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Hey.
i am using controller VI ver 2, with mach3
i any want the setup i can help.

gert

Hi Gert,

Could you please help with the settings for Mach3

Thank you

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 Thanks Steve, you a star ;D

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Hi Steve,

Thank you for the responce.
I am Based in Cape Town, Parklands.

I would really appreciate your assistance.

Regards

Stan

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hi Rich,
Thank you for the response.

As stated above  I am a novice and have been looking for this info all over the net as well as the Mach 3 manual manual and now eventually giving up admitting that I am defeated. I have read the Mach 3 but this is not where the problem is, it is how the ports and pins of the controller are setup. Optimum has their own software interphase but I would like to use the Mach3 to spare myself the three months wages it would cost to buy it (Rand versus Euro 15 to 1)
I have been able to get accurate movement and done some simple milling stuff but I need to get more to use the system to its full potential.


anyhow here is the Controller VI specifications:

Controller VI V2 (supplied by Optimum in Germany through a South African third party that know less than I do.)

The Unit has:
 2 X parallel ports named port 1 and port 2 (25pin)
 2 X Relay ports named pot1 relay and port 2 relay
 9 pin connection plug for a three axis point of origin
 6 X slots for the stepper motor cards (I am using 3)

Pin assignments for the DB 25 male is
Pin        Application             Description
1          RELAY                    Switch output eg (motor on)
2          Direction X axis
3          Cycle X axis
4          Direction Y axis
5          Cycle Y axis
6          Direction Z axis
7          Cycle Z axis
8          4th Axis
9          4th Axis
10        Free
11        References switch Z   
12        References switch Y
13        References switch X
14        RELAY Output eg coolant
15        Reference switch 4th axis
16  - 24  Free
25        OV DC, Earthing

The 9 pin connection pins are as follows for the reference switches
1    X1      Machine point of origin port 1 X Axis
2    Y1      Machine point of origin port 1 Y Axis
3    Z1       Machine point of origin port 1 Z Axis
4    ROUND TABLE
5    +12V DC
6    X2       Machine point of origin port 2 X Axis
7    Y2        Machine point of origin port 2 Y Axis
8    Z2        Machine point of origin port 2 Z Axis
9    OV DC

The things I d like to do are:
a.  Connect a auto zero plate to indicate tool heights/lengths and Z Home
b.  Switch the spindle on and off from within Mach 3.


I would be grateful for and one that could assist

Thanking you in advance

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Have you received any more info than you started with regarding the controller vi?

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Good Day,

I was wondering if any of the esteemed gentleman on this forum could help me with the setup of the above controller with Mach3.
As a novice I bought the Optimum BF20 Vario Mill and then converted it to CNC but never considered for a moment the control software that would be needed.
Mach 3 was a obvious and as far as I am concerned a good choice. Unfortunately getting information regarding spindle connections, touch plate connections, input and output activation for this specific hardware and software are not really forthcoming.

I will however write this down to my own inexperience and knowledge hence this mail.

in anticipation

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