MachPro Lathe Setup Manual

Introduction

Configure your motion controller including: axis calibration, homing, limits, and I/O

Lathe settings

These are the ~~default~~ settings for the most commonly used Lathe features.

Pull down Configure -> Control -> Settings tab
Click the button to flatten the full settings tree, then expand the Spindle section

Brake

~~The spindle brake is enabled by default. This for a brake that will slow the spindle to stop, not a brake that will hold the spindle in a stopped position.~~

Gear shifter

Before configuring the gear shifter, you need to configure your gear ranges. Use this portion of the Spindle Calibration document for gear range configuration. Set MaxRPM values for each gear

The default settings will work for a lathe with a manual gear shifter.

You may use M-codes to run the gear change cycle during a job. M40 - M45 change ranges from 0 to 5. M40 P# can also be used where # is the gear range to use

Load

Connect your encoder to an analog input and map the Spindle Load Meter Register to that input

Orient

MachPro uses M19 to run the orient sequence.

M19 – Spindle Orient

The two primary ways to use it are in Manual or Automatic mode

For Manual mode, the default configuration will work without any changes

For Automatic mode configure:

Spindle Orient Type Auto
Spindle Orient Style Macro
Spindle Orient Output
Spindle Orient Input

You may change the other parameters according to what your system needs.

Sub Spindle

~~Subspindle~~The minimum settings that need to be configured for the subspindle are:

Sub Spindle Enabled

Sub Spindle CW output

Sub Spindle CCW output

Sub Spindle Max RPM

Use M-codes to control the sub spindle

M013 CW start

M104 CCW start

M105 stop