few overhire. I need an HMI that is stupid simple, point and click buttons that are easy to program and wont break the budget by changing what the controllers are. I've looked into visual studio, Arduino and some other proprietary automation software.
Right now were either over budget or it's to labor intensive to program.
Any helpful hints or ideas would greatly be appreciated!
Jason