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Hi , everyone i am onto the spindle with my DMM 1.8 kw servo for spindle and i am getting .647 volts on the analog out pins on acorn .

I checked to make sure i had set zero in the wizard for minimal spindle speed, the problem is the spindle is going at 35 rpm at that voltage when i just turn on Acorn.

I need to get zero on analog pins ,because the drive is enabled when power up and the drive wants zero voltage for forward and 5 volts for reverse on output 5.

Thank you

zero voltage for forward and 5 volts for reverse on output 5.

Ok, What is output 5?

The analog out on the Acorn board is labeled as (Analog Out and is on H8 on the drawings)

The other output terminals on Header 5 (H5) 3-8 are open collectors. 1-2 are relays!

So if you can give us some more detail, we might be able to help.

Dave C.

Disconnect the wires from the Acorn to the DMM. I'm sure you will find it is 0VDC with them disconnected.

diycncscott wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:48 am Disconnect the wires from the Acorn to the DMM. I'm sure you will find it is 0VDC with them disconnected.

When in MANUAL mode, there is always voltage on the analog out. When in AUTOMATIC voltage will drop to zero.

Clay

When in MANUAL mode, there is always voltage on the analog out. When in AUTOMATIC voltage will drop to zero.

Clay

Hi clay ,i talked to Michael this morning they are going to make an official announcement on this page here in a little while as to the problem and the fix they have come up with.

We are aware of the spindle issue and have already implemented a fix for it in the drive firmware and we will be issuing a formal notice on this issue. It will be resolved using an adjustable parameter to offset the 0.6V left on the analog output so the drive will not move. So when everything powers up, the drive does not move.

From Michael Dmm Tech, by the way a very nice person

spindle Nerd wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:56 pm Hi , everyone i am onto the spindle with my DMM 1.8 kw servo for spindle and i am getting .647 volts on the analog out pins on acorn .

I checked to make sure i had set zero in the wizard for minimal spindle speed, the problem is the spindle is going at 35 rpm at that voltage when i just turn on Acorn.

I need to get zero on analog pins ,because the drive is enabled when power up and the drive wants zero voltage for forward and 5 volts for reverse on output 5.

Thank you

The DMM drive as a spindle and the Acorn are not there yet unfortunately When the Acorn is in Manual mode there will be voltage on the analog out from acorn. You will see that if you put into Automatic mode the spindle goes from .5ish volts to zero.

I had a long thread about this issue here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1308

Clay

spindle Nerd wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:31 pm

When in MANUAL mode, there is always voltage on the analog out. When in AUTOMATIC voltage will drop to zero.

Clay

Hi clay ,i talked to Michael this morning they are going to make an official announcement on this page here in a little while as to the problem and the fix they have come up with.

We are aware of the spindle issue and have already implemented a fix for it in the drive firmware and we will be issuing a formal notice on this issue. It will be resolved using an adjustable parameter to offset the 0.6V left on the analog output so the drive will not move. So when everything powers up, the drive does not move.

From Michael Dmm Tech, by the way a very nice person

They are confused about this. The .6 volts is only there when in manual mode. I thought I had them convinced otherwise, but I guess not.
If they offset it, it will create other issues when in AUTO.

Clay

I have confirmed this issue. A fix is posted below:

Download this file: Save it to either c:\cncm\WizardResources\Template\ or c:\cnct\WizardResources\Template\

Run the Wizard and click "Write Settings to CNC Control configuration"

The DMM drives should have a contactor controlled by output 1 to cut the main drive voltage (R,S,T). This arrangement is shown on the Estun Pronet-E schematic (DYN4 schematic needs this added). Since DMM powers on even with no control signals connected, there is no other safe way to use it.

Setting the analog voltage to 0 is not adequate for stopping the spindle. There will always be a slight mismatch between an analog output and analog input. Complete stop requires the disable input to be driven and / or the power cut with a contactor.

diycncscott will change the PLC to go to 0 in manual mode. Unfortunately, this will encourage people to continue without correcting the wiring.

I have confirmed this issue. A fix is posted below:

Download this file:
acorn_universal_template.src
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Save it to either c:\cncm\WizardResources\Template\ or c:\cnct\WizardResources\Template\

Run the Wizard and click "Write Settings to CNC Control configuration"

I gave it a try ,still there ,and i also hooked up a contactor to relay 1 so the stupid thing would not start running on power up.
And the other thing is, i still get the .7 volts when in automatic mode as well as manual mode.

If you command( M03 S250 )from the mdi line and then command S(0) speed goes back down but that voltage is still present on the analog out pin's ,at least on my machine.

I installed the file to the right directory ran the wizard wrote to plc and saved , i got no change.