Ok, I am gonna admit I a bit over my head and trying to figure out stuff as I go. The projected was started to find the partner disappear on me....which has left me trying to figure out how to get this stuff working.
I have a grizzly g0602 lathe that I have done the cnc conversion on. I used the BDtools kit along with stuff from cnc4pc and automation technologies to convert to cnc. I decided to do the VFD upgrade at the same time. Unlike the guides out there for VFD conversion, I chose to copy a build I saw on another forum that used the cnc4pc c41 PWM board to control the motor.....and thats where I am stuck! A c35 board controls the entire system...
I got the VFD running as per the guides out there (they assume you will be using the front controls with an added pot to control speed)....the programming of the VFD required all of two settings to change (F04 and F05) to make it work. Once I tried to interface the C41 board, is where stuff got a bit confusing.
I got the motor to move, goes the correct direction and increases speed. However I cannot make it run the other way and it keeps showing a Yellow fault in mach3. I am guessing a setting is not correct in either mach3 or in the Teco VFD controller. I know my wiring is correct....the previous build I copied has the wiring posted, but he stopped posting before he put the VFD or Mach3 settings.
My teco settings
F04 001
F05 002
F06 000
F11 000
F12 001
F15 017
In mach3
Step Pin 14
Dir Pin 8
Step Port 1
Dir Port 1
At this point I don't know if I have a pin wrong or something not turned on in mach3 like I should....possibly I don't have the jumpers correct on the c41 board. I dunno...a bit stumped.
Any help would be great.....I know I am in a bit over my head, but getting this thing working is the goal.
Later EddieO
I have a grizzly g0602 lathe that I have done the cnc conversion on. I used the BDtools kit along with stuff from cnc4pc and automation technologies to convert to cnc. I decided to do the VFD upgrade at the same time. Unlike the guides out there for VFD conversion, I chose to copy a build I saw on another forum that used the cnc4pc c41 PWM board to control the motor.....and thats where I am stuck! A c35 board controls the entire system...
I got the VFD running as per the guides out there (they assume you will be using the front controls with an added pot to control speed)....the programming of the VFD required all of two settings to change (F04 and F05) to make it work. Once I tried to interface the C41 board, is where stuff got a bit confusing.
I got the motor to move, goes the correct direction and increases speed. However I cannot make it run the other way and it keeps showing a Yellow fault in mach3. I am guessing a setting is not correct in either mach3 or in the Teco VFD controller. I know my wiring is correct....the previous build I copied has the wiring posted, but he stopped posting before he put the VFD or Mach3 settings.
My teco settings
F04 001
F05 002
F06 000
F11 000
F12 001
F15 017
In mach3
Step Pin 14
Dir Pin 8
Step Port 1
Dir Port 1
At this point I don't know if I have a pin wrong or something not turned on in mach3 like I should....possibly I don't have the jumpers correct on the c41 board. I dunno...a bit stumped.
Any help would be great.....I know I am in a bit over my head, but getting this thing working is the goal.
Later EddieO