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ernie
I recently purchased a breakout board from Bob Campbell. Service was great and it seems to be a quality board.
However, I tried downloading the SoundLogic.xml file (to get the pinout config) but the download puts an .hlml file name extension onto the file. Tried renaming, but the download doesn't seem to store in the correct format so Mach2 config does not recognize it, even though the xml file is in the MAch2 directory.. Any comments? Ernie |
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Michael Abbott
I received the optical breakout board from Campbell Designs I
purchased and was very impressed with the capabilities but so far have not been able to make it work correctly. I went through the bench testing of the various voltages successfully so everything is powered up correctly as far as I can determine. I hooked my gecko drives up to the X, Y and Z axis and got both LED's to light next to each axis. The cable from my PC to the system is the same one which I've used with a "dumb" breakout board but with the addition of a small gender changer. I'm fairly certain that the gender changer is not the problem but just in case I'm waiting on the delivery of a correctly gendered cable. At any rate though, after I power up and engage the gecko's the servo's start singing and lock up so I've also fairly certain that the encoders are receiving power but the board is not generating any command output using Mach2 (i.e. the axis do not move at all). Setup of the board seemed to me to be fairly simple since it came shipped to me correctly jumpered as far as I could determine. I went back to the dumb board and left my mach2 setup the same now so I can swap back and forth now fairly simply but anything else I can check would be appreciated. Mike Michael A. Abbott Cell: 713-446-5063 Office: 936-307-1323 |
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Mike
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Have you downloaded the SoundLogic.xml? It should be in the Mach2 folder. It will setup the pins for you. To load it click on Mach2 not Mach2mill and a menu will drop down and allow you to select SoundLogic then press Enter. With that done, when you bench checked it. Does Mach2 reset ? IF yes does the out4 LED come on? If yes Did the DIR LED toggle on and off as you jogged the axis? Is the Step LED on all the time? Is the jumper for the common pin set to 5v ? Let me know and we will get you going. Jim Cullins Sound Logic ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Abbott" <abbottm@...> To: <mach1mach2cnc@...> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:25 AM Subject: [mach1mach2cnc] Breakout board I received the optical breakout board from Campbell Designs I |
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Robert Campbell
Mike,
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You need to set the jumper J24 to common ground for the Rutex drives. This will provide the ground back to the PC ground that the Rutex drive needs. The Rutex drive does not have an optical isolator on the input. Bob Campbell Bob@... www.campbelldesigns.com Breakout board THC board sets CNC router plans Stepper Motors VisualMill Basic ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Abbott" <abbottm@...> To: <mach1mach2cnc@...> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:25 AM Subject: [mach1mach2cnc] Breakout board I received the optical breakout board from Campbell Designs I |
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Art
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Is it set for charge pump, and is charge pump activated? Art www.artofcnc.ca ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Abbott" <abbottm@...> To: <mach1mach2cnc@...> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:25 AM Subject: [mach1mach2cnc] Breakout board I received the optical breakout board from Campbell Designs I |
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Robert Campbell
Ernie,
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Please do a right mouse click and then save. Bob Campbell Bob@... www.campbelldesigns.com Breakout board THC board sets CNC router plans Stepper Motors VisualMill Basic ----- Original Message -----
From: "ernie" <ernie7@...> To: <mach1mach2cnc@...> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [mach1mach2cnc] Breakout board I recently purchased a breakout board from Bob Campbell. Service wasgreat and it seems to be a quality board. config) but the download puts an .hlml file name extension onto the file. Tried renaming, but the download doesn't seem to store in the correct format so Mach2 config does not recognize it, even though the xml file is in the MAch2 directory.. Any comments?
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