Do you know how to add M8/M9 commands in Aspire so that the post processor automatically adds it to the code?

 

So I finally got my shielded wire in the other day for my spindle so I was able to get around to wiring it up. I'm having some issues due to some confusion between multiple write-ups on how to go about this with the BB. Once it's figured out I'll be doing a full detailed write-up and youtube video that will hopefully be a little clearer than what's currently out there. But anyways here's what's going on...

Huanyang 2.2kw 220v Spindle and VFD.

I have the jumper in the VFD moved to VI from VR. I also have the jumper in the BB moved to M8/M9.

I have a jumper wire on the top row of green connection going from FOR to DCM. I have the BB Toolhead 0-10v connected to VI and the GND to ACM, both on the bottom row of green connections.

I have $30=24000 and $31=8000.

With that setup I input command "M3 S8000" and the spindle starts moving but EXTREMELY slow. I input S16000 and it moves much faster. I don't recall the actual numbers. "M5" stops the spindle.

Changed $31=0 and input "M3 S8000" and the spindle got up to about 4000 rpm per the VFD screen. "S16000" got a reading about 9000 rpm. M5 stops spindle.


So at this point I don't know why the RPMs are low. Nor do I understand why people are saying to connect the relay to the DCM/FOR. Bobbuilds has his hooked up like mine but apparently gets the correct speeds. And another article by someone else adds the relay. Also, when they say "relay" are they talking about the one labeled "cool" or the actual "relay"?

I'm trying to get this broken down barney style for my write-up but what I've seen out there makes it all pretty confusing.

 

I calibrated that the other day. Unless it somehow changed during one of the firmware flashes I've done since I calibrated it, it should still be putting out 10v. I can check that again tonight.

 

As I stated above, I tried both $31=0 and $31=8000. They both produced different results. $31=0 produced the higher rpm of 4000 when sending S8000.

 

So I have PD001 and PD002 set to 1 and PD070 set to 0.

When I input command M5 the spindle does shut off, or at least it stops spinning.

 

I'll have to check that. I didn't even know that was a setting.

 

Ok. So I was able to get it figured out I think. PD143 was set to 4 and PD144 was set to 1440. I changed them to 2 and 3000 as described in another article I read. After that it started to output correct RPMs. But I'm still confused about some of what was said before about using the RELAY and COOL outputs on the BB.

I can't seem to find any info in the BB docs about the COOL outputs function. Does it automatically function using M8/9 when the jumper is removed? If so what commands control the RELAY when the jumper is removed?

I currently have the FOR connected to DCM via a jumper wire. I then have the TOOLHEAD 0-10v connected to VI and GND to ACM. With this setup I am able to commands "M3 SXXX" and "M5" and have the spindle start and stop correctly. I do not need to send M8/9.

I did try connecting the RELAY to the FOR/DCM ports and sending M8/9 and it worked that way as well. But when I messed around with just sending M8/9 I didn't really see the need for it. M8 connected the relay and stopped the display from flashing thereby enabling the spindle to accept the M3 command, but I don't understand why that's recommended.

 

Ohhh. That kinda explains it then. I didn't know that. Thanks for all the help. I'll have to figure out what to use the coolant and relay for then I guess.

 

Mine is in a woodshop so no plasma for me lol.

 

So for those that have pushed the BB to it's limits, what's the highest IPM you've been able to do? A friend of mine told me that a controller like this doesn't have enough power to push the IPM very high. I've ran it at 100 IPM so far and he was saying I'd be lucky to get 60 IPM and I'd be better off using a Mach3 based controller lol. So I'm just curious how hard you've all pushed it.

 

Nice! I'll have to change some settings around then to reflect some of these numbers. I have 12mm leadscrews so we will see what happens.

Yeah I've been noticing that Openbuilds does some pretty awesome stuff! So far I'm very happy with the BB! Just not so much the Openbuilds Control software It locks up, lags, and crashes pretty often.

 

I have the high torque Nema 23s from OB.

 

Sadly I don't really have that option lol.

 

I'm not reformatting my computer just because that one piece of software doesn't work lol. But here are my specs.