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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 22, 2016, 07:38:53 AM »

Hi Steve

I have it all working now. I have no idea why it wouldn't work before but I have K1 jumper in the pin1 position and sw7 off and it now seems to work fine but I am sure I had tried that earlier. I have to say this is probably the easiest interface board I have used. The 107 makes life easy too for the VFD. Just have to get your head around some of the instructions. Got a bit more wiring to do for the 4th axis and the 48V supply for it. Put a few covers back onto the machine and I can start turning some chips out. The cabinet iand wiring tidy up isnt done of course but this is how its setup.

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 22, 2016, 04:56:50 AM »

Hi Steve

I have all of my 3 main axis working fine also the spindle is working fine as well through the 107. The only thing left is this coolant pump relay issue for K1. I am doing this right arent I ?..or should I be putting in a separate relay for the coolant and drive it from J6 pin 1 output

I have attached the current xml file

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 22, 2016, 02:59:07 AM »

I went into the setup in the spindle and saw where you were talking about. I have set the flood to output 1 but no matter what combination of jumper or dip switch I can not get the relay to operate. The led indication s going on and off at the other connector to show pin 1 activation is working.

I cant seem to get it to go. Can you look at the XML file I emailed to you Steve
Will connect up the drives tonight then work on getting the 107 for the spindle working

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 21, 2016, 11:42:50 PM »

Thanks Steve  I will look at that later today. I managed to drop in at home and get the xml file emailed direct to you today.

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 21, 2016, 08:26:46 PM »

Hi  Steve

Thats what I have setup. I will get my XML file when I get home tonight and send you a copy of it. Output1 is set Port1 and Pin 1 is what I have assigned. On the Mach screen if I tick the high or low box when I click high the relay operates as I click on it in the mach setup screen. But I can not get it to work when I use the coolant switch on the mach screen. The K2 relay works fine for the machine power and Estops with the outputs enabled function driving K2.


Mark

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Setting up a new 4 axis mill using PMDX-126 and PMDX-107

« on: August 21, 2016, 04:34:10 AM »

HI. I have got most of the issues sorted but I cant seem to get the coolant pump working on K1. I have used the machine power app note to wire the machine and Estop and limits etc all work fine. I havent tried the stepper drives yet as I want to get everything sorted first but I am sure it will be all ok. I have K2 powering the contactor for the mains power to the drives and spindle and all of this works fine but for th e life of me I cant get K1 to switch using Mach3 and only 1 parallel port. I have not wired up the 107 to the spindle yet either just wanted to get the basics working first. After this I will get the drives going properly and the machine moving then the spindle. I have set both jumpers as per the app note for machine power. What output pin from Mach3 should I be using for K1

Mark