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Reversing Pendant Direction Mach3

Description of the problem:

The axis is moving in the opposite direction that you are commanding with the pendant.
 
Solution:

To reverse the pendant direction with a Apollo III or Interpreter 1000, follow these steps (for Apollo I, see below):


     1. Go to PlugIn Control->Vital DSPMC Status
     2. Rotate the MPG and identify which channel the signal is coming in on
DSPMC-Encoder-Status.png
     3. Go to Config->Config Plugins
     4. Press the yellow CONFIG button next to the M3DSPMC Plugin
Config-Plugins.png
     5. On the System tab find the Hardware Encoder Polarity box
     6. Reverse the polarity on the channel identified in step 2
Encoder-Polarity.png
     7. Press the [Update DSPMC] button
     8. Press [OK]
 
 
For Apollo I, follow these steps:
 
     1. Open the Pokeys plugin (similar to opening M3DSPMC plugin above)
     2. Press [Configure]
     3. On the Encoders settings tab,  check/uncheck Invert on Fast encoder 1
pokeys_pin.png
  
     4. Press [OK]
 
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