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in the near future. The stepper-ninja hal driver run in the servo-thread so the minimum width of one input is 1 servo thread refresh in length, with 1KHz servo-thread its 1mS, something like this: when you see a ruler, all 1mm division represents a servo thread cycle, the signal only starts in the divisions and only end on the divisions. With low spindle speed its probably working, but if you want better threading you use printer port for the lathe spindle encoder.

Hi All,I’d like your input on my planned setup.
As I mentioned in my previous post, the latency on my new machine was so high that I had to switch from the parallel port to a Mesa card. Earlier this week, I received a Mesa 7i76EU board. It looks awesome—if a bit overwhelming at first glance!My plan:

• Motors:
  I’m using 3x Longs DM542A stepper drivers, which I plan to connect to Stepper 0/1/2 outputs on the Mesa board, using what I believe is called a “single-ended” wiring configuration. My plan is to connect +5V to the ENA+, DIR+, and STEP+ on each driver, and wire the ENA (5V), DIR-, and STEP- of each driver directly to the corresponding outputs on the Mesa card.
• Spindle:
  I have a Huanyang VFD 1.5KW for spindle control. For now, I’ll keep my Modbus-over-USB setup, which seems to work well enough. I’ve read that getting Modbus running directly on the Mesa board requires a bit more advanced configuration, so I’ll save that for later.
• Homing Sensors (Capacitive, 3x):
  My plan is to connect the +24V supply to the positive (brown) wire, and field ground to the negative (blue) wire of each sensor. I intend to connect the sensor output (black) wires to Input 1, 2, and 3 on the Mesa card.

Questions:

1. Current-limiting resistor for home sensors:
   For the capacitive homing sensors, do I need to add a resistor between the output pin of the sensor and the Mesa input to protect against overcurrent? In the past, I’ve blown a few sensors and started using resistors to protect them, but those were cheap sensors—the Mesa card isn’t!
2. 2-wire touch probe:
   For my two-wire touch-off probe, I plan to connect one side to +24V field power and the signal wire to Input 4. Here too, should I add a resistor to avoid potential shorts or overcurrent situations?

Bonus questions:

• Any recommendations for best practices when wiring sensors and stepper drivers to the Mesa 7i76EU?
• Are there things I should definitely avoid to protect my Mesa card or improve reliability?
• For those who have set up Modbus on the Mesa board, how steep is the learning curve compared to using Modbus over USB?

Thanks for your advice and experiences!

Hi, I my name is Chrstian and I tend to read more on forums than to write. But as many others I am in some kind of a dead end and could use some advice...

Backstory:
I bought an used self build CNC Router. The controls were build around an USB Smooth Stepper and Mach3. Since the controls are not repair friendly (too much stuff packed in too little space with custom layout boards and same color wires) and I am more a Linux than a Windows guy, I am in the process to upgrade to LinuxCNC.

I use an 7i92 and an 7i76

One of the last steps missing is the spindle control (1,5kw china spindle with ER16). For some reason the person, who built the router went with an "Lenze 822MV" 400V 2,2kw VFD.

After the long introduction, my question:
Where can I get my 10V reference (Spindle +) from this VFD? If someone might take a look and give me a hint, I would appreciate it.

The manual for the "Application IO Module" that is used, can be found here: www.becker-antriebstechnik.org/WebRoot/H...__v6-0__DE_EN_FR.pdf
(page 21 starts the english description)

The manual for the actual VFD (should not matter that much, just in case):https://www.lenze.com/en-de/products/inverters/previous-products-inverters/8200-motec

Currently connections A1, 2x7 (GND), 59, 28 and 2U are connected. I have absolutely no Idea where they go to...

In case the VFD does not have an 10V reference voltage, what are my options? Do the cheap 20€ 4channel 2,5V, 5V, 7.5V, 10V reference voltage things from ebay work?
Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance for the help (and all the help I got from the forum without having to ask).

Christian aka TheRealMable