Acorn Inputs not Registering <24 volts not connected>

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morchips
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Acorn Inputs not Registering <24 volts not connected>

Post by morchips »

Hello all,

I imagine this is something incredibly dumb.

I got a new Acorn off Amazon a few days ago (need to get the SN), but I got just about everything else working except for the 8 inputs. Basically, I have tried pulling high and low, and neither register either on the LED, nor on the centroid app. I configured the inputs (5 and 6) as Home all, and Limit all. Home all is NO, Limit all is NC, both test correctly with a meter.

Servos, outputs, everything else works just peachy.

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks!
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Re: Acorn Inputs not Registering

Post by cncsnw »

Did you connect +24VDC to one of the two input common terminals, at the ends of the input plugs?

They are labeled "24IN" on the board. Both are connected together internally, so you only need to connect a wire to one of them.
morchips
Posts: 11
Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:13 pm
Acorn CNC Controller: Yes
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AcornSix CNC Controller: No
Allin1DC CNC Controller: No
Hickory CNC Controller: No
Oak CNC controller: No
CNC Control System Serial Number: none
DC3IOB: No
CNC12: Yes
CNC11: No
CPU10 or CPU7: No

Re: Acorn Inputs not Registering

Post by morchips »

That was it, much appreciated!

I had missed that was a 24V supply, I assumed 24V was already supplied.
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