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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: rs485 VFD Spindle Control

« on: August 16, 2019, 07:26:34 PM »

Hi,
Mach4 has a very good Modbus plugin, in my opinion light years ahead of the Mach3 Modbus plugin.

If I understand correctly many early model Huanyang VFDs did not follow a strict Modbus protocol at that was why it was
necessary to have the royaumedeole.fr plugin.

More recent models of Huanyang VFDs are Modbus compliant. If memory serves correctly the models that are Modbus
compliant are appened with the letters "GM" or similar.

Do you know what model of VFD you have? Is it a Modbus compliant one?

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Popup - "Configure a correct IP adress"

« on: August 16, 2019, 07:20:11 PM »

Hi,
on my laptop I'm running the ESS 235 plugin.

This setup uses the default IP address (10.9.9.9) for the ESS and is recommended by Warp9. I notice your address is somewhat different. Could that be the cause of the persistent popup?

Craig

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 RnR motion card - problem with plasma relay

« on: August 16, 2019, 07:12:24 PM »

Hi,
that motion card is a bit problematic.

Its called by different names depending on who is selling it, I think BitSensor is one such name.
I suggest you search the forum for related threads. There are a few people who have got them to work,
there is virtually no manufacturer information.

If you get frustrated with it I suggest that you consider a US or European motion controller like an Ethernet SmoothStepper,
a UC300 or a 57CNC. They are all likely to be in the $150-$200 range but they are all good and you'll get great manufacturer
and forum support.

Craig

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Home command

« on: August 14, 2019, 10:08:28 AM »

Hi,
yes you probably could write some code that re-homes your machine but the simple expedient is to fix the
loss of steps.

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 13, 2019, 05:13:00 PM »

Hi,
this is from the MSD542 manual:

ENA+
ENAEnable signal: This signal is used for enabling/disabling the drive. High level (NPN control signal,
PNP and Differential control signals are on the contrary, namely Low level for enabling.) for
enabling the drive and low level for disabling the drive. Usually left UNCONNECTED (ENABLED).

So as Steve suggests you can disconnect both terminal and the drive is enabled. Try it and see.

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 13, 2019, 03:01:00 PM »

Hi,
what is the make and model of the driver?

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 13, 2019, 09:09:54 AM »

Hi,

Thre is a ENA+ and ENA- pin but they have never been used previously ?

That's the enable circuit....and it needs current flowing through it to Enable the driver.....I find it hard to believe
that you did not have them populated previously.

I'm going to revert to Mach3 with no ESS just to checkout the C11 and MSS Driver with stepper

If you have both the step and direction LEDs light up as I have described then the ESS/C11 combination is working
therefore reverting to Mach3 is a waste of time.

Please confirm that both the step AND the direction LEDs are lighting correctly.

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 12, 2019, 07:25:39 PM »

Hi,
have you determined whether the step LEDs are operating?

If both the step and direction LEDs are operating then its your steppers or drivers, the ESS and C11 MUST BE OK otherwise
you would not get the LEDs switching.

Double check your enable to each driver.

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 12, 2019, 06:53:14 PM »

Hi,

The LEDS on the output go on and off with Left and right arrow keys (They follow)

Are the step LEDs operating. At any reasonable speed the step signals are so fast that you cannot distinguish between on or off
but rather see a dimming of the LED. Do you observe this?

If the LEDs are turning on and off then:

Mach is signalling the ESS,
the ESS is signalling the C11,
the C11 should be signalling your stepper drivers. If the drivers are not running the fault is your drivers, or your enable signal to the drivers
or your steppers.

Craig

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Hook up Schematic help

« on: August 12, 2019, 05:59:42 PM »

Hi,
how about this (from the C11 manual):

5.5 External Enable Pin
The card must be provided with a 5VDC signal to enable operation. This feature has
been added to externally control the status of the outputs. An external switch or a Safety
Charge Pump can be added to provide the enabling signal. When the enable signal is
not present, output signals sent high impedance state. If this function is not required, an
jumper can be placed between +5vdc and the EN terminal. It has an internal 4.7kOhm
pull-down resistor.

Do you have the ouput LEDs on the C11 operating, in particular when you MDI X axis movement in either direction
does the Xdir output pin LED turn on and off?

Craig