Trying to get VFD working

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I’ve added a little more information to the post which includes pictures and descriptions of the wiring from the LongBoard to the VFD as well as discussion on post-processor settings.

VFD Wiring Instructions

I’ve received a couple requests on how I was able to wire up a VFD with the LongBoard. There’s really three parts to this. 1. Settng up the VFD software, 2. Wiring the VFD to the LongBoard and spindle and 3. Controlling the VFD/spindle using gCode with your gCode software/CAM software of choice (in my case Vectric Vcarve) 1. Setting up the VFD This is very dependent on the spindle and VFD you own, but for this tutorial I used a 220v water cooled Chinese spindle and I’ve posted my VFD settings …