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RapidPath™ is MachMotion's trademarked EtherCAT motion controller solution.  1. EtherCAT Network 1.1 What is the EtherCAT Network? The EtherCAT network consists of a single "master" node (in RapidPath, the motion controller is the master) and any number o...

Axis Setup Enabling Axes Note: This may already be setup depending on your system. On the menu bar, click Configure->Control. Then select the Motors tab (pictured below). If menu options are grayed out (not active/selectable), click the button to disa...

Spindle Setup Wiring a Spindle VFD from MachMotion The process for setting up a VFD from MachMotion is extremely simple.  VFD Other Than from MachMotion Any VFD can be wired into the Spindle Control RJ45 jack by cutting the end off of a CAT5 cable and wir...

Configuring Signals To set up and wire 24V limit/home switches, follow the steps outlined below. On the menu bar at the top of the screen select Configure->Control. Select the Input Signals Scroll down through the list until you find the differ...

Soft Limits Setup With machine homed correctly and soft limits set, the machine will not hit a physical limit switch. If at any time a command is made for the machine to move outside of the soft limits (while they are enabled), an error will appear in the sta...

Warranty Information MachMotion warranty policy is subject to change. Updated information is available at our website:https://machmotion.com/warranty   The MachMotion Teamhttp://www.machmotion.com14518 County Road 7240, Newburg, MO 65550(573) 368-7399 • F...

Turn Tip Types The tip type (usually represented by a number) expresses the direction and useful paths of travel that a particular tool can cut. Most tips are "pointed" in a particular direction and have a limited angle at which they can cut. (There are no pr...

Tool nose radius compensation provides a way to perform precise cutting with a tool that doesn't end in a perfect point. Since no tool has a perfect point, the sharpness of the point be expressed in the radius of the tool nose (the smaller the radius, the shar...

RapidPath RapidPath: Unexpected Error (Exception raised in synchronous message handler) / Motion: no axis mapped No drive/motor nodes found on the EtherCAT network! Either of these errors indicates that there were no nodes on the EtherCAT network that RMP b...

There are two parameters that affect backlash compensation behavior, the amount and the rate. The backlash amount is a measurable quantity. The rate governs how quickly all the backlash is applied. This value is probably application specific based on the inert...

Commanding a Spindle Orient M19 M Code You can command an orient using the M19 M code or by invoking the spindleorient.mcs macro. M19 [S<stopping_angle>] Orient the spindle and move it to the specified angle. If no angle is specified, 0 is used. UserGUI...

Homing Specifications Introduction The following document describes the expected behavior for different types of homing routine. It is written as expectations of what a motion controller can do; additional constraints may be added by the plug-in. Routines ar...

EverCNC Titanio - Wake and Shake When the drive powers on, when you enable for the first time, the drive will perform a "feedback sensor calibration" (FSC) that is colloquially referred to as "wake and shake." Theory (Andy, put stuff here) Configuration ...

Screw Mapping Mach 4 (after build 2107, 2014-11-17) implements symmetric, bidirectional mapping (i.e. one map that applies to both directions of travel). Builds after 4780 (2021-11-29) implement asymmetric bidirectional screw mapping (separate maps for positi...

The EverCNC drive will try to detect values for motor resistance and inductance when the drive starts up (or when the Nominal_Current parameter changes). This autodetection has limitations, so under some circumstances, it may calculate bad values. You may nee...

Manuals and Documentation SW5A9052H221-30 Manufacturer's Website (SW5A9052H221-30C0680) Installation Manual  CANopen & EtherCAT DS402 Specification for ’Titanio-Platino-Vanadio’ EVER Drives Overview documentation including display codes Motors ...

EverStudio EverCNC's low-level application for configuring and testing the drive/motor. Connecting to the Drive You need a USB-RS485 adapter for most modern computers without a serial port. The device we have in the shop has these characteristics Ha...

Mach 4 Gems These are G code and Lua snippets that have solved some problems in the past that may prove useful or insightful. Abort a Tool Change if Not Homed function UserMCodeModule.UserMainToolChangeCycle( tc ) -- If any enabled axis isn't homed, abort...