Hi there all. I am retrofiting a Milltronics Partner 4 Milling Machine With a PMDx 126 Motherboard. a PMDX 107 Speed Controller,3 Viper 200 Servo Drives.and running mach 3. Have it all gutted out and installed all the new Hardware and have it all rewired up. Try to tune the servos using the new Viper Tune in Windows(98),Works really well i might add !. Problem i have is 5 or 7 blinking red leds, which is encoder problems. the encoders are DRC model 152-021-500-18was 09/91 s/n 412448d . hard to find any info on them any where on the internet. but did find they are 500 cpr encoders. I used the old Centurion Wiring Schematic to use the pin-outs for the wiring to the Viper 200. I can only get 0.364 volt at the +5 pin on the card. I can get the servos to move a little bit,then i get the led errors. Any Suggestions? Any idea what settings in viper tune to use to get them tuned up? x axis has a 30 and a 14 tooth pulley set up , z axis has a 20 and a 10 tooth pulley setup and haven't gotten to the y axis cover off yet. have issues with the for the mach 3 pmdx 126 plugin. so i ordered a 2nd parallel port card and cable to resolve the issue in mach 3, but that's another subject by its self. all the safety's and homing switches work also, but haven't got the VFD to run yet.
Well thanks for looking and hope somebody can guide me in the right direction
Jeff
Well thanks for looking and hope somebody can guide me in the right direction
Jeff