setting axis A in spindle mode

[ladybreaker]

I'm very please with mine , it was strait forward and it worked , yes i do intend to fit the pulse generator inside my existing cnc box with the preset at the rear and two holes on the side to get access to the two push switches.

I used my existing motor controller which is a JP-1635A as you can see from the photo, I used the same connection from my controller to the pulse generator 5V P+ DR EN.

[john swift]

Hi

I see the pulse generator board you have bought
has a wide range of Power supply voltage: 15-160V / 5-12V

so it can be powered by the same supply as the stepper driver which simplifies things

John

[magicniner]

If you make 6mm holes for switch access you can make neat little Top-Hat shaped buttons to fit from the inside of the case prior to fixing the pulse generator, it makes the job neat, the buttons easy to access and leaves no ingress for chips and muck.

[Sven]

It can be done but it is not that easy.

A friend helped me setting up my 4th axis to run in index as well as spindle in linuxcnc, the latter demonstrated here:

[magicniner]

It can be done but it is not that easy.

Changing the motion controller to one which supports the use of a rotary axis as a spindle works huh?

I left my surprised face at home! :D