Hi guys,
We are about to embark on a new motion-related project, where we will be using P70360 + NEMA 23 size stepper motor. However, now we are discussing on the control part for the motor. Based from the searches we did in ni.com, we realized that the suggested solution is to use NI's motion controller (PCI, or cRIO) with UMI or MID as the interfaces. However, instead of using all these, we would like to see if we could use some stuff that we currently have - a cDAQ system with NI 9265 and NI 9472. I've checked the manual for P70360 (http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/P70360manual.pdf) on page 8 onwards, it seems that this may be possible - provided that I have to make a custom interface kit to connect the cDAQ modules to the P70360 driver. We'll get the feedback by wiring the cables back to our DI module - I can't remember the number.
While waiting for the driver to come in, it will be great if you guys can advice whether this approach has any drawbacks, or if this approach is not possible at all. The only thing I can think of right now is to upgrade our current cDAQ chassis to the new ones (ie. cDAQ-9178) so that the control I/O can be hardware-timed, instead of software timed.
Please advice.
