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MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:43 pm
by usajet
Is there a schematic for wiring a hand wheel MPG encoders? Any documents for mpg pendant?

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:08 pm
by tblough

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:34 am
by cnckeith
Hello.

Chuck will post a typical hard wired MPG(s) to AcornSix specific schematic here tomorrow.

are you doing dual handwheels on a lathe? or?

for the Wireless pendant the WMPG-4/6 is selectable in the AcornSix Wizard, easy peasy.

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:41 am
by usajet
Yes dual Hand wheels for the lathe.

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:44 pm
by cnckeith
usajet wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:41 am Yes dual Hand wheels for the lathe.
with joy stick?

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:26 pm
by usajet
And a Joystick for jog. And axis selector.

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:44 pm
by cncsnw
Why do you need an axis selector, if you have dual handwheels (one handwheel per axis)?

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:11 pm
by usajet
True

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:11 pm
by usajet
Sorry I meant for step selector.

Re: MPG Hardwire AcornSix Wiring

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:18 pm
by cnckeith
x1, x10, x100 selections are on the VCP

and you can add a rotary switch that would wire into AcornSix inputs to work in place of or in conjunction with the VCP.

This would require some minor custom PLC programming to look at the inputs being used (wired to the rotary switch) to the determine x1,x10,x100 selection