[15mgtar]

I apologize again to put the post here because most people tend to look here alot.
ok I got my HITACHI X200-022SFEF now I need to set it for my water cool 2.2kw 220V 7.5A 24000RPM spindle GDZ-10. Maybe steve wanna help me with this?

[15mgtar]

I set
A001 - 00
A002 - 02
A003 - 50
A082 - 220
b012 - 7.5
H004 - 2
and run it and got error E05
I must be missing other settings that I do not know.

[stevespo]

I don't remember seeing E05 (motor overload) when I did my install. My motor would spin very slowly. There were two settings that I needed to change: A003 and A004. This seems to be a sticky point for most Hitachi owners. Double check A061/A062 as well.

http://cnczone.com/forums/showpost.p...&postcount=147

Steve

[15mgtar]

ok last night I reset according to this:
A001 - 00
A002 - 02
A003 - 400
A004 - 400
A082 - 220
b012 - 7.5
H003 - 2.2
H004 - 2
and it is running for 20 hours now without tripping.
Steve do you hook the x200 to your pc? I'm planning to hook it up to pc but hasn't got a clue of which breakout box and settings.
Thank you Steve.

[Tristar500]

got it working..

ok last night I reset according to this:
A001 - 00
A002 - 02
A003 - 400
A004 - 400
A082 - 220
b012 - 7.5
H003 - 2.2
H004 - 2
and it is running for 20 hours now without tripping.
Steve do you hook the x200 to your pc? I'm planning to hook it up to pc but hasn't got a clue of which breakout box and settings.
Thank you Steve.

[MRM RCModels]

Here are my settings:

A001: 01 (terminal input speed control)
A002: 01 (run command from terminal input)
A003: 130Hz
A004: 400Hz
A082: 230VAC
H004: # of poles for your spindle
F001: 400Hz

My 0-10V leads from the BOB are fed into the "O" and "L" terminals. Hope this helps.

[diyengineer]

I have the 2.2KW watercooled spindle.. how many poles do i have! It never stated.. or came with any documentation.

programming mine now.

MRM the quoted commands below for A001 and A002 are if you want to use a breakoutboard to control the spindle speed right? If you want manual, then use 00 and 02 right?

Here are my settings:

A001: 01 (terminal input speed control)
A002: 01 (run command from terminal input)
A003: 130Hz
A004: 400Hz
A082: 230VAC
H004: # of poles for your spindle
F001: 400Hz

My 0-10V leads from the BOB are fed into the "O" and "L" terminals. Hope this helps.

[MRM RCModels]

I have the 2.2KW watercooled spindle.. how many poles do i have! It never stated.. or came with any documentation.

programming mine now.

MRM the quoted commands below for A001 and A002 are if you want to use a breakoutboard to control the spindle speed right? If you want manual, then use 00 and 02 right?

That's correct; For Manual

A001 = 00
A002 = 02

[stevespo]

No, my spindle is not doing anything fancy with the PC. I do have it under on/off control via a relay from my break out board, but that's it. No speed control at this point because the knob on the front of the VFD handles that pretty well.

Steve

[15mgtar]

ok thanks Steve.
Anyone here got their Hitachi X200 connected to mach3? I'm planning todo so but haven't got a clue on how to, afraid might get it smoking.

[skrubol]

Well the VFD uses RS485, and standard serial ports are RS232, so it's not surprising that connecting the two would have unpredictable results. I think converting between the two isn't too hard to do though. I don't know if getting another converter (RS232 to RS485 this time) would be worthwhile to you. Maybe someone more familiar with RS485 will chime in and save you some time.

[diyengineer]

Well the VFD uses RS485, and standard serial ports are RS232, so it's not surprising that connecting the two would have unpredictable results. I think converting between the two isn't too hard to do though. I don't know if getting another converter (RS232 to RS485 this time) would be worthwhile to you. Maybe someone more familiar with RS485 will chime in and save you some time.

https://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ww...headSearch.y=5

Ordered up a new converter. Sure its spendy @31 dollars, but another user has said he uses it with success, so that is worth the extra cost to me.

hopefully it comes soon!

[diyengineer]

Here is the new converter. "RS232/485C"

Made by "speco technologies"
Speco Technologies - simply unique

grainger number #3AEA2

Thanks to gd.marsh for supplying the info!!

Hopefully tonight i can test it out (cross your fingers everyone).

[Greolt]

If anyone else is as tight fisted as I am, then these can be had on ebay for a few dollars.

Example,

RS232 to RS485 1.2KM Data Interface Adapter Converter | eBay

Greg

[diyengineer]

totally impressed! The speed is dead on when using my photo tachometer all the way up to 24,000 rpm.

Video to come this afternoon!

[skrubol]

A standard ethernet cable may not be the best for long runs. You're using pins 5 and 6 for rs485, but pins 5 and 6 on an ethernet cable are not in the same twisted pair. If you notice any signal issues you may be best off re-terminating the cable so that the pins you're using are part of the same pair.

[diyengineer]

A standard ethernet cable may not be the best for long runs. You're using pins 5 and 6 for rs485, but pins 5 and 6 on an ethernet cable are not in the same twisted pair. If you notice any signal issues you may be best off re-terminating the cable so that the pins you're using are part of the same pair.

I don't *think* im using twisted cable. I believe its straight through no twist and shielded cat 6. It's only going about 2 feet till it hits the breakout board then into a shielded serial cable. I've had no problems, probably because the distance is so short. I will keep that in mind for the future incase i have any issues!

[skrubol]

If it's not twisted it's not CAT6..

[Greolt]

I think a standard Ethernet cable does not have 5 and 6 as one twisted pair.

I made my own cable with those two as one twisted pair.

Don't know how much difference it makes.

Greg

[skrubol]

I suppose rs485 is supposed to have a range of 1200m isn't it? If you're a small fraction of this (and not multidrop,) you could probably connect it using lamp cord and be fine.