Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
Where is the Index Mask I/O pin?
One of the awesome-but-confusing things about HostMot2 is that different
firmwares have different features... And it's poorly documented what's
available. Most firmwares don't have the Index Mask feature. :-(
The best way to find out
My lathe CNC conversion uses a servo motor to drive the spindle. It is
4000ppr, with an index pulse, controlled by a 5i20 and 7i33. It uses a 1:3
pulley ratio. Can I set this up for threading?
I had a quick try, machining a simple test thread, but as I expected, using
a standard setup, I got
Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
My lathe CNC conversion uses a servo motor to drive the spindle. It is
4000ppr, with an index pulse, controlled by a 5i20 and 7i33. It uses a 1:3
pulley ratio. Can I set this up for threading?
Not without adding some hardware.
I had a quick try, machining a simple
Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
My lathe CNC conversion uses a servo motor to drive the spindle. It is
4000ppr, with an index pulse, controlled by a 5i20 and 7i33. It uses a 1:3
pulley ratio. Can I set this up for threading?
I had a quick try, machining a simple test thread, but as I expected,
First, there's an index mask option in the hostmot2 firmware.
You set the -index-mask (and optionally -index-mask-invert)
bits to true, and the index will only be active when another
input is on. Connect that other input to the correct Index
Mask physical pin, and you have an encoder
Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
First, there's an index mask option in the hostmot2 firmware.
You set the -index-mask (and optionally -index-mask-invert)
bits to true, and the index will only be active when another
input is on. Connect that other input to the correct Index
Mask physical pin, and
First, there's an index mask option in the hostmot2 firmware.
You set the -index-mask (and optionally
-index-mask-invert) bits to
true, and the index will only be active when another input is on.
Connect that other input to the correct Index Mask
physical pin, and
you have an
