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Followed your procedure: - Power to motors only (Input and encoder plugs pulled, Acorn output disconnected) motors draw hold current :D for the first time! - Connected motor encoder - no hold current went through manuals again, the only item that out of spec' ; +5VDC was 5.65V wired a 2amp rectifier...

First; I was going through the manuals, schematics and all the Wizard settings again and noticed that the input 5 (drive OK) setting was at NC - changed it to NO (not used on my bench test) and now I can run the Acorn with G code - BUT the motors do not run. Should have checked back here earlier, wo...

Enable boxes were checked off - they were not when running "bench test". I unchecked the boxes and tried running the Acorn board (drives wired but not powered with either the +5V or motor power (72VDC)). Same result - "9031 DRIVE FAULT". I have asked Automation Technologies wheth...

I have the drives wired according to the Centroid schematic: "Acorn_rev3 Connections to Leadshine DM series stepper drive" ACORN_rev3 CONNECTIONS TO LEADSHINE DM SERIES DRIVE.pdf I simply added the other two drives wired to the 2nd and 3rd axis on the Acorn board. The above is the schemati...

Three axis hooked up - getting "9031 DRIVE FAULT" message when 'cycle start' is initiated. Disconnecting drives, leaving limit and E stop connections in place: Same fault message. Restarted from scratch, disconnected all and redid "Bench Test" When setting up "Bench Test&quo...

Don't have a video of the 3 axis machine with 4th rotating axis - yet - Will be running it some time next week or so, will record it making one of my production parts. For this build, I'm only at the electronics bench testing stage. Video of motors turning not too exciting. Still have to get misc pa...

Now all working, hope to see a change in the VCP to add the extra axis.

Used to writing gcode for my four axis table top CNC, with A as the rotating axis.
G98 - G99 not used there - now burned into my memory!

Thanks a lot, I appreciate the help!

I'm running CNC12 Lathe Pro, so should have all the options available. Tried A and B names for "Y" axis. Both work when using MDI command, but still get "501 invalid character" message when running a test .txt file. Had only used G0 for movement so far - now added G1 commands and...

Screen shot of Axis set up. My present machine is a table 3 axis, with a rotating axis on the X axis plane - used to using A for rotating axis, reason for original post using A for rotating axis. New build uses the rotating axis on the Z axis so set up is C for rotating axis... All settings for moto...

Will have it done in the morning - taking a bit of time to watch some winter olympics on TV tonight