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means all Ok Thank you...
but what you mean with 3.3v?

I'll try and find my old .hal file for my mill tomorrow , I  got that working with prox and limit switches, I think they were all wired to one input also. It was with a BOB though not remora 

I think it homes one axis at a time. Hits the switch backs back off again a set amount. Then moves on to the next axis and so on 

Hi
Looking for a bit of help from the more experienced cnc'ers out there.
I am in the process of converting an old Magnum Phoenix EZ CNC wood lathe to linuxcnc. As it was originally fitted with nema 23 steppers I bought a cheap kit off amazon with nema 23 270oz steppers, TB6600 drivers and a 24v supply. Drivers do not seem to have enough torque as it may turn a bit but then just jitters. Woret on the long z axis.  I purchased a 36v supply and a pair of 425oz nema 23 steppers.
Neither increasing the power supply voltage alone or switching to the 425 oz steppers seem to make any noticeable difference. when it is stuttering ie not turning, it only takes a little bit of help by turning the screw with my fingers to get it moving and I don't notice any difference in the amount of help it needs with 24/36 or 270oz/425oz.
I have reduced the velocity and acceleration in stepconf and while slowing it down seems to help it certainly does not fix it.  Only thing i have not changed is the drivers. Is that the next logical step or is there anything in config I may need to look at?

When you get an error, what does:

halcmd show param *.tmax

(typed in a terminal)

show?

This will help determine where the fault lies

Murphy wrote:

I think that's explained in the Linuxcnc manual. If you look in that it may explain how to do it. What mill is it ? My .hal file I uploaded a few posts back. Have a look at that. It's a lathe though. I'll be starting my mill with remora next month.  I'm waiting for parts to arrive, to build a circuit to drive the 12v stepper drivers  first. My mill has limits and prox sensors.
 

If your thinking about here - linuxcnc.org/docs/html/config/ini-homing...witch_example_layout - that seems to be for only one axis. I get that and it works. My question is how do I add 2 more axis with shared limit/home switches onto that one pin. That does not seem to be explained.

CR8 is a power LED, illuminated when the 7I96S 3.3V is present.

Well, the suggestion to put a pot on the input seems to of done the trick, as I had to go look at the pictures in the manual again I noticed the factory had the signal on the wrong pin on the VFD. (sigh) Hooking up the pot worked and when the correct pin was wired in, it's working!!! So that problem solved. At least now I can focus on the limit/home switches all on one pin.

Thank you Murphy and Cake! I'm a bit overwhelmed seeing the spindle work as it should. Thank you!

I think that's explained in the Linuxcnc manual. If you look in that it may explain how to do it. What mill is it ? My .hal file I uploaded a few posts back. Have a look at that. It's a lathe though. I'll be starting my mill with remora next month.  I'm waiting for parts to arrive, to build a circuit to drive the 12v stepper drivers  first. My mill has limits and prox sensors.

For now I'll address the next question I have. My machine was built with all 6 proximity sensors wired in series inside the machine with only 1 wire for signal. Homing works but any attempt to add the limit switch part in results in a failure to home after the first axis, saying that a limit switch was tripped. Reading through the forum, I saw a few mentions that it should be possible, but there were no actual examples of how it is done. The best I found was one with all 3 homes on one pin and all 3 limits on another. For now it is moving OK, (I figured out how scale works) and got it set right. Tell it to move 10mm and it moves 10mm. so I can fall back on the soft limits... Better than nothing.

Thanks Cakeslob, I forgot your using the stm32 :/ the code in the hal file is the same for 0-10v and PWM ? Just the gain determines the difference?
In my VFD there is an option for 0-10v, 0-5v and external digital signal. Is it 0-5v or digital signal for PWM ?

@scotta , any ideas why it's doing this?

Files attached.

 

I wouldn't give up on the VFD yet, if it requires 0-10v it should work. I think you can test it externally with a potentiometer. Post your .hal file. You can hook a multimeter between com and AI1 of the controller . If that's still 0v there is more than likely something wrong with the code.

Look at remora.sp.0 in halshow and see what it's doing when you adjust speed

Hello,
The Mesa Card is glowing yellow, I believe that must be the CR8.
I measured exactly 5.00V with a multimeter.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be?
Thank You
Best Regards Tom

OK, at this point I think I need to rip out this junk, out of production, no clear manual VFD and buy a new unit that has a video on how to set it up. At least that will eliminate one variable as I have no way of knowing if it was ever set up correctly and that subject is way off topic for this forum.

So if I can get a VFD that I can program and setup correctly, you all think what I have for a configuration will work then?

added ini:
added hal:Work!


I still need to figure out why the home search has to be done so slowly.