AXBB-E Lathe spindle

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AXBB-E Lathe spindle

Postby nilsfc » Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:54 pm

Hi everybody,
I need some feedback from other users.

I'm trying to setup a Lathe with an AXBB-E controller. The goal is to perform threading.

Have some concerns with Spindle and index sensor:
-Is it working with Mach4 with just the Index input or do I need to connect an encoder?
-Is it possible to use the Index as feedback to PID adjust the spindle speed?
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Re: AXBB-E Lathe spindle

Postby cncdrive » Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:13 pm

You have to use an incremental encoder with A, B and Index channels.
You could optinally enable the spindle PID controller.
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Re: AXBB-E Lathe spindle

Postby nilsfc » Thu Oct 10, 2024 4:49 pm

Ok. I'll try that, but I cannot find the spindle PID option on Mach4.
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Re: AXBB-E Lathe spindle

Postby cncdrive » Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:19 pm

I thought you talking about UCCNC, sorry.
Yes, I think you are right that Mach4 does not have that setting.
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