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According to the report_*.txt file, that is v5.08, not v5.10.

It appears that your plcmsg.txt file is missing altogether.

It depends on the CNC7 version; whether you can start up and run the DOS computer; and whether you can run CNC7. If you can start it up and run CNC7, then you can probably make a Report onto a floppy disk. In later CNC7 version (8.xx), the Report will include a file named CNC7CFG.TXT which has all t...

There are lots of ways to use timers to make something happen repeatedly/periodically. The simplest form, which I use for blinking lights and similar applications, requires just one timer. Alternating_T IS T__ AlternatingBit_M IS MEM__ ;... IF True THEN Alternating_T = 500, SET Alternating_T IF Alte...

Your RTK2 status LEDs indicate a problem with OUT16 getting to the PLC, which is normally a sign of a problem with fiber #1 (TXS). See http://www.cncsnw.com/RTK2StatusLEDs.htm However, I am not convinced that your PLC program is managing OUT16 and INP16 appropriately. You might try installing the at...

I'm not well versed in centroid. But does not have some kind of compensation so you can just calibrate whatever offset or error out? Not built in, but you could make your own if you really wanted to. That would work only if the response is repeatable and linear. Search your PLC program source for &...

When you label a manual 3rd axis '@', CNC12 expects it to have a scale for position feedback. You could label the 3rd axis 'N', but I suspect Intercon would not post suitable codes in that case. You could keep '@', but set Parameters 332 and 333 both to 4.0, to suppress encoder signal checks on the ...

You could swap the H2 and H3 plugs, so that the X and Y axes get the commands for Z and Y2; and vice versa. Then if your Y direction problem remains with Left Y on the machine it the wiring; and if your Y direction problem moves to the Right Y, it is likely a hardware problem with that direction out...

But I think his question was, 1.5 to 2.5 what ? If you search the plasma manual, you will find three places where it recommends "1.5 to 2.5 turns of the motor per inch of travel", and the one place where it says "1.5 to 2.5 inch range of travel per one revolution of the Axis Motor&quo...

No. M94/1 sends request #1 to the PLC program. What physical PLC output it affects, if any, depends entirely on PLC logic. In the case of Acorn controls, the PLC logic in turn depends on your Wizard output selections. The outputs on the first Ether1616 board are OUT33 - OUT48. There are no M94/M95 r...

If you have your control set up for 2 axis, then you should be able to go to Intercon, load any of the sample programs, and press F10/Post. That should cause Intercon to write out a fresh CNC file for that program, with 2-axis codes. Obviously some things, like Thread Milling, will not be possible; ...