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by cnckeith
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: GS2 VFD problem
Replies: 4
Views: 49

Re: GS2 VFD problem

pescadoman wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:58 am Forced off? How?
review the plc diagnostic menu instructions, sounds like you forced them off and didn't put them back to normal state.
by cnckeith
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Centroid acorn router machine build
Replies: 11
Views: 566

Re: Centroid acorn router machine build

maybe , probably. depends if you bury the spindle going full speed on all axes at the same time...with every accessories on full blast.
do you plan on doing that? if not, you'll be fine.
by cnckeith
Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Instructional video
Replies: 2
Views: 59

Re: Instructional video

post a fresh report.zip so we can see your setup. otherwise we would just be guessing at the issue
by cnckeith
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: Centroid Hickory CNC Controller
Topic: Breaking news! Delta B3A ethercat drive is now running with Hickory and we are doing final tests on a machine
Replies: 7
Views: 239

Re: Breaking news! Delta B3A ethercat drive is now running with Hickory and we are doing final tests on a machine

One thing that I'm wondering. The PID (centroid side) is that purely for delay in drives or is that also a PID position-wise (running over the Delta PID)? Delta takes care of the PID, EtherCat runs in position mode. Centroid Drive Delaty Autotune is only for the Drive Delay calculation and has noth...
by cnckeith
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Wizard data disappearing
Replies: 4
Views: 141

Re: Wizard data disappearing

Greetings, I'm having a problem with CNC12 Acorn Router V5.08. It is similar to a problem I had with the previous version which was V4.8. With V5.08, the Wizard page for Axis Squaring resets and loses my settings. It first happened last week. All my macros were off. Once I discovered that the Axis ...
by cnckeith
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Wiring up home switches
Replies: 2
Views: 65

Re: Wiring up home switches

nope, you can do either, users that want to save on input use HomeAll other that don't using the individual home input definitions
by cnckeith
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Delta ASDA-B2 ACORN WIRING INFORMATION
Replies: 14
Views: 218

Re: Delta ASDA-B2 ACORN WIRING INFORMATION

What exact model ASDA-B2 drives do you have? It will say on the nameplate sticker. Please post a picture of the connector and nameplate sticker if you can. I am curious because all of Delta's documentation for ASD-B2-xxxx-B (standard spec) drives shows a 44 pin CN1 connector. The ASD-B2-xxxx-F spec...
by cnckeith
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Touch probe
Replies: 10
Views: 530

Re: Touch probe

ok sounds like we are taking about probing and not digitizing :-))

sounds like you just need to locate these features relative to another point on the object. then you will know where to place the geometry in the cad model. this is pretty easy.