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You could use the OpticDirect interface through the DriveBus connection on Allin1DC. OpticDirect can run third-party drives in either analog velocity mode or in position mode. You are not guaranteed synchronized movement with the Allin1DC axes if you use position mode, but for basic functional testi...

I agree with Nigelo. Foremost, your emergency stop circuit should remove power from the stepper drivers. That should reliably ensure that the motors are free of power and torque whenever emergency stop is pressed.

The Intercon program and graph are correct. It is tracing around the outside of a 2" x 3" rectangle, centered at X1 Y1.5. The toolpath (cutter center) is correctly offset to the outside by 0.1875 (the radius of the cutter you specified). Assuming that you did your part setup so that MDI &q...

Okay, let's revisit your original description of the issue. The tool path will be off in both the X and Y directions but not in both plus and minus directions. Is the frame that the tool traces: 1) Too large or too small in X and/or Y? 2) Off center in X and/or Y? It would help if you would post a c...

This is likely an error setting your Part Zero location.

After you have set your X and Y axis part zeros, then jog Z just clear of the surface, and use the F3/MDI prompt to run: Does the tool (spindle centerline) line up over where you thought you set part zero?

If it is only drawing 1mA when you put 12VDC across the LED terminals, then it is very likely that it already has a resistor built in.

Delta C2000+ + CMC-EC01 (EtherCAT) + EMC-PG01H SIN-COS Encoder Card for the Fanuc Servo Motor: This setup adapts modern Ethercat communication to interface with the existing Fanuc servo motor. You may want to review that one with someone knowledgeable at Centroid. My understanding is that spindle d...

If there are a whole number of encoder counts in a full revolution of the carousel, then it should not matter if the number of encoder counts per tool position varies. If you use logic similar to what I posted above, then you are always reading absolute (cumulative from power-on) encoder counts, and...

On a typical knee mill or bed mill:
X+ moves the table to the left.
X- moves the table to the right.
Y+ moves the saddle toward the operator.
Y- moves the saddle toward the column.

Phil,

Did you have this issue on the runtime graphics (RTG) display; or on the G-code display; or both?