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Change Reset form NO to NC in the Wizard could help...

Uwe


yes it did, thank you. Not sure how I missed it -- but a noob mistake. Thanks for catching it.

And with the new install, CHIPS installed without a problem. That said I miss the probing menu from the earlier version, with the large ...

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Ok I had version 4.64, so have downloaded and installed 5.1. Now I cannot clear the "Reset tripped" button; pushing it does nothing. So I am stuck at that stage.

I have taken screen shots of the wizard config screens in 4.64 (which was ...

I have the KP3 and love it but how do you make it wireless?

I am currently on 4.6.4. and my system works perfectly. I was somewhat reluctant to update but sounds like that is necessary. Will try to do it over the weekend. I very much appreciate the replies; while programming the PLC seems way out of my skill set will look up the manual and decide if I want ...

Thank you for the reply. Any thoughts on how one could do it through the PLC?

Hello, I have begun customizing my Acorn VCP. I have a KP-3 touch probe and probe detect is on Input 6 of Acorn, whereas probe tripped is on Input 7.

I would like to add a probe display (not press button) with conditional appearance combining inputs 6 and 7. For example, if Input 6 is OFF, there ...

Let's review the procedure to run a SDSK ClearPath from an Acorn. [...]

You have a Green LED, so you know that the Enable signal is working and that the motor has power. Even with a broken USB connector you can take the next logical step. Power off the Acorn and switch the Z-axis motor with a ...

In the ClearPath-MSP program, have you verified that the input format is Step+Direction and not Quadrature? When running from the Acorn, Is the ClearPath motor LED Green or Amber? Green is required.

The light is green.
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I did not change anything in the MCp software I am pretty ...

Any chance your unworking profile is not set to step and direction?

There is something amiss with your motor profile. If you wish them to be compared and diagnosed you should send them to Teknic support.

FYI, Acorn has no means to "recognize" a motor. It is an open loop system which can only ...

@teknic_servo any suggestions, please? I suspect there is an easy fix for this from someone who knows these motors well. Thank you.