Welcome to the Factory Software Blog Trac Site

This site and its companion Subversion site provide support and a repository for my blog.

This Trac site is read-only because I don't have time to deal with wiki-spam and such.

Tony

Projects

Unless otherwise noted, all PCB projects are covered by my PCB license (under Repository Guide) Unless otherwise noted, all software projects are covered by my software license (under Repository Guide)

Tutorial Projects

• FP-SMC-1 Interface PCB Project

CANOpen Adapter Boards

• CO-DB9-RJ45-2 CANOpen DB9 to Dual RJ45 Board
• CO-HDR-RJ45 CANOpen 5.08mm 5 Pin Header to Dual RJ45 Board
• CO-M12-RJ45 CANOpen M12 to Dual RJ45 Board
• CO-TB-RJ45 CANOpen Terminal Block to Dual RJ45 Board

Automation Hardware

Equipment Cables

• CANOpen Cabling
  • CANOpen Cabling using RJ45 connectors
  • Connect CANOpen Systems with DB9M connectors to a RJ45 network
  • CANOpen Cabling using M12 connectors
  • Troubleshooting CANOpen Connections?
• Making a Panasonic FP0/FPG PLC Mini-DIN to DB9F Programming Cable
• Making a Copley RJ11 (Accelnet, Stepnet, etc) to DB9 Serial Cable
• Making an Elmo Harmonica to DB9F Serial Cable?

Motor/Drive Connections

• Connect Emoteq (Hathaway) BH02300E06HE NEMA23 Brushless Servo Motor to Copley Accelnet ACP-180-018 Servo Drive
• Connect Pacific Scientific PowerPac N31HRHJ-LNK-NS-00 NEMA34 Stepper Motor to Copley Stepnet STP-075-07-H
• Connect Applied Motion Products 5023-100 Stepper Motor to Copley Stepnet STP-075-07?

My Standard Cabling

Since I have so many different motors and drives, I have decided to wire them all to some common standards, so I can plug any motor into any appropriate drive. I will standardize some of the I/O such as limit sensors, but probably not all; for example, analog I/O might be hard to standardize.

• Standard Servo Power Connector?
• Standard Primary Feedback Connector (Encoder and Halls)
• Standard Stepper Power Connector?
• Standard Limit Sensor Connector?

Automation Resources

• Factory Automation Related Open Source Projects
• IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol Hardware and Software
• CANOpen Hardware, Software, and Books
• Ethernet PowerLink Hardware and Software

Embedded Development Resources

• Large RAM Memory Microcontrollers
• Pre-programmed Ethernet MAC Address Chips

Repository Guide

• Software License
• PCB Design License
• Software Configuration Management Utilities (scm_utilities)
  • Subversion Utilities (svn)
    • desvn.py - removes .svn directories from a directory tree

More on Trac

• TracGuide -- Built-in Documentation
• The Trac project -- Trac Open Source Project
• Trac FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
• TracSupport -- Trac Support

For a complete list of local wiki pages, see TitleIndex.