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by noel-nogal
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:11 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn controller card question
Replies: 136
Views: 35273

Re: Acorn controller card question

thanks Marty yes i found the drives manual, it mention on chapter 7-5 three mode of operations, sercos interface, field bus interface and parallel/analog interface so looks like there is only +10v analog input, and does not support step and direction, if i am not wrong. https://www.convertingsystems...
by noel-nogal
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn controller card question
Replies: 136
Views: 35273

Re: Acorn controller card question

Hi Marty

I have a cnc router machine equipped with indramat Rexroth drives, HMDO 1.1N-W0012, they comunicate by optic fiber sercos system to computer, do you think this type of drives can be retrofitted with Acorn and cnc12?

thanks
by noel-nogal
Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:33 am
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

you re' right, i only have Acorn pro, reading the manual i found that with an extra cost, will get the rest of the WCS, also found the information in the centroids website. thanks
by noel-nogal
Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

Mr. keith i am trying to unlock the work cordinates system from #7 to #18 but they just do not unlock with the F2 key or the button, do you know how to do this, i need enter values for setting my multi spindle drills, i have 10 drills and i am using wcs from G55 to G59 assigning each drill offset on...
by noel-nogal
Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7iDAW2lKYQ here are the multi spindle drills running one by one or sets of two and three, they can be configured by just changing the Mxx number that represent every drill. in every macro is determined the offset position for that drill from origin, followed by the G...
by noel-nogal
Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12



this is a test of a simple g code program that embedded macros for multi spindle drills under Mcode representing mfuncXX.mac
by noel-nogal
Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:44 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

acorn04 (2).jpg
connecting I/Os from Acorn and Ether1616 for operate multi spindle drill head, now is done.
by noel-nogal
Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

table 01.jpg
we built a one solid piece 12 feet by 56" inches table, 3 inches thick, i don't know how much it weight but we needed 6 men to get it inside the house,
that table is made out parota wood, that trees grows in south mexico.
table02 (1).jpg
by noel-nogal
Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:46 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12
Replies: 21
Views: 11767

Re: First test router retrofit using acorn and cnc12

here is an other video of this cnc router running under centroid cnc12