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Trouble with Servo controller (new box and software)

Posted by mueller914
on 2002-10-16 00:23:15 UTC
With no motors(power or encoders) or the PC connected, I am getting 5
to 7v from the outputs of the Encoder plugs: Enc+, Chan A and Chan B
(box has three gecko 340's)

All three "fault" lights turn on

If I plug in the power and the encoder connectors from the motors,
nothing happens until I toggle to engage, then the motors will spin
and continue to turn until I kill the power to them. Unpluging the
encoder does no good.


I am trying to use TurboCNC and have it setup like this:
X= 2 step/3 dir
Y= 4 step/5 dir
Z= 6 step/6 dir

If I measure the voltage directly from the PC cable going to the
servo box, I get 5v at 2, 4 and 6

When the cable is plugged into the servo box i get 2.5v at pins 2, 4
and 6 on the inside of the servo box. It makes no differance if servo
box is turned on or not, I get the same reading.

Also, i get a 10v reading from the servo box "motor power" outputs
when nothing is hooked up, the voltage drops to near zero if I leave
my voltage reader hooked up for 30 seconds or so.

Does this sound like hardware or software issues?

Thanks

Mike Mueller

Discussion Thread

mueller914 2002-10-16 00:23:15 UTC Trouble with Servo controller (new box and software) dakota8833 2002-10-16 06:45:51 UTC Re: Trouble with Servo controller (new box and software) Jon Elson 2002-10-16 10:20:04 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Trouble with Servo controller (new box and software) Erik Reikes 2002-10-16 14:53:48 UTC Re: Trouble with Servo controller (new box and software)