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- Fri May 08, 2020 5:08 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: DMM DYN4 750 watt servo motor tuning issues
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6698
DMM DYN4 750 watt servo motor tuning issues
Hi All I have G0704 mill, a new controller 220 volt dmm 750 watt motors when i manually face off aluminum with a 1.5 inch dia insert cutter as im feeding across, the tool lifts off the part the DRO is consistant and the on screen position does not change, but the tool cuts a taper upwards (loses pos...
- Fri May 08, 2020 12:07 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Setting Z Home as Z reference
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1462
Re: Setting Z Home as Z reference
Gary
Thank you,
Im a noobie,and i didnt want to cause myself any unforseen problems.
Thank you,
Im a noobie,and i didnt want to cause myself any unforseen problems.
- Thu May 07, 2020 11:16 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Setting Z Home as Z reference
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1462
Setting Z Home as Z reference
Hello everybody I have a G0704 cnc mill, with DMM 750 watt servo motors controlled by DYN4 drives running acorn The controller is configured upon start up to zero out to home switches. When it comes to touching off tools Rather then setting Z reference off of a random block on the mill table, i woul...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
Hi All Ok, just a recap, so this thread has an happy ending. Ive learned that when you connect the tuning cable to the dmm drives, if you cant connect, wiggle the wires connections to the computer usb port, when i did this,the connection from DMM drive to computer worked. And i was able to use the s...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:57 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
i could not connect to dmm software earlier, i found out it was a loose connection to my computer so i switched com ports. now i can connect
the results per the above message
the results per the above message
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:54 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
In the DMM tuning software.
when i connect the Y and Z axisto the tuning software they both show driver status >>>servo on pos
but the X axis shows driver status>>>>> servo off pos
how do i turn X driver status on?
thank you
Dave
when i connect the Y and Z axisto the tuning software they both show driver status >>>servo on pos
but the X axis shows driver status>>>>> servo off pos
how do i turn X driver status on?
thank you
Dave
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:37 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
another thing i notice is if i open servo tuning in the DMM software, i cant connect to the tuning software, when i hit read button an error message pops up saying check tuning cable connection or drive not connected basically my problems are the X axis not homing on start up, coupled with not being...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:15 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
Hi Keith I did some more checking, when i power up controller, the LED lights are lit up and solid in each axis. when i start the homing process Z and Y home out, but like i said earlier X does not move, i decided to check if X was getting power, my X axis still has the hand wheel attached to ballsc...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:08 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
Re: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
some more info yesterday i set soft limits and then jogged over to the set limits and machine did stop saying the set limit was reached. so im assuming they are set correctly. after that I wanted to auto tune the DMM 750 watt servos but could not get that to work . the screen showed the test being d...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3643
HOMING ON START UP QUIT WORKING IN X AXIS
HI everyone I finally got my G0704 mill back together a few days ago,i have home switches mounted but no limit switches. when i power up cnc12 i hit the reset button then cycle start the machine moves slowly to the home switches and the screen zeros out. i can now operate the machine. how ever today...