Unable to hookup parallel port on Mach3 controller.
I have ordered another acorn board to arrive Tuesday evening.
Will know more Wednesday.
No motor movement
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Kutton
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Re: No motor movement
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Re: No motor movement
Are you connecting drive to headers on acorn or to the DB25 connector, the headers don't work you need to connect to DB25.
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Re: No motor movement
If you were using a parallel port with Mach, you may have been able to simply plug the DB25 cable into Acorn.....but we've still not seen pictures of the machine a d control cabinet. A description of limit switches etc. Why don't you post these pictures and information as requested?
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Re: No motor movement
Ok got new acorn still no movement. Pleas advise how to wire this image to acorn.
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Re: No motor movement
I will try and help. What model stepper motors do you have and what voltage power supply are you using to power the stepper motors? (Connecto to the CW230)
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Re: No motor movement
I want you to setup Acorn ON THE BENCH NOT IN THE MACHINE. Wood surface or on the pink anti static bag Acorn came in.
Connect the provided Ethernet cable to Acorn and the CNC PC
Connect the provided Acorn power supply to Acorn
Do the benchtest to establish communications with Acorn first.
Let me know when this step is completed please.
Marty
Connect the provided Ethernet cable to Acorn and the CNC PC
Connect the provided Acorn power supply to Acorn
Do the benchtest to establish communications with Acorn first.
Let me know when this step is completed please.
Marty
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Re: No motor movement
I also want a picture of your machine posted here please.
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Re: No motor movement
The first connections are from the 24v power supply to the drive + to +, - to -. DO NOT CONNECT TO THE ACORN POWER SUPPLY
Do any lights on the drive light up?
Here is your bench test wiring diagram.
If you dont know which wires from the motor go to A+/- & B+/- do this:
with motor disconnected, spin the shaft, notice the resistance
Touch wires 1 & 2 together, spin shaft, if it is harder, thats one pair, if not try 1 & 3 and 1 and 4
until you get 2 pairs that each make it hard to turn One pair is A, one is B, + & - don't matter for now
Test by using 1st axis (X) jog arrows in continuous (not incremental) mode
If this does not work, set parameter 968 to 12. If you need instruction post back here
Do any lights on the drive light up?
Here is your bench test wiring diagram.
with motor disconnected, spin the shaft, notice the resistance
Touch wires 1 & 2 together, spin shaft, if it is harder, thats one pair, if not try 1 & 3 and 1 and 4
until you get 2 pairs that each make it hard to turn One pair is A, one is B, + & - don't matter for now
Test by using 1st axis (X) jog arrows in continuous (not incremental) mode
If this does not work, set parameter 968 to 12. If you need instruction post back here
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