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Thanks but I already tried that. Along with M4 and M14. They all did the exact same thing, nothing.

Hopefully I fixed that.
Thanks.

I have attached a couple pictures of the screen and of the controller when in the "stuck" situation. The first picture is of a sample program I am trying to step through. The second is the step...

I have a new to me Cobra 42 that is in very nice condition. I have it powered and starting to work with it.
The main issue right now is that the spindle does not run when I step through a very...

Thanks for the replies. I will see what I can learn based off the info.

I am using rotated planes for the first time and have a couple quick questions:
1) Is there any way to query how much a plane has been rotated?
2) Is there any way to modify the amount a plane has...

I wouldn't say they have gone by the way side but they are getting old. My VMC800 is a 1997 model year, so that's 19 years old. Think of the changes in electronics and software in that time. Not...

Do a Google search and you will find a 1000 hits on that topic.

But from personal experience:
The machine a rock solid
The DX-32 control has nice capability but is still not "modern"
The...

Well it's been two months since my last report so here's a condensed update:

After a lot of effort, i talked to Mark at EMI and he was very helpful in at least getting pointed in the right...

Still working on it. New encoder and cable made no difference. Used some test code and can see the encoder counts just fine. I now am waiting on a new old stock motherboard that is an exact match...

Jon,
The setup on the TorqCut is the same as the VMC800. And your description of their use is the same as my understanding. However, I see no way for the BMDC to receive any motor position...

Thanks again for the comments and ideas.

I have spent some more time reading the application guides for the SIMO drives and looking at the wiring diagrams. I have to admit that this would be a...

I have had the machine for 2 years and running it off and on for the past year with no issues. The PC mother board died and replaced it. This issue came up shortly after that. But I have no idea...

Yes, the AC supply is fine. As I said, everything else works fine on the machine. I can still use it if I don't do a tool change but that limits it big time.

OK, I'm willing to say that the encoder is working.

But now what?

Does anyone actually know what the inputs and outputs are for a tool change?
My guess/assumption was that the BMDC would issue...

I messed with it some more and I am running out of ideas. I even changed the PC motherboard out of desperation. No difference.

I verified the 5V supply to the encoder and it is fine. I believe...

Thanks for the reply.
During that input signal the spindle was going back and forth as if the controller was trying to find the proper position.

I also noticed the output voltage of the encoder...

Thanks for the response.

I did check the marker pulses, both the positive and inverted pulses are present when moving the spindle by hand.

I have no idea what the drift is. Never heard of it...

I have a BP VMC 800/22 with a DX-32 control and Siemens Simodrive611 drives. The problem is that during a tool change the spindle seems to be searching for the proper orient position but never finds...

I messed around with a couple different post and have found that the MPDX32 works the best. Yes, that makes sense I guess but I honestly never noticed it before. The Boss post was being used when I...

That was one of my thoughts. The way I understand it, the post processor handles the manuver and generates the G code to accomplish that task. What is to be done is created by MCAM. I have run the...

Greetings,
I have a BridgePort Discovery 308 w/ the SX15 controller. I am using a slightly modified Boss9 post processor and still have one issue. When using "deep cuts" for a contour cut I get a...