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by fcawth
Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Using the LitePlacer
Topic: Upgrading the LitePlacer's TinyG with silent TMC2209 drivers
Replies: 10
Views: 11706

Re: Upgrading the LitePlacer's TinyG with silent TMC2209 drivers

Just got done installing mine. Nice improvement in the smoothness and sound. Regarding the noise at higher (moderate) speeds: I changed the TMC2209 drivers to spread cycle by moving the resistor according to the manual (linked below) and the vibration/noise at higher speeds was much better - I've go...
by fcawth
Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:53 am
Forum: Using the LitePlacer
Topic: Liteplacer with panasonic feeders
Replies: 1
Views: 4156

Liteplacer with panasonic feeders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVBcPqBbkIE

It's been working pretty well - I still need to work out some accuracy issues but it's pretty good with most 0603's.

These are "panasert" panasonic mechanical feeders.
by fcawth
Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:09 am
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: "centering" moves after pickup from tapes?
Replies: 2
Views: 5919

"centering" moves after pickup from tapes?

I have been using liteplacer for a couple of years now, and it seems like a lot of the error sometimes come from the parts being at different places in the tape pockets. Has there ever been any thought to lifting the part partially out of the tape hole, then moving it diagonal back and forth and the...
by fcawth
Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:56 am
Forum: LitePlacer Software
Topic: File format and samples wanted
Replies: 35
Views: 29211

Re: File format and samples wanted

I use Cadence PCB tools (Orcad and Allegro). I have to take the data from the BOM and the placement file in order to generate liteplacer data, but it is not really that difficult.
by fcawth
Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:53 am
Forum: LitePlacer Software
Topic: place fast wants take more components as are in tape
Replies: 3
Views: 2715

Re: place fast wants take more components as are in tape

This post is a little old, but I came across it because I am running in to a similar issue. I'm working on a converter for my (Cadence) pick and place data, and I am going to have it output different part value once I get beyond 50 parts so I can use a second or third tape as a workaround (I have ov...