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Quick update on progress: I got my VFD wired up and functioning with the VCP controls, then got my feet wet with some PLC programming to get the physical control panel spindle controls also working, as well as all of the axis zero buttons. Next will be to get the Manual mode functioning - I have con...

Did you make the keyboard, monitor, button panel from scratch or buy it somewhere? Great looking work btw. Thanks! I made designed the operator control panel myself. I had it laser cut and bent by SendCutSend, then I spot welded it together and powder coated it. I had the button panel made by Front...

Got limit switches in place the other day and they are functional. I ended up reinstalling CNC12 as some wizard settings weren't saving even though I had enabled the wizard to work along with my custom PLC program. Will add all of my custom code back later, looking to just get the CNC functionality ...

Your one-second timer is continuously activated by the "IF ModeSw ..." and "IF !ModeSw" blocks, so whenever you actually change the switch position, the timer is already running and the accumulator could be anywhere between 0 and 999. You probably should use a PD (positive diffe...

So I got 2 of 3 desired functions for my auto/manual control mode switch working - It toggles the output and sets the spindle to manual mode. I can't seem to find the right output or variable to set to turn Axis Enable to off. Upon further investigation, I found that if might not be possible for th...

First will just to get basic output on/off working based on switch position, then gradually add in additional logic - I want to automatically turn the drive enable off and also set the spindle to manual mode. Finally will be adding some safety logic so that the contactors don't disengage if the swi...

Coolidge62 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:40 pm I decided to shamelessly copy your design.

If I get the time, I will try to pull together the CAD and make a little design package for it to share with the community here.

Blanket statements in the installation manual notwithstanding, operator buttons like these (certainly CycleStart2, but by convention also FeedHold2) should be normally-open buttons, not normally-closed buttons. You do not want the response to a loose/broken wire in your INP4 circuit to be an automa...

So I am currently having an issue with my control panel and VCP that I can't seem to resolve. In the config wizard on the VCP Preferences page, I have selected Use VCP in conjunction with the Hard Operators Control Panel I have a Cycle Start and Feed Hold button on my hard control panel. These are n...

Finally starting a build thread after picking this project back up that I started about 18 months ago - https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9083 I am converting a Sharp TMV knee mill with a 2 axis Acu-Rite MillPWR controller to a 2 axis CNC with manual quill using a Centroid AcornSix. Acorn...