Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
I would need the Acorn controller to send out serial data with a qualifier character along with the tool number to change to. My turret controller would take over from there.
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
ok great.
how many i/o does the turret require?
can you describe it?
can you post a photo of it?
how many i/o does the turret require?
can you describe it?
can you post a photo of it?
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
I would only need one pin that can output serial data from the Acorn, and another pin on the Acorn controller that can Pause the motion to make sure there is no movement during a tool change. Making this pin either High or Low. I will post some code of what my present controller is sending to the turret controller when I get home this evening. I'm not sure what you want photo's of?
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
photos of the turret please.
photos of machine as well. photos are worth a thousand words!
how many inputs and outputs does the TURRET need to operate?
fyi..there are beta testers running basic lathe auto turrets with Acorn as is.
and it would be helpful if i knew the type of turret (electric reversing motor i presume?, please advice) and how many input and outputs it requires to operate.
photos of machine as well. photos are worth a thousand words!
how many inputs and outputs does the TURRET need to operate?
fyi..there are beta testers running basic lathe auto turrets with Acorn as is.
and it would be helpful if i knew the type of turret (electric reversing motor i presume?, please advice) and how many input and outputs it requires to operate.
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
So you want to know how many I/O pins it would take if I wasn't using my turret controller board? My turret controller board outputs the Step and Direction signals to the servo drive that rotates the turret. The turret moves only one direction. My board also turns the air on to lift the turret, checks the limit switch to make sure it is all the way up before rotating, moves the correct amount of steps to the next tool, engages another air cylinder lock the turret in the correct location, lowers the turret and checks the limit switch to make sure it's down and then sends a signal to the motion controller that motion can continue. So at least 4 more I/O's. Hopefully this makes sense.
I will send pictures later.
I will send pictures later.
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
Attached are pictures of my HNC lathe. Not sure if they'll help.
Below is an example of the serial data I need to send to my controller. The (A1) tells my turret controller to go to Tool 1.
[TOOL1]
(A1)
Below is an example of the serial data I need to send to my controller. The (A1) tells my turret controller to go to Tool 1.
[TOOL1]
(A1)
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
I'm not a centroid official. I'm just a guy that enjoys learning about cnc machine control and having fun installing my acorn...
What type of serial data does your controller on your machine use? UART, rs232, ttl, rs485, I squared C, etc... Serial communication can mean a number of different protocols. Is there in industry standard for cnc machine controls that I am unaware of?
What type of serial data does your controller on your machine use? UART, rs232, ttl, rs485, I squared C, etc... Serial communication can mean a number of different protocols. Is there in industry standard for cnc machine controls that I am unaware of?
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
I'm not sure about any industry standard. I use RS -232.
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Re: Acorn serial or Modbus via host PC USB port
When i was checking out the acorns hardware. (pretty impressive for such a small package) I read that there is on-board UART and I squared c built onto the board. You could possibly Use the UART port but I would imagine you'd need some sort of line driver to covert to rs-232 voltages down to logic level (probably via a max232 ic). Just thinking out loud.....
Then somehow to send the data to it. I suppose that is something only centroid could anwser.
I'm curious what those extra ports could be used for. Or if they could even be used.
Then somehow to send the data to it. I suppose that is something only centroid could anwser.
I'm curious what those extra ports could be used for. Or if they could even be used.