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General Mach Discussion / Re: CS Labs CSMIO/P-A
« on: August 05, 2018, 06:20:04 AM »
Hi Hood,
There are some interesting questions bound up in that. Micks CSMIO is an analogue controller, to use the indexing feature would require that the CSMIO
stand out of the way and allow the drive to close the loop and move to the required index position. Quite frankly I don't know.
I have an ESS which is a step/direction controller and can be forced to stand aside while the drive completes some autonomous function.
Additionally I now use Mach4 which allows me much easier means of programming indexing operations verses free running spindle operations.
I would have to recommend just getting the spindle going in free running mode, which is still the most commonly used mode, would be adequate
to start with. THEN try puzzle out some way to introduce index ops.
Craig
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If the former then you can set up 4 inputs to the Indexing drives to give you up to 64 predefined positions, it is what I do on the turret of my lathe.
Now for that to work it would have to be possible to disable the spindle in Mach3 and for the CSMIO to be happy with that, not sure if it can be done.
There are some interesting questions bound up in that. Micks CSMIO is an analogue controller, to use the indexing feature would require that the CSMIO
stand out of the way and allow the drive to close the loop and move to the required index position. Quite frankly I don't know.
I have an ESS which is a step/direction controller and can be forced to stand aside while the drive completes some autonomous function.
Additionally I now use Mach4 which allows me much easier means of programming indexing operations verses free running spindle operations.
I would have to recommend just getting the spindle going in free running mode, which is still the most commonly used mode, would be adequate
to start with. THEN try puzzle out some way to introduce index ops.
Craig