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2000 Series Mill VFD Spindle Setup

This document is not for setting up the multiple grinder heads.

This document is a guide for setting up a main spindle and subspindle using the 2000 series VFD parameters. It assumes that the VFDs are already properly programmed and communicating on different IP addresses.

Main Spindle

This is the spindle controlled by the M03, M04, and M05. On the mill screens, it's commanded and feedback speeds are shown on the screen in the spindle section.

  1. Open the Mach Config and go to the Spindle tab
  2. Set the "Max Spindle Motor RPM" appropriately
    • By default, we ship with this value set to 3600; the customer may have other needs.
  3. Open the MachMotion configuration dialog and go to the Yaskawa V1000_0 section of the parameters.
  4. Set the "Auxiliary Control Max RPM" to match the value set in Mach Config during step 2.
  5. Set the "Command Type" to "Percentage"
  6. Set "Modbus Control Enabled" to "Yes"
  7. Set "Use RPM Feedback" to "Yes"
  8. Set "Control Source" to "Mach"

 

Subspindle

The subspindle is controlled with M103, M104, and M105. The commanded and feedback speeds are not shown on any of our screens, but can be shown on the dashboard with a register.

  1. Open the MachMotion configuration dialog and go to the Yaskawa V1000_1 section of the parameters
  2. Set the "Auxiliary Control Max RPM" to the maximum speed for the subspindle.
    • By default, we ship with this value set to 3600; the customer may have other needs.
  3. Set the "Command Type" to "Percentage"
  4. Set "Modbus Control Enabled" to "Yes"
  5. Set "Use RPM Feedback" to "Yes"
  6. Set "Control Source" to "Auxiliary"
  7. Go to the "Subspindle" section of the parameters
  8. Set "Sub Spindle Analog Output Register" to "Yaskawa-V1000_1_Auxiliary/Command_RPM"

  9. Set "Sub Spindle CCW Output" to the I/O point "Yaskawa-V1000_1_Auxiliary/REV"

  10. Set "Sub Spindle CW Output" to the I/O point "Yaskawa-V1000_1_Auxiliary/FWD"
  11. Set "Sub Spindle Enabled" to "Yes"
  12. Set "Sub Spindle Load Meter Enabled" to "Yes"
  13. Set "Sub Spindle Load Meter Register" to "Yaskawa-V1000_1_Auxiliary/Feedback_Load"
  14. Set "Sub Spindle Max RPM" to the same value used during step 2
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