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by puffin101
Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:51 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: It works!!!! Thanks for all your help.
Replies: 1
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It works!!!! Thanks for all your help.

Here is a link to the photo album that has a video of the first cuts of the small mill Mach3 to Acorn conversion. It works!!!! Thanks for all your help.
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by puffin101
Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

Re: home to switches does not work

Guys thank you so much for your help. I moved the switches around on the g540 until they matched what was being said to have been tripped on the Alt-I page. Now it is homing to switches properly. Your patience with me is much appreciated. Thank you!!!!!
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by puffin101
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

Re: home to switches does not work

I would like to use the g540 inputs. Does that mean that I should remove the "FirstAxisHomeLimitOk" definitions on the wizard input page?

When I use the Alt-I page here is what happens:
When I physically press the Z axis switch the input 1 led goes red and the screen says that the X+ axis switch ...
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by puffin101
Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:22 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

Re: home to switches does not work

My first try with paint did not work. Here is another try
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by puffin101
Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

Re: home to switches does not work

Try again, here is a link copied from the share routine in photos.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BTSrpjAuiLCtJEdx7
I hope that works.

On the schematic the 1st home/limit switch (which is from the Z axis) is connected to connection 1 on the g540. In light of this, should the "1st home/limit switch" in ...
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by puffin101
Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:45 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

Re: home to switches does not work

First, Second and ThirdAxisHomeOk options are not in the list of provided assignments on the Wizzard inputs page. Can I just write in those words?

Here is the link to my photos album. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMQKmft4_MbF4oAtk70wtXc8WB1OCvQDoXli9Kz

I also noticed that when I change the ...
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by puffin101
Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:17 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)
Replies: 14
Views: 5920

home to switches does not work (RESOLVED)

I am trying to get a small mill that ran in Mach3 converted to Acorn. It jogs correctly in both fast and slow mode. It homes without switches correctly. However homing with switches fails. It looks like it is trying as a program flashes across the screen. There is no motor sound or movement. The ...
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