Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

I just got another file from one of the tech guys. It also does not load and says ERROR. Just tried it today. Highly disappointing. I have not mixed them up, I have them in dated folders, in Dropbox. I can also pull them from original emails. Nancy (I hope I got her name right, going from memory) se...

It does not work (again). The first license sent never worked. The second sent worked after updating the software. I was busy debugging and did not install it before. Somehow, what was once working no longer works! My software reverted back to FREE. See the photo posted? It says ERROR...the serial n...

Poor description, probably! Had to take some time off from working on my machine. Did a little rewire to see if I could fix the Z axis fault problem, loaded a file larger than 50K to test, it does not run... Apparently my software has reverted back to the free version. I tried two previous codes sen...

It's been a while since I reported on how the AutomationDirect PLCs are working with the Acorn board. I started out with the CLICK C0-10DRE-D (Ethernet, RS232, Relay outputs, about $175 with PS). Next I tried a C0-11DRE-D (same as the other but with an RS485 modbus port, about $200 with PS). Then I...

I actually had this somewhat neat on my mockup board before all the problems! Now I am wiring 'overland.' So much for planning!

Ray, How have you configured the HLFB signal in the ClearPath Setup software? I've set the HLFB signal to "Servo On", that way anytime the servo's Enable signal is active, the HLFB signal is also active. The other settings, "ASG-Position", "In Range", "Speed Outpu...

Ray, I use an actual PLC, the CLICK C0-10DRE-D from Automation Direct. Automation Direct has models starting at $69. I use an ethernet model for ease of programming. I also have the C0-11DRE-D and the Productivity 1000 P1-540. Each of those PLCs has a power supply from Automation Direct and various...

" The Clearpath servo needs to be enabled prior to the HL circuit closing. That being the case, my Acorn requires a command for movement prior to enabling the servo. Once enabled the relays to close, not fast enough however to stop the fault that follows movement and an open DriveOk circuit.&q...

The Centroid supplied relay board is a 5vdc optocoupled board. The current required to operate the optocouplers is well within the Clearpath HLFB specifications. I have this layout wired on the test bench right now and it's working fine. ... you have this working with actual Clearpath SDSK servos, ...

I am not using the relay board shown in the example, so my results will not match what the diagram is showing. On my ClearPath motors, I have the HLFB (+) lines each tied to +24VDC. The HLFB (-) lines are tied to individual PLC input lines, as per the ClearPath documentation. The PLC sorts out the ...