On Thu, 21 May 2020, andrew beck wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:53:45 +1200
From: andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mesa 7i76 spindle encoder not counting suddenly
hey PCW and andy
I just checked the mpg with a multimeter.
I had my brother jogging .005mm at a time to try and catch the encoder
pulses.
when measuring between the B and /B pulses I could measure 2.5 volts when
the encoder triggered.
I could not measure any voltage at any time through the A and /A channels.
Broken wire or connecoto problem?
PCW how do I common the 5v and 24v grounds together on the 7i76?
I saw this sheet here for the 7i76E that seems to show that the 7i76E only
needs 24v and makes its own 5v if you set the jumpers right. (is the 7i76
also the same?) that would make life really easy
No its normally suggested to have the 7I76 use FPGA power
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If I do have to use a separate 5v powersupply eg 5i25 for now can I just
connect a wire between 24v ground and a unused logic 0v ground pin on a
step gen port or something? Or should I do something more elegant
I would check to see if the 24V common is already connected to frame ground
if it is you should be OK
regards
Andrew
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 3:19 PM andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com>
wrote:
hey peter I will check that now before I put the machine together
again without the encoder config to make parts again
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 3:05 PM Peter C. Wallace <p...@mesanet.com> wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2020, andrew beck wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 14:05:02 +1200
From: andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
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To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mesa 7i76 spindle encoder not counting suddenly
hey peter
I am using a 5i25 and 7i76 combo. and currently supplying power from the
5i25
so I don't particularly want to make the computer ground the same as
everything else lol.
Except the the computer ground is frame ground and the common for the
servo
drive quadrature outputs should also be returned to frame ground
it sounds like I need to connect a external 5v powersupply up to the 7i76
and change the jumpers around to suit. and then connect up everything
again.
That will not change anything ground related
I have a 7i89 coming soon and I will wait until then to sort this out I
think. I will just disconnect the encoder feedback for now and make some
parts.
as my servo drives are tuned now.
its a bit silly that it only just now failed though. it was working
perfectly yesterday.
regards
Andrew
Do you have valid differential signals across the A /A and B /B pairs?
( >2 V absolute across the pins, that is more positive than +2V or more
negative than -2V )
Thats would be the most diagnostic test
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 1:46 PM Peter C. Wallace <p...@mesanet.com> wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2020, andy pugh wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 02:33:16 +0100
From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>
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To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mesa 7i76 spindle encoder not counting
suddenly
On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 02:22, andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I read a post you made while ago saying that the 5v and 24v
powersupplies
need to be within a certain threshold to work well. or else they
need
to
be commoned together
This is really a question for PCW. I think that they need to be within
12 (17?) volts to work.
There should be no substantial common mode voltage. That is the
quadrature source and the 7I76E must have a common ground.
The input common mode range on the 7I76E encoder input is -7 to +12V
you can easily exceed this (and even damage the reciever chip)
if the source and 7I76E do not have a common grouns
so if I test between the 7i76 mesa 24 field power ground ( this is
the
same
power as the servo drive control power) and the logic 0v on 7i76 I
should
get close to 0v is that correct?
The important thing is that the difference between + and - is a couple
of volts or so (positive or negative) and in both states the
difference between each input and 7i76 gnd is <12V (or possibly 17,
the number is in the manual)
--
atp
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