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Yes, it will use pins 4 and 6 to determine whether the connected device is the KP-3 or the TT-4. The provided cables should be labelled from the factory to help avoid mixing them up. Yes, you can make your own longer cable to go from the cabinet to the bulkhead connector. The cables from the probe ...

I am sure there are plenty of people running both the TT-4 and the KP-3 on their oak board but I was not able to find a definitive answer. In the TT-4 manual it shows how to wire both into an Acorn but not an Oak. I only see one port intended for probe use on the Oak board. After looking at the cabl...

I do not think there is anything you can do in the PLC program that will cause a "Timeout: MPU not responding" condition on startup. Check your Windows firewall settings. There needs to be an exception to allow c:\cncm\cncm.exe through the firewall. Also verify your ethernet hardware conn...

You can invert it easily enough in the PLC program. In the fault-checking section in MainStage, look for a block of lines something like this: IF !Axis1DriveALM_M THEN (Axis1DriveOk_M) IF !Axis2DriveALM_M THEN (Axis2DriveOk_M) IF !Axis3DriveALM_M THEN (Axis3DriveOk_M) IF !Axis4DriveALM_M THEN (Axis...

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I am currently retrofitting a Cincinnati Arrow1000. The old Acramatic 2100 system utilized Vickers (Kollmorgen) BDS4 drives for the axis motors. I have gotten my flying lead wired in. I have working position tracking, drive enable signal, and jog function. My problem is the the BDS4 output fault lin...