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- Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am
- Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
- Topic: Turns/inch motor shaft
- Replies: 4
- Views: 86
Re: Turns/inch motor shaft
But I think his question was, 1.5 to 2.5 what ? If you search the plasma manual, you will find three places where it recommends "1.5 to 2.5 turns of the motor per inch of travel", and the one place where it says "1.5 to 2.5 inch range of travel per one revolution of the Axis Motor&quo...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: I/O mapping for M94/95
- Replies: 4
- Views: 80
Re: I/O mapping for M94/95
No. M94/1 sends request #1 to the PLC program. What physical PLC output it affects, if any, depends entirely on PLC logic. In the case of Acorn controls, the PLC logic in turn depends on your Wizard output selections. The outputs on the first Ether1616 board are OUT33 - OUT48. There are no M94/M95 r...
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Setting Up Allin1DC on an older 2axis Prototrak Mill
- Replies: 17
- Views: 385
Re: Setting Up Allin1DC on an older 2axis Prototrak Mill
If you have your control set up for 2 axis, then you should be able to go to Intercon, load any of the sample programs, and press F10/Post. That should cause Intercon to write out a fresh CNC file for that program, with 2-axis codes. Obviously some things, like Thread Milling, will not be possible; ...
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: So, something happened between bench and machine...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 194
Re: So, something happened between bench and machine...
Acorn H4: IN1: Z Home Switch (wired to mechanical Z home switch, NC) IN3: Z Driver Alarm (wired to driver ALM-) The Driver PU+, DR+, MF+, ALM+ and the other end of the home switch circuit are all wired to Acorn 24V Acorn PLC inputs are current-sourcing. This means that you have +24VDC wired to the ...
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Touch probe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1598
Re: Touch probe
The probing cycles, under F5/Probe on the Part Setup screen, are primarily for measurement and inspection. They locate the feature, then tell you the location and size that they found. All of those probing cycles except F7/Single Axis can also be used for setting your X and/or Y part zero location, ...
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:02 am
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Setting Up Allin1DC on an older 2axis Prototrak Mill
- Replies: 17
- Views: 385
Re: Duplicate encoder Reference in Machine Parameters?
Set Parameter 348 = 0.
- Tue May 07, 2024 1:59 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: CNC12 Software cycle start disabled
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: CNC12 Software cycle start disabled
There are good uses for inversion, especially in the home/hobby market where customers insist they should be able to use what they have (e.g. normally-open prox sensors in place of limit switches) instead of having to buy something more appropriate. The PLC program's "native" behavior, tho...
- Mon May 06, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: CNC12 Software cycle start disabled
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
Re: CNC12 Software cycle start disabled
Depending on context, "normal" is either the condition of the contacts when you take the device out of its packaging and set it on your desk; or it is the condition of the contacts when the device is installed in the machine, and the machine is idle and ready to run. The first scenario is ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Can Centroid Control this?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 528
Re: Can Centroid Control this?
Heidenhain does make signal converters. If I recall correctly, IBV100 and IBV600 series are for voltage-mode sine/cosine signals; and EXE100 and EXE600 series are for current-mode sine/cosine signals. However, those signal converters are generally more expensive than a basic rotary encoder, so they ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Can Centroid Control this?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 528
Re: Can Centroid Control this?
Hmm. Five-axis machine, and there in your picture are five connectors that look like Heidenhain M23 12-pin feedback plugs. Each plug bringing in nine wires, including four twisted pairs consistent with Heidenhain position feedback (BLU+RED, YEL+GRN, GRY+PNK, WHT+BRN). Because it is Heidenhain, there...