Re: Spindle control
Read ALL of this thread http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=96380 and you will then be completely au fait with all aspects of the VFD etc
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ninjawasteofspace
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#146145
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
ha :-) VBA limited? you haven't worked in Excel/word/Project etc much have you? I have a macro at work, nearly 40 modules now, (somewhere around 25,000 lines?) autol oads when I auto-start Outlook
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Paul Tegler
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Re: VFD and PWM and G540
Hi, No, the G540 pins 7 and 9 do not output a 12V supply on their own. The G540 generates an isolated control voltage on pin 8. The amplitude of the voltage is voltage is a percentage of the voltage
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Peter Homann
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Daisy
I know most of you are into getting serious work out of your systems. I on the other hand have reached a point (I'm older than dirt) where I do get to play some of the time. And my favorite program is
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nc_karl
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Re: VFD and PWM
in ports and pins, motor output, you just set some unused pin for step and direction and then one of them (the step???) is PWM'd? i hope the PDMX board can handle a reasonably high PWM frequency on a
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Spencer Chase <lists@...>
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Re: VFD and PWM
Ports and pin then config is all you have to do and some additional with pully. The rest is electrical. Chris Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: mach1mach2cnc@... Subject: Re:
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CF
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panasonic servo drives
hi , i was wondering if anyone here has used mach 3 and a pmdx 126 breakout board with panasonic minas servo drives and motors , im retrofitting a waterjet machine and im having problems with wiring
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rbrintle
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Re: VFD and PWM
i have read the mach3 manual section on spindle control and can not figure out how to set it up for PWM control. i have a PDMX board that does not have a dedicated PWM circuit for motor control. can i
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Spencer Chase <lists@...>
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Re: Noobie here
Dan, It is always nice to find old friends in new places. I didn't know there was a Cambam forum but will join today. Here is an example of what I could not find in any docs: after importing the .dxf
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Rick Sparber
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Re: Spindle control
I have ordered the Automation Tech spindle motor. Since i do not have room for the 80 mm water cooled one, i got them to sell me the 110 volt inverter (not listed on the web site separately) this is
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Spencer Chase <lists@...>
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VFD and PWM and G540
Hello: Can anyone tell me how the PWM signal comes out of Mach?. And if you have made connection correctly from G540?. Pin 7,8 and 9 are connected to VFD, Does pin 7 and 9 put out 12V on their own?
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CF
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Sorry I was talking about VBA Thanks Brian
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Brian Barker
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Brian I guess we had better tell Microsoft that they don't support VB. ; -) It is in the 2015 VS preview download. I am guessing you mean VBA which was pretty limited. Glenn
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davina5@...
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
This should be checked as we are doing the Probe code... Thanks Brian
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Brian Barker
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Re: Mach4 Comp new mode
I think most will never need to change the type of Comp.. It is simply an option that you can use if you need it.. You can forget it is there and if you have an issue I can tell you if it should fix
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Brian Barker
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Got your List... we will see if we can make the code for it :) Lua is not that bad... it is better then VB, it is just new. VB is not even supported by Microsoft anymore! Thanks Brian
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Brian Barker
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Brian, please see this post on the forum and see if it's still an issue. http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,29260.msg205490.html#msg205490 Gerry
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notoneleft
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Either is ok. Variable g code is much easier to maintain, and more universal, and will work for everyone. A few comments on what the variables are, and 1. ANYONE can change them to suit their own
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CNC 6-axis Deisgns
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
Brian, Besides finding X - Y - Z for work location please keep in mind that probing is also used for generating 3D maps. http://vinland.com/Touch-Probe.html Bertho Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 08:24
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Bertho
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Re: Where are we in Mach 4
No, no, no!!!! I vote for not creating more obscure GCode hacks. Scripting is MUCH MUCH MUCH easier and MUCH MUCH MUCH more powerful. Anyone who can deal with that goofy macroB nonsense should be able
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jeff.birt
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