F1410HS CNC Project with Acorn

[martyscncgarage]

You should be able to use Acorn screw terminals.
DISCONNECT ENABLE AND ALARM FROM THE DRIVE (Do NOT worry about ALARM or ENABLE at this time. Leave them disconnected from the drive. As I mentioned previously, on your inputs, take out DRIVE FAULT from the input for now.)

CONNECT:
+5VDC to +PUL (+5VDC is provided on the Acorn power supply)
+5VDC to +DIR (+5VDC is provided on the Acorn Power supply)
-PUL to ST1 on Acorn Header
-DIR to DR 1 on Acorn Header

Connect your stepper motor power supply to the drive.
One drive, one motor only

When you power up Acorn, your drive and motor is the motor rotor locked or FREE (after doing the wiring suggested above)?

[LorenzoRR]

You should be able to use Acorn screw terminals.
DISCONNECT ENABLE AND ALARM FROM THE DRIVE (Do NOT worry about ALARM or ENABLE at this time. Leave them disconnected from the drive. As I mentioned previously, on your inputs, take out DRIVE FAULT from the input for now.)

CONNECT:
+5VDC to +PUL (+5VDC is provided on the Acorn power supply)
+5VDC to +DIR (+5VDC is provided on the Acorn Power supply)
-PUL to ST1 on Acorn Header
-DIR to DR 1 on Acorn Header

Connect your stepper motor power supply to the drive.
One drive, one motor only

When you power up Acorn, your drive and motor is the motor rotor locked or FREE (after doing the wiring suggested above)?

Hi,
Following that wiring with 5V from acorn PS, axle is locked. I cannot rotate it.

After that I have launched CNC12, removed Drive OK from IN5 in the wizard and motor rotates. Works fine both JOG and INCREMENTAL (x1, x10 and x100).

Why you think it does not work with ENA? What would be next steps?

Thanks very much for your help!

Lorenzo

[martyscncgarage]

You are saying you are able to rotate the motor now with CNC 12, jog foward backward etc?
IF so:
Now to wire ENA:
+ENA to +5VDC
-ENA to Acorn Header ENA1

Only do this for now.
IF the motor does NOT now rotate when you try and jog with CNC12 jog panel, then go into Wizard ADVANCED tab and under Axis 1, IF the ENA box is checked, UNcheck it, if it is NOT checked, then CHECK it.
Shut down CNC12 , restart CNC 12 and then see if the motor Jogs with CNC12 jog panel.

[LorenzoRR]

You are saying you are able to rotate the motor now with CNC 12, jog foward backward etc?
IF so:
Now to wire ENA:
+ENA to +5VDC
-ENA to Acorn Header ENA1

Only do this for now.
IF the motor does NOT now rotate when you try and jog with CNC12 jog panel, then go into Wizard ADVANCED tab and under Axis 1, IF the ENA box is checked, UNcheck it, if it is NOT checked, then CHECK it.
Shut down CNC12 , restart CNC 12 and then see if the motor Jogs with CNC12 jog panel.

Hello,
I have connected +ENA +5VCD and -ENA to terminal ENA1, and motor moves correctly in both directions.
Reminder: IN5 is not enabled as "axis 1 drive OK" in the wizard, as it was disabled in previous tests.
Should I turn it on? or maybe other tests.
Thanks!

Lorenzo

[martyscncgarage]

You are saying you are able to rotate the motor now with CNC 12, jog foward backward etc?
IF so:
Now to wire ENA:
+ENA to +5VDC
-ENA to Acorn Header ENA1

Only do this for now.
IF the motor does NOT now rotate when you try and jog with CNC12 jog panel, then go into Wizard ADVANCED tab and under Axis 1, IF the ENA box is checked, UNcheck it, if it is NOT checked, then CHECK it.
Shut down CNC12 , restart CNC 12 and then see if the motor Jogs with CNC12 jog panel.

Hello,
I have connected +ENA +5VCD and -ENA to terminal ENA1, and motor moves correctly in both directions.
Reminder: IN5 is not enabled as "axis 1 drive OK" in the wizard, as it was disabled in previous tests.
Should I turn it on? or maybe other tests.
Thanks!

Lorenzo

OK
Now connect +Alarm to input 5 and -Alarm to Acorn power supply common.
Make input 5 DRIVE Alarm.
Write settings, exit CNC12 and restart CNC12
IF when you try and move the motor you can DRIVE FAULT! then go into the wizard and on Input 5 click the number 5 to change it state to RED (normally open) Write settings to save your changes. Exit CNC12 and then restart and retry.
If this works with the first drive, then wire up the second drive, set it up exactly the same as the first and test it. When second drive is done, then do the third drive.

Point is, TEST each system you work on AS YOU GO, not when you are all wired and done. Its far easier to figure out when something is not right as you go...

Marty

[LorenzoRR]

Will do, thanks very much Marty.
I am also fighting with the inductive sensor.
It is a NC NPN/PNP and I have to wire it as NPN.
Will also check with 1 axis first and then one by one the rest.

Lorenzo

[martyscncgarage]

Will do, thanks very much Marty.
I am also fighting with the inductive sensor.
It is a NC NPN/PNP and I have to wire it as NPN.
Will also check with 1 axis first and then one by one the rest.

Lorenzo

Never heard of a sensor that is both NPN and PNP. Provide picture, part number and link to the data sheet.
Do it right, simply get NPN NC sensors. They are not terribly expensive.

[LorenzoRR]

Will do, thanks very much Marty.
I am also fighting with the inductive sensor.
It is a NC NPN/PNP and I have to wire it as NPN.
Will also check with 1 axis first and then one by one the rest.

Lorenzo

Never heard of a sensor that is both NPN and PNP. Provide picture, part number and link to the data sheet.
Do it right, simply get NPN NC sensors. They are not terribly expensive.

Hi:
- picture

- data sheet:

Sensor-NC-NPN-8mm-IFM_IE5349-01_ES-ES.pdf

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Supplier told me that using the three wires is PNP and with two wires configuration it is NPN.
OEM is IFM from Germany; this is link from supplier here in Europe: https://www.automation24.es/sensor-indu ... 03bbskg-as

[LorenzoRR]

Sorry, now TDS in english.

Sensor-IE5349-01_EN-GB.pdf

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[martyscncgarage]

Will do, thanks very much Marty.
I am also fighting with the inductive sensor.
It is a NC NPN/PNP and I have to wire it as NPN.
Will also check with 1 axis first and then one by one the rest.

Lorenzo

Never heard of a sensor that is both NPN and PNP. Provide picture, part number and link to the data sheet.
Do it right, simply get NPN NC sensors. They are not terribly expensive.

Hi:
- picture
Foto-del-sensor-inductivo.jpg
- data sheet: Sensor-NC-NPN-8mm-IFM_IE5349-01_ES-ES.pdf
Supplier told me that using the three wires is PNP and with two wires configuration it is NPN.
OEM is IFM from Germany; this is link from supplier here in Europe: https://www.automation24.es/sensor-indu ... 03bbskg-as

You will have to validate that.
I doubt they will work in series like that as NPN