HAL Edits for RS485 / VFD Spindle Control

spindle.0.speed-out is clearly there in the screenshot.

Two possibilities spring to mind, one of them rather wierd.

1) You have the net commands for the spindle too early in the HAL file, ie before the motmod module has been loaded.

2) The - in speed-out is the wrong sort of dash. Though it looks right in this case. Maybe try re-typing it using the minus key. I think I typed out the example text on my Mac on a train, and it likes to be clever with typography.

@andypugh I relocated the net commands after the motmod .......

IT WORKS!

I cannot tell you how grateful I am -- I've been going round in circles for so long and now cannot stop smiling.

Looks like you have a very simple VFD/Spindle setup. If you are using a simple spindle setup that may be enough. If you have a machine with any type of gear ration between the motor and spindle the following may be of use.I'm using RS485 VFD to control the spindle on three different machines:

• Router - high speed spindle 24000 RPM with a CommanderSK VFD (capable of 1000hz).
• Mill - Six pulley combinations connected to nominal 1725 RPM @ 60 hz motor with a GS2 VFD. [MANUAL BELT CHANGE]
• Lathe - Six pulley combinations connected to nominal 1750 RPM @ 60 hz motor with a CommanderSK VFD. [MANUAL BELT CHANGE]
  
  With the Router I don't have to worry about gearing changes (or sending commands greater than the VFD can handle). 

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  With the Mill and Lathe, I only recently figured out a way to easily change scaling to match the gearing using pid FF0.
   

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  Using PID component is nice for several reasons:
  1. I can use the gmoccapy/Calibration to change/test/save [SPINDLE_0]FF0 while running linuxcnc whenever I change belts.
  2. I can set [SPINDLE_0]MAX_OUTPUT to avoid sending illegal RPM commands to the VFD which get ignored and can cause a crash if you aren't checking the at-speed status.I added a [SPINDLE_0]MAXIMUM_MOTOR_RPM parameter to the .ini and kick off a message to change belt if the motor RPM is maxed out.  
     
     Here are my additions to Mill.ini for this implementation:
     Mill.ini
     
     
     Code:

     [DISPLAY] MESSAGE_BOLDTEXT = NONE MESSAGE_TEXT = VFD using maximum motor RPM. MESSAGE_TYPE = okdialog MESSAGE_PINNAME = VFD-max-motor-rpm [SPINDLE_0] P = 0 I = 0 D = 0 FF0 = 1.135 [code]MAX_OUTPUT = 1799
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In the near future I intend to redo my spindle encoders and use the  forum.linuxcnc.org/47-hal-examples/27071-automatic-spindle-gea idea to automatically choose FF0.