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Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 9:43 am
by knastenrad
I assume (and hope) there are some future plans for acorn.
Liked the ether1616 card , so are there any plans of a newer version?
maybe a 5 axis
My wishlist is a ethernet box that can accept 2 handwheels for both axis simultanous jogging for lathe
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 10:46 am
by Gary Campbell
Rumor is that it will be a 6 axis board.
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 10:57 am
by slodat
Guess on when it will be announced?
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 3:09 pm
by Gary Campbell
Not a clue, just going on things posted here in the past
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 6:13 pm
by carbuthn
It will come out the day after I buy another of the current version! That is what happened on the last revision.
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 10:58 am
by martyscncgarage
Keith blabbed about it on the Acorn Facebook group.
"But we have something new in the works! we have a six axis drive port acorn board in the works...the new product is called "Acorn Six"
We are just beginning the beta testing process."
6 axis 3 encoders. Don't know much more than he posted
Don't ask when its going to be ready!
I understand its about ready to go to Beta....that's about all I know
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 5:51 pm
by knastenrad
nice!
found this on the facebook group
"Keith McCulloch
So we can support dual MPGs on a lathe with a spindle encoder.
Or x and y scales on a mill with a spindle encoder."
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 6:39 pm
by RogDC
It would be nice if the board dimensions were the same to swap the acorn to an acorn six......
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 6:51 pm
by Gary Campbell
RogDC wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 6:39 pm
It would be nice if the board dimensions were the same to swap the acorn to an acorn six......
Not gonna happen. It will be larger
Re: Future plans Acorn controller?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 8:43 pm
by RogDC
Gary Campbell wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 6:51 pm
Not gonna happen. It will be larger
Just as I am putting the final touches on my reworked/enlarged control panel to accommodate the Ether1616.