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Forgot I had this video of the Speedy 207 running flawlessly before I tore her apart. Gotta break an egg to make an omelette! https://youtu.be/7m2NnMCgSk4 I am still having issues getting the x axis encoder to talk to the drive. Finally decided to hook up the Y axis for comparison, and it worked bas...

Within 1 hour I had a response from Machdrive. Looks like I might have the step/dir active high/active low inverted. I had inverted it for testing then connected to the DB25 and didn't switch it back to normal. I thought the indicator lights were supposed to be lit, then flash when active, but they ...

DB25 worked.

Old drives were Axor MiniSpeed 130s that had incompatible control inputs.

That worked, tried probing the DB25 and I got step/dir at the drive. Drive threw a following error with a jog command that resulted in no motion, but it's progress. I'll pick up a DB25 and go from there.

martyscncgarage wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:57 pm I believe you need to use the DB25 on Acorn. Get a DB25 male breakout from Amazon.

OK. What is the difference between the DB25 and the headers?

I’ll try inverting the signals first. The ENABLE signal is currently being received by the drive. So that’s a start!

Here is the manual for the Machdrives. https://www.machdrives.com/pdf/BRB%20BRC%20User%20Manual.pdf#page16 Connection diagram: https://www.machdrives.com/Images/BRC/BRC%20Drive%20Layout.png I’m using the PS that came with the Acorn for 0V and 5V on both Acorn and drives. The only terminal that isn’t...

report_38D2693C2480-0510180905_2019-11-13_19-37-18.zip Having some issues (MPU connection failed again) so I wiped the computer (this is a repurposed PC that was loaded with a lot of other software) and reinstalled only the essentials. Now going through the CNC12 config wizard. What drive type do y...

i'd go with new axis motors on all three axes for sure. :D That was my first inclination, but I couldn’t find anything with a shaft OD that matched up with the drive sprocket. I figured I already had motors that were engineered to fit the machine, so I opened the electronic can of worms instead of ...

Hi all, I picked up a 1999 Masterwood Speedy 207 a while back with only 6 hours on it. Previous owner had bought it, and never figured out how to use it. I fired it up before the tear down and it ran perfectly. It’s a VERY solid machine, altogether weighs about 3/4 ton. Ball screw on X/Y. Envelope i...

That sneaky Windows Defender...somehow turned itself back on...I have contact with Acorn now. Thank you!!