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Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« on: May 28, 2011, 09:39:18 PM »
My mill does not send a tach signal back to the control computer but the spindle speed is visible on the motor controller.
Since I dont have a tach signal I cannot auto-calibrate the spindle.
I wish there was a way to manually enter the spindle speed vs PWM %.

I think it could probably be done in the mymill.xml file.

Does anyone have any experience with editing the xml to achieve this?

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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 09:53:15 PM »
You might want to try playing with the pulley speeds.
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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 10:20:08 PM »
I dont think its pulley speeds I need to change. Its the stored data when doing an auto-calibrate. I want to manually enter it into the xml. Or adjust whats already in there.

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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2011, 10:51:57 PM »
I don't think it's in the .xml

I think it's in the linearity.dat file/
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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2011, 10:54:31 PM »
Thanks. I just tried to open it but it is not an easily understood file.
Do you have any idea how i could edit it or understand it?

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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2011, 11:35:51 PM »
Nope. But if you delete it, a new one will be created.
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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2011, 03:24:18 AM »
That is interesting but not useful information.

I opened the Linearity.dat file in a hex editor and the structure is not easily visible....

Does anyone know how to accomplish a manual config?

I have thought about hooking a function generator up to an input pin and matching it to the displayed rpm.....
Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2011, 01:10:02 PM »

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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2011, 02:00:05 PM »
Art posted a proceedure to calibrate your spindle .Might want to do a search for it.

(;-) TP

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Re: Spindle Calibration by Manually Editing the .xml
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2011, 02:45:07 PM »
I found the document/discussion and posted it here.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,18580.new.html#new

Hope it helps, (;-) TP