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Sorry to add more questions, would it please be possible to confirm that it is OK to use Parameter 64 with Hickory to create a paired axis over ethercat?

Got it, thank you. I am using the latest beta of 5.07 and it is working better, the drive communcation error has gone.

I am able to complete step 8 now and jog the motors. It helps if you remember to switch on your 24V brake power supply... It saves a couple of hours of debugging :oops:

One key ...

Just adding some more information:

I attach a photo of the front panel of EL8 and inside the cabinet. I find the error codes hard to understand from the manual, but I thought it might be useful to see.

I also attach screenshots of things I think may be useful from motionstudio. I also include ...

Hi,

I am working through the setup instructions for Hickory and EL8. I believe I have followed the instructions accurately, but at step 7 I still have a remaining fault - X Axis Communication In Fault. According to the CNC12 manual, this error is related to parameters 300-307 as I first get a 949 ...

We have reached out to Leadshine and one of their engineers confirmed that EL8-EC can report absolute position when using external encoders. PA0.30 and PA0.38 should both be set to 1. I would recommend holding off until we set this up ourselves so we can confirm functionality and make a proper ...

Thanks for the setup instructions Keith. I just had a careful read through of the EL8 instructions and I have some questions.

When using linear scales on the axis, is this possible when providing the scale feedback directly to the EL8 drive? The instructions in the drive tuning section say that ...

cnckeith wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:23 pm yep, tomorrow will have leadshine el7/el8 setup instructions and system schematics to follow

Beautiful, thank you! Can I ask what you figured out about the EL8 drive showing discontinuities in the error plot like it is losing position?

EL7 and EL8 series are being tested for possible support.



That's awesome, the EL8 drives in particular look very nice. Do you have any rough idea for timescale on testing these drives?


EL7 and EL8 work! we are selling control systems now for use with them!


That's excellent news. I ...

I was wondering is there is any update about the Leadshine drive testing?

cnckeith wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:40 am we are working with them this week, will post info as soon as we get it.

Thanks Keith