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by bpmsl
Tue 10 Jan , 2012 13:01 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Harting connector info and pin removal tool
Replies: 1
Views: 5137

Re: Harting connector info and pin removal tool

This works a treat, but be prepared for a shock when you opent the packet, for the price its a very small tool but works very efficiently, I wouldn't be without it now.
by bpmsl
Tue 10 Jan , 2012 12:56 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

OK thanks for all your help. At least I know that my current kit wont cover the job. I'm going to look into using my rs232 stepper drivers to controll a lightweight 4 axis machine but if that doesnt work out I'll drop technical a line and find out costs of a nextstep card. Thansk again youve been ve...
by bpmsl
Tue 10 Jan , 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

OK thanks youve been very helpfull so far, Taking the next logical step, do you have any information on the denford top board re if the option pins are used as direction step and boost, and if the 4th option pin is used for home? I've found documentation that sugests the option pins are used for ste...
by bpmsl
Sat 07 Jan , 2012 17:37 pm
Forum: Triac
Topic: 4th Axis on the Triac PC
Replies: 5
Views: 4754

Re: 4th Axis on the Triac PC

Hi Paul, I'm looking to do some thing similar on my novamill, could you please provide more details on how you did this? Your help would be much appreciated. It sounds like you're saying that the opt lines go straight to the option connector? If so which pins? Did you just bell out the lines with a ...
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 17:45 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

Thanks for the reply on the eurocard page I must have posted there in error, wondered where it was. So am I out of luck making a 4 axis machine with a stock board? Or do your boards have a 4th axis?
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 17:34 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

OK page 5 of the doc from your linked post only lists stepper 0 to 2, so where is stepper 3 IO for step, direction and microstep for the 4th axis? Or is that the option IO? I prob need to look at a 4 axis mnt file, are there any 4 axis machines already listed in vrmilling that have mnt files with a ...
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 17:21 pm
Forum: Downloads
Topic: Baldor eurocard schematic and 96 way pinout
Replies: 3
Views: 14633

Re: Baldor eurocard schematic and 96 way pinout

Or am i looking at getting using the option IO lines?

Cheers
Barry
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 17:20 pm
Forum: Downloads
Topic: Baldor eurocard schematic and 96 way pinout
Replies: 3
Views: 14633

Re: Baldor eurocard schematic and 96 way pinout

Thanks but the a/c/b table and page 5 onlly discusses stepper 0 to 2 does that mean there is no channel number 3 for a 4th stepper axis?
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 16:20 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

So which are the pins which would work the 4th axis if it all goes to plan?
only X, Y and Z are discussed in your linked thread.

Or would I set that in the mnt file?

I'm software litterate so there may be hope...

Barry
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 15:50 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Re: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board

So it sounds like there is hope... Small steps for me, currently I have the steppers running in a harness as a pseudo novamill via vrmilling. They all move via jog control and the DC motor drive output runs up to over 100v. in my naivety i'd assumed that i could duplicate the settings in the vr mill...
by bpmsl
Fri 06 Jan , 2012 13:57 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?
Replies: 12
Views: 8930

Connecting a 4th axis drive to a denstep Red 7 seg board?

Hi, My spare novamill control box is now fully functional and I've decided to put it to good use, I have a set of compatible steppers and have them running perfectly on a prototype loom. I'm hoping to make a 4 axis hot wire foam cutter, obviously I need to control a 4th axis. Having dug around in th...
by bpmsl
Tue 03 Jan , 2012 14:23 pm
Forum: Novamill
Topic: Machine Connector type and pin removal tool
Replies: 1
Views: 2695

Machine Connector type and pin removal tool

Can anyone identify / reccomend a pin removal tool for a 1999 novamill machine connector?
I'm sure I sorted this a while back but cant find any record of what it was.

Cheers
Barry M
by bpmsl
Mon 10 Oct , 2011 12:02 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine
Replies: 5
Views: 5127

Re: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine

Yes it was an ebay purchase, it was guarenteed working but the battery life was unknown by the seller. That was fine for me as it'll always be on mains power, and for the move from the my study to the workshop on battery isnt an issue either. So I guess because tha battery is relatively expensive to...
by bpmsl
Sun 09 Oct , 2011 16:04 pm
Forum: NovaTurn
Topic: Novaturn and FLSTEP
Replies: 6
Views: 8468

Re: Novaturn and FLSTEP

For ther record the zip file attached above worked seemlessly when installing onto my "new" Toughbook within DOS (Win2k / Dos optional boot with 300mhz celeron processor, see my post re VRmilling in the software section). Glad I uploaded it 'cos to be honest I couldnt remember how to set FLStep up. ...
by bpmsl
Sat 08 Oct , 2011 18:18 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine
Replies: 5
Views: 5127

Re: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine

ok for the record 2.31 with a v2.1 mint chip runs super smooth on this toughbook cf-m34t with win2k and hardware rs232, compared to my previous setup (2.08, 2.0 chip, xp and usb rs232 adaptor) which was slow to respond and jerky. Connected it up and it just worked. Very happy especially with the tou...
by bpmsl
Fri 07 Oct , 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine
Replies: 5
Views: 5127

Re: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine

Thanks again will keep that in mind.

For the record, as usual, I'm astounded at the speed and quality of support you folks give to a hobbyist for a machine thats been bought second hand and over a decade old.

Cheers
BPM
by bpmsl
Fri 07 Oct , 2011 8:56 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine
Replies: 5
Views: 5127

Will VR milling 2.13 run on a Celeron 300Mhz machine

Hi, I've got hold of an old toughbook, the only discrepancy it has against the min OS in the manual for VR Milling 2.31 is that the procssor is a celeron one, and it has Win 2k installed. Will this cause me an issue for running my novamill? I'm not bothered about the simulation etc as that'll be don...
by bpmsl
Wed 05 Oct , 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Novamill
Topic: Spare Novamill based station wired differently...
Replies: 11
Views: 8119

Re: Spare Novamill based station wired differently...

Thanks Martin Will do.

Cheers
BPM
by bpmsl
Wed 05 Oct , 2011 12:22 pm
Forum: Novamill
Topic: Novamill control box fault, duff power supply??
Replies: 14
Views: 8817

Re: Novamill control box fault, duff power supply??

Thanks folks.
Both points noted.

Cheers
BPM
by bpmsl
Tue 04 Oct , 2011 18:47 pm
Forum: Novamill
Topic: Novamill control box fault, duff power supply??
Replies: 14
Views: 8817

Re: Novamill control box fault, duff power supply??

Pic of link cable attached, I connected 0vDc (core 60 at DC transformer) to the wire that was connected to the 0v output tapping from the transformer (Core 28 straight to card pin 5) and similar for the 28v AC and +24v DC (Core 61 at DC transformer) wires hence that feeds +24v DC thru core 27 via th...