Thanks, Gene I won't dwell on that then. It must be something else I've done incorrectly.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:33 PM Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Emc-users mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
