Hi Guys!
Thanks a lot for this plugin!!
BUT, Im having some problems, and Im not sure what to make of it.
I had a VFD without the RS485 chip installed. So today I soldered one in place. I hooked up R+/R- to the A/B on my RS485-to-USB converter, and setup everything according to manuals.
So in Mach3 on the plugin-window I get the PD001 and PD002 reading 2 and 2 as it should.
So I type in a speed of 6000, and the VFD correctly shows 100Hz on the display. And whatever speed I type in in mach3, the corresponding correct frequency is displayed at the VFD. YAY I thought, and pressed the Turn Spindle On-button, and the spindle fires up. If I press i.e. Zero X-button right after turning the spindle on - there is some lag, maybe 2 seconds before it actually zeros the X-axis.
So far, so good. When I now try to regulate the speed. I.e. to 8000rpms, mach3 freezes. The speed doesn't change on VFD or anything. When I finally can get mach3 to force-shutdown, I can't restart mach3 again. I have to restart the computer.
So the exact same thing happens if I press the Turn Spindle On/Off-button again to turn off the spindle. Mach3 freezes.
Sometimes I get the Server Busy-window up which I can't get out of. But usually it just freezes indefinatly.
So Ive tried a few things - Ive tried adjusting the kernel speed, changing USB-port of the USB-to-RS485-converter, even soldering on a new and fresh RS485 chip. All the same results.
Anyone have any ideas?
Ive got the CNC running by Gecko540, and the spindle is a 2.2kW water-cooled one with the corresponding VFD.
The PC is a quite new one running windows XP SP3