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When you label a manual 3rd axis '@', CNC12 expects it to have a scale for position feedback. You could label the 3rd axis 'N', but I suspect Intercon would not post suitable codes in that case. You could keep '@', but set Parameters 332 and 333 both to 4.0, to suppress encoder signal checks on the ...

You could swap the H2 and H3 plugs, so that the X and Y axes get the commands for Z and Y2; and vice versa. Then if your Y direction problem remains with Left Y on the machine it the wiring; and if your Y direction problem moves to the Right Y, it is likely a hardware problem with that direction out...

But I think his question was, 1.5 to 2.5 what ? If you search the plasma manual, you will find three places where it recommends "1.5 to 2.5 turns of the motor per inch of travel", and the one place where it says "1.5 to 2.5 inch range of travel per one revolution of the Axis Motor&quo...

No. M94/1 sends request #1 to the PLC program. What physical PLC output it affects, if any, depends entirely on PLC logic. In the case of Acorn controls, the PLC logic in turn depends on your Wizard output selections. The outputs on the first Ether1616 board are OUT33 - OUT48. There are no M94/M95 r...

If you have your control set up for 2 axis, then you should be able to go to Intercon, load any of the sample programs, and press F10/Post. That should cause Intercon to write out a fresh CNC file for that program, with 2-axis codes. Obviously some things, like Thread Milling, will not be possible; ...

Acorn H4: IN1: Z Home Switch (wired to mechanical Z home switch, NC) IN3: Z Driver Alarm (wired to driver ALM-) The Driver PU+, DR+, MF+, ALM+ and the other end of the home switch circuit are all wired to Acorn 24V Acorn PLC inputs are current-sourcing. This means that you have +24VDC wired to the ...

The probing cycles, under F5/Probe on the Part Setup screen, are primarily for measurement and inspection. They locate the feature, then tell you the location and size that they found. All of those probing cycles except F7/Single Axis can also be used for setting your X and/or Y part zero location, ...

Set Parameter 348 = 0.

There are good uses for inversion, especially in the home/hobby market where customers insist they should be able to use what they have (e.g. normally-open prox sensors in place of limit switches) instead of having to buy something more appropriate. The PLC program's "native" behavior, tho...

Depending on context, "normal" is either the condition of the contacts when you take the device out of its packaging and set it on your desk; or it is the condition of the contacts when the device is installed in the machine, and the machine is idle and ready to run. The first scenario is ...