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I'm bench testing an AcornSix for a CNC router retrofit, and I've encountered a couple issues that I'm unable to resolve.
I'm guessing the issues are probably related to CNC12 v4.99 (rev 6) rather than the AcornSix board.
Of course the issues may be related to me... I guess time will tell.

Issue 1: The 10x and the 100x jog wheel moves aren't resulting in movement (Wireless hand pad)
My understanding is that this is a safety feature for when a probe is in use, which makes perfect sense.
In my case however there is no probe connected, or specified during the Wizard setup.
I've confirmed it's not a hand pad issue.

Issue 2: I have an ATC spindle connected and have designated an input and output to work with M15 and M16 commands.
Running the M15 command (MDI) doesn't turn on the designated output, or any output for that matter.
It's possible I'm missing something in the equation, but it's not obvious to me.

Issue 3: I'm using a custom VCP that doesn't include any 4th Axis ('A' Axis and rotary in my case) jog buttons.
When CNC12 starts it shows several warnings indicating it can't find A axis jog buttons.
The fact that it can't find any isn't surprising as there aren't any in the buttons folder.
What I'm unsure of is why is it automatically adding these buttons.
Could it be that all 'homed' axes must have VCP jog buttons.

Any and all feedback appreciated.

Troy

i moved this post into the public beta forum.

#3, issue was caused (believe it or not) by adding the new progress bar in the Wizard. fix will be in rev7. thanks for reporting

Hello LinkCNC

Issue 1: There is a known issue with the WMPG and a probe will cause this issue. We are working on it and should be fixed in the next rev.

Issue 2: For Safety, VFDZeroSpeed must be ON (Green on the Alt-I screen) to Unclamp the Tool. It is likely that your ZeroSpeed Input is inhibiting UnclampTool Output. To Troubleshoot, Use the Alt-I screen and invert your Input 6 so that it is green, then try M15. Your VFD inverter should output this signal when its at a standstill.

For more information on how to use the Alt-I Screen, check out the PLC Input and Output Diagnostic App Users Guide

Good call on inverting the VFDZeroSpeed input.
M15 now works as expected.

Is there an ETA on rev 7 ?

yesterday, in all seriousness, we should have a public rev7 by end of week.
we are addressing teething pains from the unification of two branches of software into a single stack.

That's great news!
Good luck with the unification. I'm sure it's got it's challenges.