Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

My vote would be for an OLED display over a backlit LCD.

Thanks Marty!

That's really useful information. I'm sure that heads up saved me a lot of frustration.

Scott

On the DMM cable, can you install the pin 18 cable for drive alarm to input 5 of all the drives together? I have 4 drives for a gantry router. Can all 4 orange cables can be installed on input 5 together for drive fault monitoring?

Have other Acorn users experienced Ethernet connection issues? Is Centroid aware of connection issues with the BBG and the Ethernet Chip? I have only got as far as a bench testing with mine and it has worked each time I've powered it up. From reading the linked article on the BBB workaround, it soun...

I believe the FM100 is offered in sizes from 0.5 to 30HP. The manual will cover all these sizes. The VFD will be rated to a maximum current and corresponding horsepower rating at voltage class. Do you have a model number on the VFD on the ad listing? Nameplate picture?

Thanks for the macro! I'm anxiously waiting for my Acorn to arrive. There was a large brokerage fee with UPS coming across the border to Canada and I had to refuse the original shipment (on Centroid's recommendation). I'm hoping to get the board soon so I can start bench testing.

I am new to this forum and Centroid. I have a 3'x5' home built CNC router running Mach3. I recently purchased the frame of a Thermwood C53 5x10 CNC. This CNC was from 1997 and the controller was obsolete. The owner had already removed all of the electronics and scrapped them. I will be retrofitting ...