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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hicon Integra 7766 (old version) Following Error issue

« on: September 28, 2022, 12:37:58 PM »

...and screenshots

I can allways repreduce this. It's simple to run touchoff few times and I will get this error. Every movement after that point is very unpredicable and scary harsh. I have to reset Hicon (and only Hicon, nothing else) and the movement will be again as expected but in that case I need to run homing again and everything else is also lost. The worst of all, I do not understand how is this possible withot feedback.....

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hicon Integra 7766 (old version) Following Error issue

« on: September 28, 2022, 12:31:51 PM »

I did it as suggested (connection Earth to GND on J1) but unfortunately issue remains :-(

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hicon Integra 7766 (old version) Following Error issue

« on: September 27, 2022, 03:57:09 PM »

Thank you, I will try this!!

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hicon Integra 7766 (old version) Following Error issue

« on: September 27, 2022, 12:18:01 AM »

Thanks for reply! I have 4.24 firmware (sorry I say it wrong in my first post), the Mach4 version is newest one and coresponding plugin is also in place.
I have the same behavior with older firmware version, 4.18. Maybe it's time to update, but I would like to know why is this happening.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Hicon Integra 7766 (old version) Following Error issue

« on: September 26, 2022, 09:04:22 AM »

Hello,

I'm using Mach4 and Hicon Ingtegra 7766 controller. The controller drives IHSV57 china servos. It works well except in occassional situation (like few times probing with very slow speed) when I get 'Following Error exceed limits' message and the hole system is starting to make unusual hard moving. If I reset a controller everything is fine again.

I'm not using any kind of feedback so I'm wondering how is it possible to generate following errors? It doesn't help to set max following error very high. Trying to set zero (sholud ignore following errors) is not working either in this case I will have following error by each move(??)

Configuration:
Win10
Mach4 build 4612
Hicon Integra 7766 (older version) Firmware 2.24

Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any advice!

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hicon Integra Mach4 DRO

« on: April 21, 2018, 04:13:29 AM »

Hello,

Has nobody such issue? Or my question is stupid? Well, it could be, but I will anyway like to know: is it possible to avoid incorrect position value (backlash compensation is compensation not movement). If yes, please tell me how. If not, then I would like to understand why.

Thanks a lot!
Marijan

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HiCON Motion Controller / Hicon Integra Mach4 DRO

« on: April 10, 2018, 01:38:27 PM »

Hello

I'm using Hicon 7766 Plugin & Firmware 3663 and Mach4 Hobby  4.2.0.3481 on my old machine with very strong backlash. Yes I know, this should be solved on mechanical side, but I cann't do this and that's a reason why I'm assembling new milling machine. For this job I need my old machine. So the fact is: I'm working on bad machine with 0.2 mm backlash. Having bad expirience with one china product, I have ordered Hicon Integra. Well, this two products are not to compare. Hicon is a good piece of HW, has documentation, support, well done plugin and I'm very happy with this solution. Integra can compensate even such big backlash and the whole system is running smooth.

I have only one cosmetical issue. Forgot to say: my old machine is running with open loop  step motors. The DRO in Mach is showing positin inclusive backlash comensation. Example:

G01 x5   DRO= 5.1
G01 x0   DRO= -0.1
G01 X0   DRO= 0.1
end so on.

The movement of machine is exact, actual position will be 5, 0. 0. I tried to set feedback in plugin configuration on Load Enc etc. but this behavior stays. Is there any trick to get DRO without backlash compensation?

Thanks!
Marijan

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: XHC Mach4 USB motion board warning and info

« on: March 27, 2018, 02:23:56 AM »

Hi Peter, hi Craig

Well, I beleave this is a same hardware as for Mach3, with other firmware and plugin, supposing to be Mach4 compatible. I agree,  people there do not understand what needs to be done.
I wonder how they want selling product doesn't work properly but this is not my problem.

I'm writing here just to protect other people making the same error I did. Be sure, that all features you need are really implemented, befor buying this product!
For me is XHC as company NO GO.

Marijan

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: XHC Mach4 USB motion board warning and info

« on: March 26, 2018, 02:55:13 AM »

Hi Craig,

Unfortunatly this is true. The only answer I got from Mr. Alex was: "I copy this email to our after salese engineer Jack Ma. He will give you reply soon. I think."
Mr. Ma has never send me a mail. So much about support quality. I even asked for SDK, to try to fix my problem DIY, or cooperate with the guys there to fix this, no response.

In my opinion, this card is not at all bad hardware, but I supose that Mach4 specification is not implemented as required. Ignoring the customers feedback will not make this card any better :-)

Marijan

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: XHC Mach4 USB motion board warning and info

« on: March 25, 2018, 04:12:30 AM »

Hi all,

Unfortunatly I didn't read this article befor buying XHC card(s). I have two MK4 M4 and Mk4 M3.
Generally this cards a running under Mach4 (Plugin ver. 5.10.2) also with Mach4GUI but not good enough. Firs installation, following instruction was not good at all. After reinstalling Mach4 and putting just plugin files into plugin folder, the Mach4 recognize the card and the movement was possible. But....

Btw. it's true, as Peter described, by working in mm, any go to config will switch Mach4 in inch mode. Tit' not neccessery to restart Mach4, but you have to execute G21 from MDI. It will be nice if Mach4 will stay in metric mode, but this is just nice to have, because when all is configured, there is no need to go in config any time....

Back to XHC. I cannot say what this card is able to do, because I know that backlash compensation is not at all implemented and this was NO GO for me. One of my machines is an old one, and has backlash about 0.1 mm what's far too much. I can put what I want in backlash compensation field in Mach4, nothing happens.

My expirience with support is bad. Also my disput was declined without any word of explanation but OK I took this as a learn-money. So this story is finished for me. On my old machine I take PlanetCNC again (this car has his own SW, no Mach4 is possible!) and for new machine I ordered Vital System Hicon Integra. Yes, Integra is expensive, I agree, but my time is also expensive for me ;-) On the end XHC was very expencive! 200 bugs for one card, two days of trying to run this card properly, several mails on 'support', then again deinstallation etc.  So, if someone wants to have this two cards, I will give it for free (just transport have to be payed), but I cannot recommend it. Add a bit more money, and buy one of the cards the people here can recommend!