Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Servo motor keeps running. (urgent help required)

You can either reverse the A and B signal from the encoder or either
change the Arm+ and Arm- wires.


Mina Aboul saad wrote:

>So I got the Campbell breakout board the Gecko 320, a demo version of Mach2,
>new encoders which I attached to my servo motor, the encoders draw 120 mA so
>I got them an external power supply DC 5V, did all the wiring, and turned
>the 80V DC supply, but the motors keep running and does not stop.
>I'll explain the exact steps I did:
>
>- Connected ERR/RES (term 5) to Enc+ (term 7)
>- Connected phase A, and phase B of the encoder to the Gecko.
>- Wired the +5VDC and the ground from external supply to the encoders.
>- Connected a 670 ohm resistor from term 6 to term 7 on the Gecko.
>- Connected the step & dir and the +5VDC from breakout board to Gecko.
>- Connected the motor Arm+ and Arm-, and connected the 80 VDC power supply.
>
>I then turned Mach2, and configured X axis only, turned the power supply on,
>the motor began to move and did not stop, I then tried to jog the axis from
>Mach2, I noticed that the motor breaks but the gecko fault lamp turn on and
>then goes out repeatedly, same thing happened when jogging in the opposite
>direction, the motor breaks and the Gecko faults repeatedly but the motor
>keeps turning in the opposite direction and won't stop.
>
>What could I be missing???
>I also noticed that the step lead on the breakout board is always on for the
>x axis even when I do not press the jogging key, and the direction lead is
>always on when jogging in one direction and goes off in the other direction,
>is this normal, or should the lead goes off after I release the jogging
>key???
>Do you think it's a problem with configuring Mach2, or is there something in
>the wiring???
>
>Please help.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Mina F.
>
>
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