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by Gary Campbell
Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Motion control with 3 independent spindles on router
Replies: 34
Views: 17810

Re: Motion control with 3 independent spindles on router

I'm with Scott. Using tool numbers, a couple G52 offsets and a little work on the M6 macro you should be able to make it work.
by Gary Campbell
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG-4 pendant only works at 1x, but not 10x nor 100x
Replies: 21
Views: 8535

Re: WMPG-4 pendant only works at 1x, but not 10x nor 100x

Reverse the logic on the probe detect input
by Gary Campbell
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: MPG (Hand Controller)- Not Working
Replies: 14
Views: 2415

Re: MPG (Hand Controller)- Not Working

Jerry...
Your pendant is only a few months old. This forum may have info for some user errors or omissions to get them working due to a glitch. Yoou may want to contact Centroid support regarding your inoperative pendant
by Gary Campbell
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Trying to troubleshoot some jerky motion in cuts
Replies: 38
Views: 2515

Re: Trying to troubleshoot some jerky motion in cuts

The cuts from the initial post have shallower random lines and that was with 3200 steps per rev. The last cut has deeper vertical lines however they seem to be very uniform and this is with microstepping set at 1600. Coincidence or does this reveal an issue? Yes. Not enough mechanical reduction res...
by Gary Campbell
Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn Six and Clearpath
Replies: 3
Views: 601

Re: Acorn Six and Clearpath

If your 1st 4 letters are actually SDSK, then yes
by Gary Campbell
Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New Setup - Test Circle Cuts coming out Oval
Replies: 5
Views: 809

Re: New Setup - Test Circle Cuts coming out Oval

Don't forget to add improper servo tuning to the list
by Gary Campbell
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: How to stop weekly report(kind of solved, but I would still like to stop weekly reports)
Replies: 17
Views: 1352

Re: How to stop weekly report(kind of solved, but I would still like to stop weekly reports)

Unchecking the box tells the system to write a .hom file based on the axes and homing sensors in the system. If unchecked, any existing xxx.hom file will be overwritten
by Gary Campbell
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:16 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: How to stop weekly report(kind of solved, but I would still like to stop weekly reports)
Replies: 17
Views: 1352

Re: How to stop weekly report

So why can one be different you ask?
I didn't ask. I just wanted to make sure you weren't doing a restore from one version to another, which won't work.
by Gary Campbell
Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: How to stop weekly report(kind of solved, but I would still like to stop weekly reports)
Replies: 17
Views: 1352

Re: How to stop weekly report

Do both machines have exactly the same software versions?