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Title: 57CNCdb25, Mach4 and Gecko540 m03-05 relay control problem
Post by: RogerRetro on October 22, 2016, 02:40:57 PM

I have designed and built a small CNC PCB drill, controlled by Mach4, Pokeys db25, and Gecko540. I included two relays to control the spindle motor on/off, and a spare. M-codes will not affect the relays, but by inverting outputs (pins 1 and 17) pin activity, the relays will run the spindle motor when not in e-stop and stop on e-stop (and vice-versa).  This tells me that the relays are connected and working correctly. What is missing to get mo3-05 to toggle the relays?
Thanks,
Roger

Title: Re: 57CNCdb25, Mach4 and Gecko540 m03-05 relay control problem
Post by: NeoTO on October 23, 2016, 01:32:41 AM

Did you setup the SpindleOn signal in Mach4's Output signals settings to use that output pin?

Title: Re: 57CNCdb25, Mach4 and Gecko540 m03-05 relay control problem
Post by: RogerRetro on October 23, 2016, 07:29:18 PM

NeoTO,
Thanks, I sure didn't think that through very  well! That got the spindle working, but after setting that up,  the X axis quit moving. All else seems OK. I can't see any relationship there, but nevertheless... the problem follows when swapping motor connectors at the motors, or on the G540. I'm at a loss as to how to troubleshoot for loss of step/direct signals with the Pokeys interface.  This is my first experience with mach4 and Pokeys, and i can't seem to find any troubleshooting information. Any Ideas on this issue?
Thanks,
Roger