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Yes, confirmed. Leadshine drives and their clone must be connected to the DB25 header and pulse set to 100k htz

Are you using the recommended 18ga twisted pair (shielded) wire?

Have you installed the often noted 0.10 mfd capacitor across the analog terminals?

Also, I do not have the confidence in DMM products that Sean has. I have been burned by them in too many instances.

Check the direction wire to the left Y driver

Not just 230v, but 230v 3 phase, with a vfd that will accept single phase input. The only way to go, and usually less than a servo

You can measure dc volts on the direction pins, ~5 volts vs ~ a few tenths of a volt for pos vs neg movement, unless inverted. But, you will need a scope to verify step signal

Why should I put the vfd in a seperate box I've seen almost all enclosures online with the vfd in the same enclosure. In most cases, I do exactly what you refer to. VFD in the control box. No problems, as I have an oscilloscope, I stock various sizes and types of line reactors, and EMI filters AND ...

Slower moves will also accelerate slower. I have to think about why that's a benefit. Of course they do. Feedrate motion is accompanied with cutting, cutting action can seldom tolerate the acceleration that rapids can. Acorn 4 may be a hobby priced package, but make no mistake the Centroid controll...

If you look on the Schematics page, you will see numerous examples that both source and sink step/direction signals to stepper drives from the DB25 header. FYI... on the advanced page you have the ability to invert signals. No sense over complicating the process, a bit more time in the manual and on...

I have not been able to find any documentation on the acceleration setting. Usually acceleration has units of m/s^2 or ft/s^2. In Acorn the unit is in Seconds, so I am guessing that's the time to accelerate to full speed? (Intuitive) Internally there must be a conversion to acceleration m/s^2. If w...

A few observations: In my experience, usually the spindle would be on a higher amperage circuit than the control Is there a reason to not use a single, higher amperage circuit? I prefer using a load break switch, usually door mounted as an added safety feature Your spindles VFD and the drives power ...