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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 / 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