On closing Mach4 spindle switches on!!

[Boyan Silyavski]

Hi Chaps,

I can switch the spindle on and off in Mach4 no problem but when I close Mach4 the spindle turns on. I presume this is due to a setting in the smoothstepper. I have stop/start and feed hold state set to "force off". Also I double checked the BOB spindle relay is n/o.

Also how do I configure the spindle to run in 0-10v mode? My BOB does not have a pin no for the 0-10v o/p how do I allocate it in ESS pins config?

Finally does the BOB convert the PWM to analog volts?

BOB is generic "ECG Savebase"

Cheers

David

Your BOB does not support Spindle except in Relay mode / the relay switches it off and on/ . So no PWM, no 0-10V. forget about that

Hence in ESS manual is explained how to properly set the spindle in that mode.

It could be done with additional board but easier and cheaper will be probably to buy a better BOB, best with integrated transformer or converter for the 0-10v/ 0-5v ,most spindles /VDFs/ support both modes

And about that ON/Off problem. Remove power to the board and try connecting the relay outputs to see if problem persists. So you remove board from equation or problem is in the relay of the board, or the way you have programed that relay in Mach3 outputs