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Ethercat GA500 or V1000 on an RPKM
If you run across one of these and don't know how to set it up, this worked for me. Make sure that Modbus control is disabled on V1000_0 in the MM plugin! Set the up the VFD as shown here, Use RPM instead of percentage. Note: Not sure this is correct. T...
Yaskawa Modbus VFD Using Inputs for General Use
In the VFD we need to set parameters H1-01 to H1-06 to 000F to make them not used in the drive so we can monitor them. Reboot the VFD after changing the H1 parameters Next in Mach we need to add a new Modbus function under the Yaskawa-V1000-MON-x connec...
Spindle Speed Variation SSV
M38 / M39 Spindle Speed Variation On/Off Spindle Speed Variation (SSV) allows the operator to specify a range within which the spindle speed continuously varies. This is helpful in suppressing tool chatter, which can lead to an undesirable part finish and/or ...
Self Install Quick Sheet
Motor Couplings R+W Couplings: https://www.rw-america.com/ Ruland Couplings: https://www.ruland.com/ Misc. Bolts and Screws McMaster Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/ Bolt Depot: http...
Mach4 Logging and Log File
To access the Mach Logging select diagnostics and then Logging... From this window we can Pin the window to stay on top or Start, Pause, Write log to disk or Clear the file written to the disk. You can also clear the log in the current dialog or save the c...
Arc Center Mode
Large Arcs when Loading GCode If you are getting large arc and circles displayed in the tool path when you load the file most likely your the Arc Center Mode is not correct. This means the GCode file you are loading is not specifying the mode its expecting M...
Changing from Single Phase to Three Phase Incoming Power (Hitachi VFD)
If you are getting an Over-Current Alarm on a Hitachi VFD verify that it is getting three phase power. Check Voltage between L1 and L2, L2 and L3, L1 and L3 at the drive. If you are only getting single phase it is likely VFD will need to be resized or yo...
Set-up Procedure for MachMotion 2000 Series Demo Control
Remove From Case and Connect Hardware 1) Place keyboard, mouse pad, and mouse in the control tray. 2) Ensure connection of WiFi and pendant antennas as shown in the photo below. 3) Connect a plug-in power cable. Connect to WiFi Network 1) Click on t...
Leadshine Setup
Make sure the transformer supplying power to these drives is isolated from ground. If it isn't and the usb cable is used to try to connect to it, then it will blow the drive along with melting the cable. Best way to program for safety reasons is over RapidPath...
MachPro Package Installation
MachPro 26 CNC Software Roadmap Prerequisites Minimum Recommended Windows (supported versions) Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 Currently sold version Processor 2.0 GHz processor 3.0+ GHz multi-core CPU RAM 8 GB 16 GB ...
Drive Error List - Leadshine
Errors Not on Table Codes that have shown up but are not listed on the error table below or with information. E570 which is expected while the system is not enabled. It will clear once the safety relay is active and it receives that input. E152 will show ...
Documentation
Files Files pertaining to this safety relay can be found on the server under "M:\Production\Products\Safety Relays\Mosaic Documentation". Two jobs with this relay are DiPaolo 20498 and CR Plastic 20251. Noticed Behavior Due to changes made in the program fi...
Setup
Getting Started In order to connect to this safety relay in order to interact with it their software is going to be needed. It can be located at https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/safety/safety_controllers/master_module/mosaic-m1. It will a...
Dold Safety Relay
MachMotion uses Dold safety relays on many electrical enclosures to provide the right level of safety needed in an emergency condition. Delayed Safety Relay vendor part BH5928-92-61-24-30, MachMotion P/N 170323 A delayed safety relay is used to allow time...
Adding a monitor to a 2000 series
With a DFI mother board only an unconverted DVI cable will work. With I-base (AMD) use an HDMI. As a disclaimer though adding a new monitor will work, we do not recommend our customers open up a 2000 series control and doing so to add a monitor would void ...
Lua Training
What is Lua? Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description. Reference Information For programm...
GCAdapter
1. Introduction Overview The GCAdapter is a highly customizable post that works inside of Mach 4 that changes GCode to Mach compatible GCode. This manual will describe how to use the GCAdapter. File Locations GCAdapter.lua In the Mach4 directory, GCAda...
Keyence Safety Relay
Keyence GC-1000 Initial Setup Starting on a clean install of a Keyence setup requires installing their software. It can be located on the server under "\MachMotion\Production\Products\Safety Relays\Keyence\GC-1000", take the file "GC_Configurator_1148.zip"...
Modbus Operation In Mach4
Setup Below are the main plugins used for Modbus Control. Configure -> Plugins -> MachMotion Modbus Plugin. Configure -> Plugins -> Modbus Troubleshooting Modbus will automatically re-connect if it disconnects.
ZeroBrane Studio Debugging
Getting Started Open ZeroBrane Studio from the top Menu under Operator and then select Open Script Editor to launch the program. If it's the first time running the software than you can skip the step selecting Project and Reselect Lua Environment. ZeroBra...