Let the fun begin !!! ???

[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...