I can make a video if you guys want me to describing the problem.. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 11:28 PM andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok gene just a update > > I have the mesa card connected to the vfd now. > > currently the analog signal is working fine I can it being read by the vfd > which is good. > > I am having trouble with the control signals though. > > I currently have the 7i76 spindle enable pin switching the forward pin on > the vfd > the spindle direction pin on 7i76 switches reverse pin on vfd > > I am a bit stuck with what I need to do to connect up the hal signals.. > any help there would be appreciated. and let me know what info you need > from me. > > regards > > Andrew > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 7:02 PM andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I have a schiender vfd made in France so a proper manual lol. >> >> It's just the Mesa card I'm not sure about lol >> >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 9:10 PM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: >> >>> On Monday 16 March 2020 00:28:43 andrew beck wrote: >>> >>> > Hey guys.. >>> > >>> > this has probably been rehashed a few times but did some google >>> > searches and couldn't find it so am asking here >>> > >>> > I just want to connect my mesa 7i76 spindle outputs to my vfd. >>> > >>> > I will use 0-10 volts control speed reference and a forward pulse and >>> > reverse pulse. >>> > >>> > I am not sure what actual pins I should be using though and am >>> > slightly confused. >>> > >>> > any help would be appreciated >>> >>> There are pins designated for that on the 7i76D, what seems to confuse >>> folks is that the spindle speed is an electronic resistor that acts >>> exectly like the arm of the front panel speed pot on the vfd, but the >>> vfd must be programmed to use it that way. Print the 7i76 manual and >>> reread it, it is explained. >>> >>> Less clearly done is the explanation in the vfd manual as most are >>> chinglish or engrish translations that are only half-assedly done. >>> Sometimes they switch halves in mid sentence too, just to make it >>> interesting :-[ >>> >>> > regards >>> > >>> > Andrew >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Emc-users mailing list >>> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >>> >>> Cheers, Gene Heskett >>> -- >>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. >>> - Louis D. Brandeis >>> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
