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Mach4 Plugins / Newbie Mach4 ShuttlePro Setup

« on: December 04, 2020, 11:31:48 AM »

Hi All,

I just bought a used Joes CNC machine with an old ShuttlePro (silver colored). The ShuttlePro worked with the old Mach 3 setup that came with the machine. After upgrading the machine to use my HiCON Integra controller and Mach 4 I'm trying to get the ShuttlePro working. The machine works with the Mach 4 GUI jog buttons. I enabled the ShuttlePro plugin and followed the YouTube video for ShuttlePro setup. When I pop up the dialog to map a ShuttlePro button nothing happens when I press buttons on the ShuttlePro.

I installed the official Contour ShuttlePro drivers for Windows and confirmed all the buttons and wheels work. My PC is running the latest Windows 10 version/patches and Mach 4 v4.2.0.4300.

Searching the forum for ShuttlePro postings I don't see any specific help on initial setup of plugin, drivers, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ken

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HiCON Motion Controller / "Reduced Timer Socket" rate warnings

« on: December 03, 2020, 03:30:42 PM »

I am seeing many "Reduced Timer Socket transmit rate" warnings in the HiCON console window. My machine appears to be behaving okay.

The HiCON controller is plugged into a 100 GB 5-port switch along with the Windows PC. The switch uplink is connected to an NetGear Orbi wired port and then on to my Spectrum 300 Mbps connection to the Internet. The network cable used to the HiCON is designed for Ethernet with CAT5 UTP printed on the cable.

Any suggestions on how to fix this or tune some setting to reduce the amount of warnings.

Thanks,
Ken

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HiCON Motion Controller / Router relay control

« on: November 29, 2020, 03:32:08 PM »

I am installing my 7866 into a new/used CNC mill with a router relay (see attached image). This is the first time I'm using a relay. Would I attach the "+" side of the relay to +5volts and the "-" side to NP3 to activate the relay?

Thanks for any suggestions
Ken

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HiCON Motion Controller / Hicon Integra 7866 to Gecko G201

« on: November 17, 2020, 10:07:26 PM »

I have purchased a used CNC machine with Gecko G201 drivers and want to use my Integra 7866 controller. After reviewing the knowledge base article showing sample wiring with Gecko G210 and G213V drivers I'm a bit unsure of the correct wiring. The G201 looks a little different so I wanted to verify the correct 7866 to G201 wiring.

I have attached the Gecko G201 manual.

Thanks,
Ken

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HiCON Motion Controller / Integra not responding to pings when on network

« on: October 15, 2019, 12:40:48 PM »

My CNC Windows 10 PC and Integra 7866 are connected to a simple 5 port Ethernet switch. I also have an Ethernet cable running to my network router. When I have the Windows PC DHCP connect to the WAN it receives an IP on the 192.168.1.x network with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1 (see screenshot). When this happens the Windows 10 PC can't ping the Integra.

When I set a Windows static IP of 192.168.0.10 the PC can ping and connect to the Integra (see screenshot).

The Integra's factory set IP is 192.168.0.99 (see screenshot).

If I update the Integra's IP address to 192.168.1.99 will that allow the Integra be seen on the network?

If not, what change can I make to the Integra's TCP/IP configuration to help it be seen on the network?

Thanks,
Ken

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HiCON Motion Controller / Connecting Sainsmart ST-M5045 drivers

« on: October 10, 2019, 11:49:01 AM »

I will be installing my new Hicon Integra 7866 controller this weekend. The only part I am confused on is connecting the ENABLE to the drivers. I see in the Integra manual that the 24 volt outputs on the J15 connector is used for ENABLE. I attached an image showing how to connect the ST-M5045 driver to a controller. The ST-M5045 is expecting a 5 volt output and specifies to use a 2K resistor inline to reduce 24 volts to 5 volts to the driver. My electronics experience is a bit rusty but it also appears this is an NPN connection so I should use pin 0 on the Integra J15 connector.

Does this sound correct? Any suggestions/corrections here are greatly appreciated.

Ken