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General Mach Discussion / C axis DRO not shown
« on: January 26, 2020, 10:41:41 PM »
Hey all, I'm running Mach 3 on 32 bit XP. It's been working fine on 3 axes. Just added a rotary table which was configured as a (not thinking) A axis. All good until I realised it should be a C axis (better to stick to convention).
Re-configured everything and it's working except the DRO is not reading the movement on the C axis.
Q1 Is it possible to select/display the DRO for the C axis?
If not, I'm guessing I may have to redesignate the axes (x vertical, a axis vertical, y & z in the horizontal plane).
When the DRO was reading the 'A' axis, entering the value 36 in MDI results in a full rotation (360 degrees)
Q2 Can the data input be converted to reflect actual values (enter 10 for 10 degrees rotation)?
A seperate issue - the spindle pulses periodically when the stepper drivers are on.
Q3 Is there a simple remedy for this other than isolating the spindle?
Re-configured everything and it's working except the DRO is not reading the movement on the C axis.
Q1 Is it possible to select/display the DRO for the C axis?
If not, I'm guessing I may have to redesignate the axes (x vertical, a axis vertical, y & z in the horizontal plane).
When the DRO was reading the 'A' axis, entering the value 36 in MDI results in a full rotation (360 degrees)
Q2 Can the data input be converted to reflect actual values (enter 10 for 10 degrees rotation)?
A seperate issue - the spindle pulses periodically when the stepper drivers are on.
Q3 Is there a simple remedy for this other than isolating the spindle?