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by davidmunson
Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:08 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Re: Novakon M200 w/steppers

proximity..
by davidmunson
Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Re: Novakon M200 w/steppers

Thanks.. Do I need to put the resistors on the acorn board?
by davidmunson
Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Re: Novakon M200 w/steppers

Sorry for the delay but I'm finally get back to upgrading Novakon 200 from mach3 to acorn. Here is a photo of the CD-100 computer module with 4 gecko G203V stepper drives and breakout Board C11G attached to removable metal mount. https://davidmunson.com/images/acorn/case.jpg Side view https://davidm...
by davidmunson
Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: How do I set up software with mill and lathe 2 acorns with one laptop
Replies: 4
Views: 808

How do I set up software with mill and lathe 2 acorns with one laptop

How do I set up software with mill and lathe (2 acorn boards) running with one laptop?

I don't want to screw up my settings on my lathe.
by davidmunson
Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:06 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Re: Novakon M200 w/steppers

Sorry I missed this yesterday. My business has been really busy and between quotes and orders, I'm slammed. No power bar, I have a Device that holds a butterfly ratchet for changing tooling. How big of power supply do you have? the one in my cabinet is real heavy and supposedly big enough to power 4...
by davidmunson
Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:36 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Re: Novakon M200 w/steppers

Yes mine is the original Novakon m200 that they built to decide how to build the rest. I will photograph the machine and steps that I think i need to do and let comments to guide me away from potential problems. My plan is to create a new control box that will allow me to plug in all the original ca...
by davidmunson
Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Novakon M200 w/steppers
Replies: 14
Views: 2679

Novakon M200 w/steppers

Looking for some help upgrading my older Mach3 Novakon M200 w/steppers to Acorn. I know that my existing computer setup will not work. I also have an existing Acorn board on my mini lathe with Geckos that runs fine with my laptop. So I am somewhat familiar with wiring it up. I need to keep my machin...
by davidmunson
Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:18 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: G code to fix Quick Change Tool Post not accurate
Replies: 1
Views: 1778

G code to fix Quick Change Tool Post not accurate

I have a mini lathe and have all the tools set up. The problem in that when I run the intercon program, I realized that the tool post is not accurate to relocate the tool properly. Is there a way to add G code to move the post to a 0 0 position so when I put the tool on I can see it is in the right ...
by davidmunson
Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Resolved: Offset x won't change. < set Home and x WCS first>
Replies: 4
Views: 2365

Re: Resolved: Offset x won't change. < set Home and x WCS first>

why can't you measure the x and z position on each tool?