Let the fun begin !!! ???

[PAULRO]

cheers Jazz.

[JAZZCNC]

Ok well looking at the manual again then Gary is correct and you do need to supply the Bob with 10V for speed control, which is poor IMO but not a problem.

Regards the Relays I think you may need to change SW1 to Off and work in Enable Mode not Charge pump mode for the Relays to work correctly.
The manual isn't very clear on this but that's what I think it's trying to say.? . . . . Give it a try and see what happens.

The way the Spindle should Start & Stop is with issuing M3 for CW, M4 for CCW and M5 to stop from G-code or MDI. Or with on screen button or F5.

[Clive S]

I think the service is slipping Dean, expecting people to wait one hour. ..Clive

[JAZZCNC]

I think the service is slipping Dean, expecting people to wait one hour. ..Clive

It's not my fault Pizza man is slow driver.!!!!

[PAULRO]

your making me hungry now. time to get a pizza on,if threre's any left. cheers jazz

[PAULRO]

i 'm having no success with the spinde control from Mach 3 . i think i have all the settings correct . i have looked online for a basic run down of the set up because i'm a complete novice but cannot find a suitable '' VFD to MACH 3 '' for dummies!! if i could at least get my basic understanding of how the various bits communicate and interact i might be in a position to fault find further , so i'm going to list my understanding of how i think it all interacts and hopefully if i am wrong or have left any thing out i can be put straight...........

1 ... change PD001 from 0 to 1... on VFD

SPEED CONTROL
2...connect GND from XP24(PWM on BOB) to ACM GND on VFD
3... connect FIV from XP24( PWM on BOB) to VI on VFD
4... connect +10v from XP24 to +10v on VFD.
the 10 v signal is from VFD to BOB for speed control. (courtesy of Jazz)



START /STOP
5... relay on BOB ( COMMON TERMINAL) to DCM on VFD
6... relay , BOB ( N.O. ) to FOR on VFD




MACH 3 OUTPUTS
i had 3 outputs left from 12 on the XP21 ( LPT PORT) pinout
I used pin 14 for the PWM (output 1) and pin 16 for RELAY 1 ( output 2)

[PAULRO]

here is my spindle set up

[PAULRO]

output signals set up ,
ouput 1 = port 1, pin 14 , active high
output 2=port 1 , pin 16 , active high.
( if i toggle the active high to active low on this output, the spindle comes on .


my motor ouputs tab is a stumbling bolck for me , should i enable the spindle ?
i have it enabled on this tab , step pin 14, i don't know what DIR PIN to use because i have only 1 output pin ( 17) left and that's a relay .

is this my problem . thanks in advance

[JAZZCNC]

I've just been chastised on the phone by Clive S for letting my level of response drop to a below an acceptable level. . . . . . . Very sorry.!!

Give me 20 mins and I'll try to make sense of what's happening or not happening and suggest a few things.

Tell me whats happening or not happening as of now.? Does the spindle start/stop when you push spindle CW (F5) button.?

[PAULRO]

no , the spindle will only start if i tick the active low setting of the start relay ( pin 16) on the output tab. then it starts before i get to apply the changes to that tab ??? if you follow my drift? i have tried an m3 , S2000 , on the MDI TAB and if i toggle the spindle button (F5) The buttons blinks intermittently , but nothing happens, the output signal current state on the Diagonistic tab binks on / off also...