No worries! I'm sure you'll make up for it later. Give those sweet doggies a pet for me.
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No worries! I'm sure you'll make up for it later. Give those sweet doggies a pet for me.
Hey Greg,
Thanks for that. I was rereading this thread and I made the connection that you're the guy with the stone cutter on Youtube that I subscribed to a month or two ago. Awesome machine! ...
Hah! Thanks for yours!
Hi Tom,
Thank you again for your help. Yes, I see my mistake there, and correcting that seems to resolve the problem. Your question about the DRO positions not reading 5 when commanded five has...
Thanks for the response Tom.
Here is my INIT program:
#include "KMotionDef.h"
// Defines axis 0, 1, 2 as simple step dir TTL outputs for KSTEP
// enables them
// sets them as an xyz...
Hi Tom,
My apologies, I thought I had responded last week, but it looks like I either never pressed submit or something got lost in the ether. At any rate, I am using Kmotion version 4.34. Stop...
On one of my Kflop setups, I am using a keyboard with a decent length cord as a pendant for the machine. This generally works well, except that occasionally I press the ESC key sometimes, which is...
Thanks Al, yes I realize this. We will see how it goes. If we have to swap out the amps we will.
Thank you Tom. I had read that, and I confused that with an encoder input. So that makes sense now.
Spank.
Hello Tom,
I am helping a friend retrofit the control on a machine he recently purchased for his business. It currently has a Fagor 8050 control that is using Glentek GA370 amplifiers. While I...
Thanks Tom,
I connected this laptop to my machine at home, and the driver window did not pop up again. I was however able to see the device in the list and eventually install the drivers...
Thanks Tom,
I never got a popup regarding the Kflop driver once the board was connected via USB. Not sure what is going on there, but the PC doesn't seem to be seeing anything. The port works...
Hello Tom,
I am retrofitting a machine at work, and I can't seem to connect to Kflop. I downloaded the latest Kmotion build and installed it on my laptop, which is running Windows 10 Pro Version...
Awesome Tom.
Hi Tom,
I took a close look at the Z axis encoder cable, and I noticed that it was under some stress near the motor, so I remounted the drive cables and encoder cables in that spot. This has...
Hi Tom,
I shortened the 5v wire to Kflop, and indeed it seemed to solve the resetting issue. I understand why, but I'm still curious about why it just started to happen, when this setup is what...
Hi Tom. Not sure why this posted a copy of a previous post instead of what I wrote... In any case, the power supply is good for 3 amps max output, and the cables are about 57" total length. This...
Hi Tom,
I am using a 5V supply for Kflop. I removed all connections from the Kflop, and it stopped rebooting. I then tried different connections and found that the resetting would happen only...
Hi Tom,
I am using a 5V supply for Kflop. I removed all connections from the Kflop, and it stopped rebooting. I then tried different connections and found that the resetting would happen only...
As to configuration/shielding, My machine has a Star ground in the metal cabinet. The machine frame and motors are grounded to the single point star ground. The star ground then shares the AC...
Hi Tom,
Looking over my machine this morning, I noticed one of the grounding wires to one of my motors was loose, so I tightened that up and ran a program in the air to see if that might make a...
Another feature of this issue is that sometimes if it happens while running a program, when I restart Kmotion and KmotionCNC, and resend my Init program and my supply limits for SnapAmp, I can repeat...
Hi Tom,
Sorry for not posting background info. I have a 4 axis (X slaved) gantry type router that is servo based. I am running 4 brushed servo motors with a single SnapAmp, and I'm running...
I am having a persistent problem with Kmotion disconnecting in the middle of a program. Because I lose my Z motor in to process, I usually lose my work as a result. I'm wondering if it might have...
Jimmy,
As Tom said, you set the level microstepping at the drive, not at Kflop. In other words, if you are just tuning and setting up your motors within Kmotion, number of steps per revolution is...
Jimmy,
You haven't given any information about what kind of stepper drivers you're using. I suspect reading the manual for the drivers and reading the extensive manual for KFlop and the rest of...
For Mastercam, I use the default router post, and it works perfectly save for some stuff that I have to delete prior to running. The only time I have seen an error like that is when I have tried to...
Thanks Frate!. I don't have one of these pendants, but I am tempted to get one now. At any rate, the contribution is greatly appreciated.
Jimmy,
The answer to every single one of your questions is located here: http://dynomotion.com/Help/KFlopManual.pdf
It requires that you read the contents, or at least search for what you...
Thanks Tom.
That was indeed the problem. I had actually defined the coordinate system as you suggested initially, but I had an issue when I ran the program with my motors clicking, and I...