Path Pilot Configs 5I15/7I76

Setting up my lathe finally .

I hooked up estop switch Vfield to pin 1 of tb 6 input 00 I tried the sample configs and un hashed items. But no success just kept getting errors and Machine has been estoped. Restore Power to machine and click reset to continue.

I have got movement on LCNC ini and hal attached. I have not hooked up the VFD yet. I can change any of the wiring for the inputs outputs as needed. Any help would be appreciated.

TB2 Connector.
X Axis
Pin 1 GND
Pin 3 Step+
Pin 5 Dir +
Pin 6 +5VP

Z Axis
Pin 13 Ground
Pin 15 Step+
Pin 17 Dir +
Pin 18 +5VP

TB3 Connector
Spindle Encoder
Pin 7 ENCA+
Pin 9 GND
Pin 10 ENCB+
Pin 12 +5VP

Field Power
Pin 22 +5V
Pin 24 GND

TB4 Spindle
(Not Connected Yet I Have A Hitichi WJ200 VFD I WIll be Connecting)

TB1 (W2 Left) Vin/Field Same Source
Pin 5 Vin LogiC +12V
Pin 8 GND

TB5
No Connections

TB6
Inputs
Pin 1 Input 0 E-Stop (Installed)
Pin 2 Input 1 Limit/Home X Axis
Pin 3 Input 2 Limit/Home Z Axis
(Not sure if it will support independent switches Z+ Limit Z- Limit with Z+ Limit used for Home)

Outputs
Pin 17 Output 0 Coolant
Pin 18 Output 1 Light (Not sure if i will use it if not supported path pilot I will remove)

I will also be using the vistacnc P1A-S pendant hal is attached.

Just not my luck today! USB Stick died attachment failed time to do it again on LCNC.

Solution That Seems To Work....

########################################################################
#E-stop
net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
net machine-ok-raw hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.input-00 => machine-ok-db.in
net machine-ok-debounced machine-ok-db.out => estop-latch.0.ok-in
net estop estop-latch.0.ok-out => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in
net estop-reset iocontrol.0.user-request-enable => estop-latch.0.reset

She Moves...


Now On to more fun stuff.

Almost Done.... Few More Bugs...

Limit switch issue solved had a broken mechanical switch homes and soft limits working.

Installing the VistaCNC Pendent = Fail Using their Instructions for the Make File. (Does Not Install) I Will Contact Vista CNC next week!

Copy and move following files to PathPilot PC under /home/operator

Makefile
vc-p1as
vc-p1as-pp.hal
99-vistacnc-pendant.rules

Double click Makefile, select Run. This will install vc-p1as to /usr/bin and
99-vistacnc-pendant.rules to /lib/udev/rules.d

X Negative Programing.

Using the Key Board to jog to get X Negative it is the down key would like to change it to the up key so the machine moves in the dir that relative to keyboard in-front of you.

Spindle Speed Seems to be Hard Coded some place Locked at 180 to 2500 RPM.

I Changed the INI to my setup No Sucess. I know my VFD and Motor Combo at 10V Can Turn the Spindle 3000 RPM but i only have it set Min 50rpm to 2200.

When I set it at 180/250RPM Spot on +- 2-3 RPM. 500 +- 5-10 RPM 1,500 +/- 15-20 RPM 2200 - 30 RPM.

[SPINDLE]
LO_RANGE_MIN = 50
LO_RANGE_MAX = 2200
LO_SCALE = 1.0
HI_RANGE_MIN = 50
HI_RANGE_MAX = 2200
HI_RANGE_SCALE = 1.0

Digital Pot Settings Encoder is 2000PPR A+ B+ Indx+ so should I set ENCODER_SCALE at 2000 or 8000. I get activity on screen on the A & B but nothing on the Index pulse is prob to fast. Right now turning by hand just got the pins to make a longer cable then will reinstall on the machine.

[SPINDLE_9]
ENCODER_SCALE = -8000.0
OUTPUT_SCALE = 2930
OUTPUT_MIN_LIMIT = -2930
OUTPUT_MAX_LIMIT = 2930

Also seems the axis speed IPM is also hard Coded 60ipm max Z and 30ipm X

Nice!! Did you get it up and running? Any videos?

Have movement but have not had time to mess with it much due to prior obligations. (AKA Earning a Living)

Have a couple weeks off... may get motivation to go back out and play or may just take to scrap yard and buy a tormach or haas unsure.

Whats up , nothing we can''t fix lol .
email me your configs and the pathpilot log.

most of the error popups are actually caused for no reason other than errors in the config
looking at the pathpilot log in gcode/logs/pathpilotlog will show the actual error and the line exactly the same as using
dmesg in lcnc .

did you change the 5i25 fpga and upload using mesaflash etc ?
i notice theirs a few parts missing , so can understand why your getting the errors
i will knock it all into a working version thats tested .

Sarah






Sarah

It Move's as far as I got before work called.



Still trying to get limits to work hit a limit and will not allow it to back off it just locks up PP.

Scrap yard? Man you're so close I would finish it, I'm sure it's something simple that once discovered will be a "duh" moment.. happens alot at this stage of the game from my research. cncbasher probably can get you started in the right direction, she is sharp as a tack on this stuff! I hope you decide to finish it, it looks like a fantastic setup!!

Chris