Here is a practical example of Arduino driving smart relay. PoRelay8 board with 8 relay outputs can be connected to any Arduino device if it can communicate via the I2C protocol. If 8 relay outputs do not satisfy your demands, additional up to 9 PoRelay8 boards can be daisy-chained over CAN bus, even with long … Read more
In this blog, we will describe, how we upgrade our CNC milling/router machine with a new 4th axis for the CNC machine and get more functionality, how to set up, wiring components, and Configuration in Mach4. New upgrade in a machine shop with the intention to improve our support even additionally and also for making … Read more
PoStepVID6606 is a new product in our series of stepper motor drivers. 8-channel miniature stepper motor driver based on VID6606 integrated circuit. The device is a perfect choice for making a flight simulator where several instruments are included on the control panel. The device is suitable for use with PoKeys, but also without restrictions on … Read more
In this blog we will describe Raspberry Pi with relay module. Example how to use a PoRelay8 module board. CAN smart relay board PoRelay8 features 8 relay outputs configured over I2C bus. Up to 10 boards can be daisy-chained over the CAN bus for up to 80 additional outputs. In previous blog (8 channel relay … Read more
In this blog, we will introduce, how we set up parameters on VFD and configure in Mach 4. In the blog before – CNC Lathe spindle motor – part 1 [setup&wiring] we presented the mechanical and electrical part of the project on how to CNC Lathe spindle motor setup and wiring electromotor and VFD. If … Read more
Here you’ll get some basic information about optical isolators, how they work, where are used, how they look like and moreover where you can buy a 16 channel optical isolation device – PoOptoIn from PoLabs. What is a digital optical isolator? A Digital optical isolator (also called an optocoupler, photocoupler) is an electronic component that … Read more
In this blog, we will introduce, how we replace an electric motor and set up new components on a CNC lathe. All ideas for upgrading the CNC lathe spindle motor started with a new asset- CNC lathe in the company. New machine in our machine shop with the intention to improve our support even additionally … Read more
Versatility of PoKeys device makes it well suited as a component of an environment monitoring system. PoKeys device functions as a data acquisition point, as many different sensors can be easily connected to it. Acquired data can we store directly with PoKeys software logger or send to local, for example Raspberry Pi, data logger or … Read more