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General Mach Discussion / mach3 question

« on: April 12, 2015, 09:52:24 PM »

hi , im retrofitting a machine with mach 3, pmdx 126 breakout board and panasonic servo drives and motors, i have movement on axis now , but always in same direction , mach3 displays show correct movement but axis goes in same direction, i can change motor output pin numbers and direction changes but still goes in only 1 direction same if i change parameter on drive , direction of movement changes but goes same direction whether jogged in + or - direction.

thanks
robert brintle

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General Mach Discussion / panasonic servo drives

« on: March 10, 2015, 01:54:29 PM »

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 and settings on my drives .

thanks
r brintle

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 on waterjet

« on: December 28, 2014, 01:52:08 PM »

hi , im getting ready to use mach3 and pmdx breakout board on waterjet , setup process already started , but am confused on 1 thing ,i need 2 screen buttons on screen to turn water on/off and abrasive on/off . i can get buttons and leds like i need but how do i associate them with a m-code to send output signal to board to activate relays as needed , also need to be able to use button on screen manually .

thanks
r brintle

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: October 24, 2014, 09:04:31 AM »

hi , im a new member here and new to the retrofitting idea too , getting ready to do my first on an old waterjetpro machine with dead higerman control , i have a good mechanical background , ran a small machine shop for soon to be 20 years , but somewhat lacking in the electronic side of this. im sure i will be asking for lots of ideas and suggestions before this project is complete.

thanks
r brintle

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General Mach Discussion / servo motors

« on: October 24, 2014, 08:44:11 AM »

hi , im looking for recommendations for the best breakout board for panasonic ac servo motors and drives , im getting ready to retrofit an older waterjetpro waterjet machine using mach3 .

thanks
r brintle