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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 26, 2015, 08:01:33 PM »

It's alive !
        Thanks Steve that combination worked. The motor starts and stops on command from MACH4   I also adjusted  the calibration pot to calibrate
per instructions, after running for about two minutes the motor would dip in speed and then resume to high speed. It evening here and I will look into it tomorrow, my first thinking is the adjustments on the motor controller. I would like your ideas on adding a relay for the spindle power. Does J2 act like dry contacts, could I switch a motor contactor 115 v  using J2 ?
 
     Regards   Bob   aa1pi

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 26, 2015, 02:57:54 PM »

Hi Steve,
                      The voltage was not 54 VDC
     
      s3 to s1     is 4.96 VDC    not connected to anything.
     
      S3 connected to AREF
      S1 connected to AGND     voltage between S1 & S3     is  1.592 VDC

      AGND to AOUT    is  1.379 VDC

      The voltages are with the samrtbob and 407 off

      With the smartbob and 407 off I connected the S2 to AOUT the spindle motor started.
      next I turned the spindle on in MACH4 the PMDX 407 LED's come on with the PWM being medium brightness.
      next I tried to calibrate and had no response in increase or decrease in speed

       you referred to " S word "   where do I find this ?  I am using MACH4

           Regards   Bob aa1pi      aa1pi is my amateur radio call sign.   I have test equip including O scope

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 25, 2015, 09:15:54 PM »

Steve ,I tried this combination And it didn't work for me, before asking for help,I can see that this is the obvious connections   S3 to S1 = 54 VDC  and S2 just touching the volt meter to this connection sends the motor into high speed.
   Page15 of the manual shows the common at a different location  INH2  I WAS IN HOPE THAT LED TO THE ANSWER OF THIS PROBLEM.
cOULD YOU PLEASE LOOK AT THIS AGAIN,   A LINK TO THE MANUAL IS IN A SEPARATE POST.
  BEST REGARDS
                        AA1PI

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 25, 2015, 06:54:23 PM »

I found the manual for the controller I have     https://www.minarikdrives.com/descriptions/document/250-0101.pdf

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 25, 2015, 06:40:32 PM »

Thanks for the quick replys. After removing the controller I found the model number. The speed control is made by Minarik Electric , Glendale CA. model  MM31002A   115 volts.
 

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / PMDX 407 Need help

« on: February 25, 2015, 02:53:35 PM »

I have the PMDX 407 and at this point I have tried several different combinations of wiring with no sucsess.
I am converting an early model SpectraLight, it presently has a potentiometer.   The speed control is made by Minarik Electric  model  MM31002A
I first tried taking the three wires from the pot and wired different combinations to J3 , I tried a separate power source. I also tried two wires on J2 and 1 wire on J3 out.
although using J2 started and stopped the spindle motor ,I still had no speed control.
                                                                                            Regards  aa1pi

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: PMDX-407 Power and Specs

« on: February 25, 2015, 02:21:27 PM »

I have the PMDX 407 and at this point I have tried several different combinations of wiring with no sucsess.
I am converting an early model SpectraLight, it presently has a potentiometer.   The speed control is made by Minarc Electric.
I first tried taking the three wires from the pot and wired different combinations to J3 , I tried a separate power source. I also tried two wires on J2 and 1 wire on J3 out.
although using J2 started and stopped the spindle motor ,I still had no speed control.
                                                                                            Regards  aa1pi

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Re: DS1 outputs enabled only lights up for one second

« on: February 17, 2015, 05:29:44 PM »

Thanks   Bob , It was because ,,no jumper    I used J10  I had placed a jumper on this and it didn't give me the results that I was looking for
so I removed it.
  So this time I found that I had to restart the software for it to take control.
   Regards    Bob Carter

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / DS1 outputs enabled only lights up for one second

« on: February 17, 2015, 04:24:23 PM »

PMDX-422 USB  BUILD 2223,   SN 32680  REV B1  ,  USING MACH4 HOBBY  ( LICENSED)
JP3=GND,   JP1=OFF ,  JP2=A 
ONLY USB CONNECTOR ,NO OTHER CONNECTIONS AT THIS TIME
POWER  5 V LED= ON
RED LED ON FOR 1 SECOND
GREEN LED SLOW 1 SECOND BLINKING

RELOADED THE SMARTBOB PLUG IN   2ND
RELOADED THE FIRMWARE       LAST
REINSTALLED  MACH4 SOFTWARE     1ST

NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE DOWNLOADED PROFILE
THE FLASHING GREEN BUTTON ON THE SOFTWARE CHANGES TO RED WHEN CLICKED
AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEM SHOWS NO ERRORS IN HISTORY

I WOULD EXPECT THE DS1 OUTPUTS ENABLED TO BE ON (LED LIT) IT IS NOT LIT,..........WHAT DID I MISS?
THANKS     BOB