Category: General LinuxCNC Questions
I decided to make a separate post for this. I have a Mazak Qt20 that is retrofitted with Linuxcnc. Currently I have a x and z axis.I want to mount a live spindle to the turret and use the spindle as the C axis. This spindle drive is a A06b-6044-h011 AC servo drive, I'm not sure what motor it uses, there is no tag on it. The motor drives a gearbox that drives the spindle and the spindle is connected to an encoder that is driven with a toothed belt. The encoder is a Tamagawa RFH1024-22-1m.
How should I connect the components ? Do I need to connect the encoder to the drive, as it currently is, or should I connect it directly to the Mesa card? Is there any other I/O pins that I should connect to or from the drive, other than enable, gnd, -V, 0V? How do I set this up in my INI and Hal configurations?
I will attach a wiring diagram of the drive.