Hey everyone,
I'm new to the forum and new to Mach software. I have one question that has been racking my brains for a week and I can't seem to find the answer.
A little background first, if you want to know my question, skip to the next paragraph. 1 year ago I designed and built a CNC router from scratch. XYZ spindle, nothing special, but a hell of a lot of fun. I used a cheap planetcnc controller and got tired of it quick. About a month ago I started reading on what I should upgrade to and it was between UCCNC and Mach. Through the reading I concluded I should get hardware to do both and play with the demos before I buy. SOOO I bought a UC100 and a HDBB2 from cncdrive. They now control a Hitachi WJ200 and 4 microstep driver cw230 that I originally bought. As soon as i got them I installed UCCNC it ran as fast as molasses (i knew then this was going to be battle). So I installed Mach3 and began reading forums and watching youtube videos and after a week I was able to get all axis moving, and control the spindle speed and direction, (WOOHOO THIS FORUM), I was about to buy mach3 and though; why buy a software that won't be growing with the times. Mach3 is great from what I've read, but if I can, why not mach4?
So i installed Mach4. I've been able to translate everything I learned from Mach3 to Mach4 as far as the setup. I have XYZ moving, and I have the spindle turning on and off and spinning fwd and rev. Problem: it is either at the low speed, or high speed and changing the RPM in the spindle box does nothing (only the directional buttons work) Question: Can mach4 and the UC100 be setup to control the speed of the spindle? AKA, can MACH4 output a 0-10V signal?
I have tried just about every combo of pins and setups and tabs (except for the correct one) and I just can't get it. if this is possible, can someone point me to the correct thread, or give me some insight?
If you need more information of the setup, let me know and I'll do my best to get what you're asking.
Thanks for the help guys!
-Nabil