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General Mach Discussion / PMDX 122/ Mach3 Manual Pulse generator confusion
« on: January 18, 2012, 07:40:58 PM »
I purchased a handheld MPG online and I want to hook it up. I am using the jog dial usb controller now, but would like something with those clear detents to know when and how far I move the axis. (My machine is a three axis converted Seig X2.)
So I am looking at the MPG.. there are 21 wires and that is where the confusion starts. Mach3 seems to understand the A-B signals. Which is pretty straight forward. This pendant has the 1X10X100 dial and 6 Axis positions on a second dial. It also has an enable switch (momentary) and an E-Stop.
It is 100 CPR and runs on +5 volts.
It looks almost exactly like this one....
(I know the pic only shows five axes, but other than that, it's pretty much the same as mine)
I am using a PMDX-122 breakout board. (A single one) so I am trying to figure out if I can use all the functionality of the pendant. I saw nothing about the 1 X 10 X 100 on this forum or on the PMDX manual. I also could not figure out about the enable switch, or the axis selector.
Is this some simple thing I am missing, or am I trying the impossible here? I would appreciate any help that could be provided on this topic. Here are the pinouts from the MPG in case that helps answer anything
1: Red- +5V
2: Black 0V
3: Green A
4: White B
*3: Purple (It says "While the user chooses the L type driver")
*4: Purple/Black (It says "While the user chooses the L type driver")
5: Green/Black + Ready Lamp
6: White/Black - Ready Lamp
7: Yellow X Axis
8: Yellow/Black Y Axis
9: Brown Z Axis
10: Brown/Black 4th Axis
*9 (18) Pink 5th Axis (While user adds 5th and 6th Axes)
*10 (19) 6th Axis (While user adds 5th and 6th Axes)
11: Grey 1X (Amplification Multiple)
12: Grey/Black 10X (Amplification Multiple)
13: Orange 100X (Amplification Multiple)
14: Orange/Black COM
15: Cambridge Blue C (It says Imperative Switch, but I am guessing that means the E-stop)
16: Blue/Black CN (It says Imperative Switch, but I am guessing that means the E-stop)
17: Red/Black Standby
Last one is not numbered, but says N.C.
Thanks in advance, and I am hoping this discussion will help others that are trying the same thing.
Peace,
Henry G. (Gumby)
So I am looking at the MPG.. there are 21 wires and that is where the confusion starts. Mach3 seems to understand the A-B signals. Which is pretty straight forward. This pendant has the 1X10X100 dial and 6 Axis positions on a second dial. It also has an enable switch (momentary) and an E-Stop.
It is 100 CPR and runs on +5 volts.
It looks almost exactly like this one....
(I know the pic only shows five axes, but other than that, it's pretty much the same as mine)
I am using a PMDX-122 breakout board. (A single one) so I am trying to figure out if I can use all the functionality of the pendant. I saw nothing about the 1 X 10 X 100 on this forum or on the PMDX manual. I also could not figure out about the enable switch, or the axis selector.
Is this some simple thing I am missing, or am I trying the impossible here? I would appreciate any help that could be provided on this topic. Here are the pinouts from the MPG in case that helps answer anything
1: Red- +5V
2: Black 0V
3: Green A
4: White B
*3: Purple (It says "While the user chooses the L type driver")
*4: Purple/Black (It says "While the user chooses the L type driver")
5: Green/Black + Ready Lamp
6: White/Black - Ready Lamp
7: Yellow X Axis
8: Yellow/Black Y Axis
9: Brown Z Axis
10: Brown/Black 4th Axis
*9 (18) Pink 5th Axis (While user adds 5th and 6th Axes)
*10 (19) 6th Axis (While user adds 5th and 6th Axes)
11: Grey 1X (Amplification Multiple)
12: Grey/Black 10X (Amplification Multiple)
13: Orange 100X (Amplification Multiple)
14: Orange/Black COM
15: Cambridge Blue C (It says Imperative Switch, but I am guessing that means the E-stop)
16: Blue/Black CN (It says Imperative Switch, but I am guessing that means the E-stop)
17: Red/Black Standby
Last one is not numbered, but says N.C.
Thanks in advance, and I am hoping this discussion will help others that are trying the same thing.
Peace,
Henry G. (Gumby)