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You would have to wire the MPG encoder to one of the Hickory's 9-pin encoder inputs; then wire the axis-select and increment-select switches to discrete PLC inputs (using up between 6 and 9 of the 32 PLC inputs on the Hickory board). You would also need to wire one relay output for the MPG LED.

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"457 ... unable to find home" is often because the control thinks that a touch probe is triggered.

You might want to review your probe, tool setter, and touch plate configuration, and the state of the associated inputs.

1) The scales menu is for secondary feedback to a servo-controlled axis, to make corrections to the commanded position.
2) I looked at Parameters 35 and 312 in a sample Acorn lathe report.
3) No. The description in the manual for P423 is misleading. It only applies to secondary feedback (per the ...

While I like and recommend Yaskawa VFDs, I would probably choose a new Automation Direct GS23 over a used Yaskawa from eBay or Facebook.

I'm guessing I need to use PLC Detective the next time the fault state is happening and look at all these things that set SV_STOP:

IF !EStopOk_M || PLCFault_M || SV_STALL_ERROR || SpindleFault_M || LubeFault_M ||
AxisFault_M || ProbeFault_M || OtherFault_M || DoorShutDownStop_M || THCError_M
THEN ...

Yes, that would be an ID turning operation. The F7/Turn cycle is implicitly ID if you enter a Starting Diameter that is smaller than the Ending Diameter.

Your servo drive manual, or the data plate on the side of each drive, should specify the input current rating.

A 1kW servo drive running on 220V 3-phase power will probably draw somewhere around 6A at its continuous rated output.

Current draw on single-phase power will be somewhat higher.

The green LEDs (UV, USV and DF) will tell you a lot more about what might be going on.

Pay careful attention to what happens (or does not happen) when you press, and then release, your emergency stop button.

You do not need an Ultimate license to set up a scale for manual-axis feedback.

Manual axes are not set up on the "Scales" menu.

You just label an axis 'M' or '@' on the Machine Configuration -> Motor Parameters table.

Supposing that you make axis #4 your manual axis: then you would label axis #4 ...

For what it's worth, the 12V output of the MeanWell RQ-65D that typically powers an Allin1DC unit is rated 1.5A.

You should be fine drawing 75mA in any case.