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+1. It doesn't make any sense to label things with the terminal they connect to. If you label each end with where they come from (IE label the side going into a signal "from 24v power supply" and the side going into the 24v power supply with "to signal #123"), you can both put it...

Maybe i'm missing something.
It seems you can just make mfunc00.mac that does what you want and then insert optional stop in the postprocessor?

Why use a completely custom mcode number?

Having looked at a lot of them, i actually think they are very well done for what they are. Now, are these things comparable to the design in the high end biesses? No. But they aren't meant to be :) There are some annoyances, but they use mostly standard parts (the only weird part is the X axis ball...

Thanks to all who have helped me here. I feel as though I have made a huge amount of progress. I was actually cutting parts today even though I know I still have some lingering noise issues. They all stem from the Motor/VFD I believe. My noise issues all disappear when the spindle is off. I have ta...

I've sifted through pages of posts, but I haven't found too much on the actual ethernet link used by the acorn. It would seem that centroid wants us to direct connect without any other devices in the middle. The reason hasn't ever been clear, except maybe that they just picked some static IP addres...

On standard HSD spindles, pin 3/9 on the power connector are two 230v hots.
They provide power for the *fan* only, and *only* are connected if the fan is 230v.

If the fan is a 24v fan, they will not be connected.

They are unrelated to the power pins for the spindle itself (since it's 3 phase)

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to use programming language (Python, C/C++, etc.) to generate Acorn-flavored G-code? I am doing 3D printing project using the Acorn CNC board, so I would like to automate the G-code generation and connect with the Acorn board. I know that Cur...

Sorry but I didn't mean to be humorous. I've done this and ran into the dimensions drifting due to an attempt to use floating point variables. So I had to do all the math with integers and make my own math functions. If you do any math, don't use floating point variables. You'll need to use integer...

It was not part of any existing release, but it looks like it is coming soon since, if you know where to look, there is now a manual on how the customization feature works

The X and Z axis servos are not smooth and quiet like the Y. You can feel vibration/buzz in the X and Z ball screws when idling. The load meter display also shows that the X and Z are not steady like the Y. The Y load meter is steady as a rock when idling. Z will sometimes release power "Idlin...