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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 17, 2018, 09:47:03 PM »

going to the 7E7E FPGA and putting the B axis onto pin 10 (P14, 7) works well with jogging and have not run into any issues running G Code files either

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 17, 2018, 10:20:19 AM »

what is the OEMLED# for Pin 10 B Axis (P14, 7) ?

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 15, 2018, 12:30:48 AM »

got the brain figured out with B axis in it
then discovered the J10 on the Hicon only has 7 digital inputs, need 8 inputs for 5 axis
to get another digital input went to Mach ports and pins, inputs (port 12 pin 0)  tried to enable a digital input on J7 (pin 10) but does not show on Hicon status screen, not sure why,
anyone have any ideas

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 13, 2018, 08:39:19 PM »

ok this brain works properly with the enable/disable but it is only for 4 axis, my machine has 5 axis, the Hicon J10 DB-15 connection is capable of 6 axis
how do I add B axis to the brain?

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 13, 2018, 11:56:48 AM »

it is a 6 axis MPG with resolution of 100counts per revolution,
ratio selection X1, X10, X100
DB-15 connection connected to J10 on the Hicon

wiring of the MPG DB-15 connection as per attached pinout of the DB-15 connection

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 13, 2018, 12:07:15 AM »

are you using a vista cnc mpg with a hicon cv580? I had a look at their website looks like it may be the answer if Vital System Support cannot come up with a solution

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 12, 2018, 03:06:04 PM »

Ok got the MPG mapping figured out in Mach the MPG sorta works now but the MPG is in a active state at all times with the last axis selected
there must be another brain for the MPG enable/disable and e-stop.

with my old parallel port setup it required 3 separate brains to make the MPG work properly

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 12, 2018, 12:45:58 PM »

yes I enabled the brain via operator Brain Control and MPG mode is enabled
it is actually Hicon J10 for the mpg connection but same port and pin numbers

now I am confused as there are only 4 inputs on the mach3 ports pins screen
where do the 3 remaining OEMLEDs of the brain get mapped to in mach3? (Select Jog Incr OEMLED 1348, 1349, 1350)

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon+Mach3

« on: April 12, 2018, 12:10:59 AM »

The brain did not make any difference.
There must be some inputs that have to be selected in Mach ports and pins configuration.
The MPG section of the Hicon plugin side appears to be working according to the Hicon status screen as the correct input LEDs for Port 14 light up properly when selections are made on the MPG but no response from Mach

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG does not work with Hicon

« on: April 11, 2018, 09:32:24 PM »

Sooo....how come when using the Hicon with Mach3, Vital System Support suddenly goes silent ....................... and does not reply to emails regarding Hicon Mach3 issues either!!