Configuring Plasmac - a complete THC/plasma config for any hardware

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16 May 2019 20:55 #134006 by islander261

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Rod

If you have connected it correctly the Plasmac branch will handle torch break away well with the plasmac component. I have lots of experience with it now! I actually haven't lost a part since starting to use Plasmac. You do actually want it to pause and not put the machine into estop if you don't use Plasmac.

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17 May 2019 09:23 #134039 by phillc54

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Rod,
I have written a configurator to create a plasmac config. I have posted it in the Another plasma component and you may want to link to it in the first post.

Cheers, Phill.

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20 May 2019 16:38 #134374 by billykid

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first of all thanks to those who are doing this good job.
I'm doing the first tests with a 7i80 + 7i30 + thcad 0-10, the motors work and the voltage is read .. I would like to know how to use this thcad mode 0 or 1? I also have the arc-ok signal that I used with an analog thc.
Thanks in advance
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20 May 2019 21:28 - 20 May 2019 21:29 #134399 by rodw

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The THCAD mode select (W1) should be down to select unipolar mode. This gives you a 0-10v range not -5v to +5v
You should also select the divider link to 1/32 and adjust your full scale frequency and offset accordingly (eg divide the calibration spec by 32)

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21 May 2019 06:56 - 21 May 2019 07:06 #134451 by billykid

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thank you Rod, but I was referring to the 0 - 1 - 2 mode of plasmac .. in practice with or without an external arc-ok signal

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sorry i just saw a page 2 that you say use mode 1

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23 May 2019 02:11 #134646 by tommylight

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Yup that should be it, although you have the possibility of having ArcOK generated from linuxcnc.

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23 May 2019 10:14 #134682 by billykid

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thank you ,
anyway they advised me to use mode 1 with thcad and since I already have the sensor I did so

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11 Jul 2019 08:07 #139082 by phoenix

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I want reverse run where can i get it

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11 Jul 2019 08:09 #139083 by phillc54

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Why do you insist on multiple posts for the same question, it is really annoying...

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13 Jul 2019 22:00 #139268 by snugglylovemuffin

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I'm trying to clone this but she doesn't chooch.
github.com/phillc54/linuxcnc-plasmac/

Do you have an updated Git link?

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