Finally got my Mori SL1 retrofit up and running, but when I ran my first program Mach 4 isn't waiting for the spindle to come up to speed even though I have that option check marked in the spindle settings.

Any suggestions?

Two options here:

1. Use the time based waits.
2. Use VFD outputs.

For #1, you must enter the spindle ramp times in the Spindle tab for each range.  Range 0 is the default range. 
For #2, if your VFD has output for "at speed" and "at zero", simply wire them to an input on your controller or I/O device.  Then map those inputs to the ISIG_AT_SPEED and ISIG_AT_ZERO signals.

Steve

Ah didn't notice that in the spindle tab. Thanks.

So this doesn't work. I have the accel time and decel time set, but it makes no difference when I'm using the lathe wizards, which is what I always use.

Is there a setting in the lathe wizards to have it pause before starting to cut. I already set dwell time and it does nothing. Or can I use a custom code? I see in the lathe wizards that you can have custom gcode. If so what would I put and in what box?

G4

Thanks I'll try that or see if it's putting it in there.

Ok so not sure what the spindle ramp up speeds in "Mach Settings > Spindle" is supposed to do, because it does nothing.

Also not sure what "dwell" refers to in the Mach 4 Lathe Wizards "Settings" is supposed to do, because it does nothing either. it doesn't put the G4 code in there as you think it would.

And in the lathe wizards I can't edit the gcode. It saves it as an ini file, then when I post it and try to use "edit gcode" while on the main screen it gives me an error so I can't add G4 manually.

Any help would be appreciated.

I use G4 and set a 12 second delay while the spindle ramps up. I did this by inserting a code before the first MOP in my Post Processor. Here's what it looks like.

G20 G90 G64 G40 - sets primary modes
M102 - my macro to start the dust collector
M104 - my macro to start the spindle
G4 P12000 - 12 second wait.
G0 Z1.0 goto clearance.

I get that, but I'm using the built in Lathe Wizards and I can't figure out how to get the code in there. I can't even edit it once it's processed as it's not a text file.

I wonder if the built in wizards have a post processor I could edit?