Installing the Acorn with Adtech CNC drives
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:05 am
I have received my new Acorn.
Initially I bench tested it and the Acorn was allocated an IP address by my router and I have installed and licensed the CNC12 Lathe software. The PC is Windows 10 and I followed the W10 setup video, it meets the requirements listed. The CNC12 software has no issues communicating with the Acorn board.
I went ahead and started to configure the Acorn board, to the ports labelled STP1 etc for X and STP2 etc for Z. by installing the same step and direction outputs that I used on my Ethernet Smooth Stepper board.
I connected the 24v output from the power supply to my 12v in line to the servo controllers (they are rated 12 > 24v for inputs).
The servos are Adtech AC servo drivers (QS6) with ACH06040 motors.
I am now at the point where I think I need to take one motor and controller off the lathe and get it working on the bench. I'm guessing that I will need to input some parameters, like the number of steps per revolution etc.
How do I do this? I have found the wizard in the CNC12 software and created a custom servo type, but I haven't worked out how to input any parameters, or how the parameters translate to the information in my manual. For example my guess is that steps per rotation are the same as encoder lines per revolution, but that's only a guess and I don't know how to input it anyway.
Is there some sort of setup manual for servo types that aren't listed as a default for the Acorn?
Thanks and sorry to be a pain, I have manuals for the Adtech AC QS6 servo drivers and ACH06040 motor, but I'm not sure how to attach them to this post, here is a synopsis of the servo motor parameters:
ACH-06040D Low-inertia Servo Motor. 400W/3000RPM/1.30NM; Voltage: 220V
Model Rated rotation Rated output Axis shape Total length Size Weight(Kg)
L LL
ACH-06040D 3000r/min 400W FigureA 122 60 1.7
Motor model ACH-06040D
Rated power (W) 400W
Rated rotation (r/min) 3000
Rated torque (N.m) 1.3
Maximum torque (N.m) 3.8
Rated line current (A) 2.5
Rated line voltage (V) 220
Rotor inertia (Kg.m2×10-4) 0.26
Brake ---
Coder line number (PPR) 2500
Suitable drive model QS5AA015M / QS5AA020M
Weight (Kg) 1.7
Insulation grade B
Rating Continuous
Ventilation protection Completely sealed, self cooling
Installation mode Flange(60, 90,110, 130)
Over-heating protection None
Place,altitude and atmosphere Indoor,lower than1000m, no corrosive and inflammable gas, dust and oil mist
Ambient temperature and humidity Environment temperature: -20°C ~+50°C; relative humidity: <90% (no condensing)
Dave
Initially I bench tested it and the Acorn was allocated an IP address by my router and I have installed and licensed the CNC12 Lathe software. The PC is Windows 10 and I followed the W10 setup video, it meets the requirements listed. The CNC12 software has no issues communicating with the Acorn board.
I went ahead and started to configure the Acorn board, to the ports labelled STP1 etc for X and STP2 etc for Z. by installing the same step and direction outputs that I used on my Ethernet Smooth Stepper board.
I connected the 24v output from the power supply to my 12v in line to the servo controllers (they are rated 12 > 24v for inputs).
The servos are Adtech AC servo drivers (QS6) with ACH06040 motors.
I am now at the point where I think I need to take one motor and controller off the lathe and get it working on the bench. I'm guessing that I will need to input some parameters, like the number of steps per revolution etc.
How do I do this? I have found the wizard in the CNC12 software and created a custom servo type, but I haven't worked out how to input any parameters, or how the parameters translate to the information in my manual. For example my guess is that steps per rotation are the same as encoder lines per revolution, but that's only a guess and I don't know how to input it anyway.
Is there some sort of setup manual for servo types that aren't listed as a default for the Acorn?
Thanks and sorry to be a pain, I have manuals for the Adtech AC QS6 servo drivers and ACH06040 motor, but I'm not sure how to attach them to this post, here is a synopsis of the servo motor parameters:
ACH-06040D Low-inertia Servo Motor. 400W/3000RPM/1.30NM; Voltage: 220V
Model Rated rotation Rated output Axis shape Total length Size Weight(Kg)
L LL
ACH-06040D 3000r/min 400W FigureA 122 60 1.7
Motor model ACH-06040D
Rated power (W) 400W
Rated rotation (r/min) 3000
Rated torque (N.m) 1.3
Maximum torque (N.m) 3.8
Rated line current (A) 2.5
Rated line voltage (V) 220
Rotor inertia (Kg.m2×10-4) 0.26
Brake ---
Coder line number (PPR) 2500
Suitable drive model QS5AA015M / QS5AA020M
Weight (Kg) 1.7
Insulation grade B
Rating Continuous
Ventilation protection Completely sealed, self cooling
Installation mode Flange(60, 90,110, 130)
Over-heating protection None
Place,altitude and atmosphere Indoor,lower than1000m, no corrosive and inflammable gas, dust and oil mist
Ambient temperature and humidity Environment temperature: -20°C ~+50°C; relative humidity: <90% (no condensing)
Dave