On Thursday 09 April 2020 20:28:55 Joe H wrote:

> Should I be able to jog the axes with the drive not enabled through
> LinuxCNC with a 7i33? I have not had any success in being able to
> control movement, speed, or distance either in continuous or in step
> increments. It moves in the correct direction, but only stops when it
> exceeds following error. I tried countless PID settings.
> I thought that I could cheat, and enable the servo drives using the
> original control. I did not wire what looks to be 5V drive enable on
> the 7i33. Is this causing my trouble?

It shouldn't as the enables generally default to on.

> How can I determine what enables the servo drives on the old control?
> I have located a relay that switches when I enter a run or position
> command on the old control.

> I have schematics, but I'm not good interpreting them.
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 9:31 PM Joe H <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thank you, Andy, Peter.
> > I will try this and spend more time and effort in PID tuning per
> > John Thornton's tutorial.
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 9:18 PM andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 6 Apr 2020 at 01:18, Joe H <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > How can I scale the motor input/output and keep the encoders
> >> > scaled properly in a set up like this?
> >>
> >> Completely ignore the motors and gearing. Configure with the actual
> >> ballscrew pitch and all geared 1:1
> >>
> >> --
> >> atp
> >> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is
> >> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils
> >> and lunatics."
> >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912
> >>
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