I have the GS20 already from previous machine. Itās been very good to date. I had 2 HYs that stopped working for no apparent reason decided it was well worth the extra $$ to get something that is geared a bit more toward true industrial use.
As for the ground I guess Iāve always been told that signal cable shields should be terminated on one end. I made probably close to 100 cables for Onefinity users for Masso to VFD and always terminated to VFD ground. Granted analog cables so probably not really required but this is just what I was always told for signal cables.
Finally got my machine and assembled. Struggling with the VFD and spindle though. Iām running an Ethernet to RJ11 adapter albeit only a 4 pin but canāt imagine this matters as itās only using the middle two pins.
Iāve got the baud rate at 19.2 on both VFD and controller, com address 1 on both, VFD 8,n,1 and input is set to RS485. Using GS20 profile.
When I click CW on gsender the VFD is receiving the command as the fan starts. Fan is set to only run when motor is on. But spindle doesnāt start. Shortly after get an alarm 14 on gsender. I also have a button for local/remote spindle control. Works fine on local mode.
I can dump my GS20 settings file and attach it here for you if needed.
So, make sure that you have the GS20 speed source as only RS485 - I initially had it set to the front knob, and it wouldnāt work. I think this is P00.20, set to RS485, and P00.21 also set to RS485.
Another fun sanity check, if you set P09.02 to 1 or 2, and your P09.03 to 2-3 seconds, if you DONāT get a fault itās another good way to know your RS485 comms are happy. And the blinking light on your SLBEXT.
Thanks for the config file, Iāll have to go thru and see if anything stands out. Believe I have 00.20 and 00.21 set to RS485 currently but will check. Itās very strange the display on VFD shows spindle running and fan comes on when requested from gsender.
And for extra fun after a power cycle it has spun up once or twice but only at minimum RPM no matter what slider on gsender is set to.
My drive came setup and tuned from a friend who was selling VFD/Spindle kits for my previous machine. Iāve only ever accessed config by keypad which is quite painstaking at times.
I donāt mean to hyjack but for some reason i still create a post.
Greg,
Would you also be willing to give your parameter changes, I have a durapulse gs10 but the parameters should be similar/identical to gs20. I canāt for the life of me get it to communicate with gsender. via rs485 port
I have spindle setup and running perfectly via keypad control.
The problem is when I try to get gsender to control all I get is constant alarm 14
Got It running, Started the spindle breaking gcode and it started right up. Had to shut down though because I killed my waterpump (to much head pressure, to much restriction) So now iām on the hunt for a replacement pump and iāll do more testing, Iāll be surprised if all the bugs are worked out but at least I was able to turn on the spindle via gSender.
But yes, 19200, Did have a COMs fault I forget what the code is now but currently its working.
Did you have trouble fitting the spindle coolant lines through the cable track? Iām also worried about pressure. Blowing through it takes some effort.
I did not, There is plenty of room for 1/4āID hose in the Y track and more then double in the X track. I have a inline filter and flow gauge at the spindle as well as running it thru both tracks. 35ā total length I donāt recommend this. In hind sight I would keep hose length only as long as needed to reduce head/back pressure and reduce wear on the pump. Iād also recommend a pump with 10-15ā of head pressure, but this might be overkill and depends how much resistance you have in your line and where your reservoir is in relation your spindle.
