UCCNC Touch off Plate Install - CNCnutz Episode 205
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2018
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Installing a Touch off plate on your CNC machine is one of the simplest upgrades you can ake. This video shows how to do it.
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Thanks for taking the time to make this video Peter. It was very helpful.
Glad it helps
Cheers Peter
as usual.. great video and thank you !
Hi Peter , good video and clear instruction .. I have a small issue that then I I input thickness the , I have to lift the touch probe up to the spindle, it beeps and it then comes down and performs everything that it should so im puzzled why it’s doing this, I’m using axbb board , check through all the comments and looks like I’m the only one with this issue, only different is I’m using pin 6 and not pin 12.
Peter good video I use the gecko g540 Mach3 and the 2010 screen set works great.
+Lou Flores
Thanks Lou
I've got pretty much everything I need for my setup for mach3 but I'm wondering will my scripts for mach3 work on uccnc?
+Fox 2017
No. They are completely different.
Cheers
Peter
Thank You very much
Peter, does this macro publish the recorded length to the tool table? On a milling machine I have many fixed length tools, I'd like to use this routine to record the gage line tool length to my table.
No it doesn't.
Cheers
Peter
how do you set up 5 switches x/ y/ z/ a slaved to y / and the touch plate
So, I have a touch plate that uses a black wire and a clip that uses a red wire. I'm failing to see where each wire terminate in the Gecko g540 device. I was hoping you'd show that in your presentation.
I can't comment on your red and black wire but connection is simple on the G540. Connect the plate to one of the 4 inputs. Connect the clip to the G540 - ve if you want to ground the cutter with a clip. When the 2 touch the input will change state.
Cheers Peter
Using a macro like this, How could I have it move to a location of a fixed/mounted springed touch tool and then return to home afterwards automatically?
You would need to write an entire new Macro.
You need to touch off when you home the machine and then touch off when you change each tool. You need to do the necessary maths to work out the tool length offsets at each tool change.
I know this because my MASSO controller does this and I know just how complex it is to do something this simple.
I wish you the best of luck.
Cheers Peter
Hi Peter I have a AXBB-E motion controller and a UCCNC software. I'm trying to install a touch plate probe. the problem when I try to enter the pin # and port # it doesn't work? After I enter pin 13 and port 2 and hit apply settings or save settings it goes back to "0", it won't accept my settings, any idea what going on?
Hopefully you have found a solution, but if not - first make sure that you have a port 2, then after you enter the pin and port numbers you have to hit the ENTER button on your keyboard for each one before you apply and save.
Should the probe light be on or off when probe and block are apart not clear in video?
The probe light is only on when the tool touches the block.
Cheers Peter
@@cncnutz Many thanks your videos are very informative and have helped my understanding allowing me to get deeper into cnc and its intricacies.
@Vice Grip I've seen it as you should light up when there is an active TOUCH signal.
Hi I liked the video. My question is the UCCNC plugin and screen set up for mm. I have set my system up but I run in inches and it just does not work right. I am using the UCCNC controller and UCCNC software. I did like the way you made your touch off plate, made one just like it.
Are you using the latest version of M31 and did you set the piece in the M31 file to be imperial?
The Macro has changed a bit since the video with both metric and imperial in the same file.
Cheers Peter
Hi Peter, I have Gecko GR-214 Raptors, their 5 volt logic is supplied by the UC300's break out board's 5 volt output so they have the same ground, but my spindle is grounded to earth. What do I do? Thanks.
Do not confuse earth and ground, they are completely different things. Your spindle is earthed for protection against being electrocuted. Ground is a common point in a circuit. My spindle is both earthed for protection and grounded. For a better answer see episode 206
Cheers Peter
@@cncnutz Hi Peter, there is no confusion, I understand they have two different ground potentials. My spindle is earthed ground and my UC300 and Gecko drives logic are floating and not in any way connected to an earth ground. The question was....I want to use an electrical probe but I want to keep the spindle and logic circuit grounds isolated from each other....how do I do it? I watched episode 206....I think you admitted you don't know the answer either. I think I will just go with a Haimer and circumvent the problem entirely, although the electrical probe deal is much easier after it is all setup. Thanks.
@@Cleatus46
I understand now, you want to remain isolated.
In that case the only option is to use a tool setter with a built in switch.
There are many that you can find on line both fix wired and even a wireless one. ebay.to/3s3nSWx
Using a tool setter with built in switch will keep it all isolated and is required when using a spindle with ceramic bearings as they do not conduct.
Cheers Peter
@@cncnutz Ok, good thank you!
Hi Peter
I have installed the m31 macro. The problem I have is that using a 42mm tool sensor the cutter comes down , retracts drops down again slowly stops and then keeps on going down. Any ideas ? Cheers Andrew
I have no idea Andrew. I'm not sure what a tool sensor is but I assume it is a touch off which is retractable in case the cutter decides not to stop. It really makes no sense that it doesn't work on the 2nd pass. Have you tried it using a metal plate instead of the tool sensor just to see how it behaves. Doing that will point you toward the culprit in this case, either the tool sensor or the macro. To be honest neither seems likely but one of them must be a fault. You can email me if you need more help. Just use the contact form on my website.
Cheers
Peter
Hi Peter
The tool sensor is just that round switch you showed in your video. The switch is working ok if I press it wih my thumb. I'll get in touch with UCCNC as this also happens with the m31 supplied with the software as default.
Cheers
Andrew
The tool setter I showed in my video isn't a switch but rather a sprung loaded plate. The top is connected direct to the wire coming from the machine. To me is sounds like the issue is the tool setter you have rather than UCCNC though I admit it doesn't sound likely. If you want to find out where the problem is spend the 5 minutes it will take to swap your tool sensor with a piece of aluminium and run the macro. If it behaves the same you will at least know it is not the tool setter. Just hold the plate in your hand well above the table and you won't damage the cutter.
cheers
Peter
Hi Peter
The tool height setter I have is just a spring loaded momentary contact(switch?) I did find one of my profiles where the original uccnc probe m31 worked. I copied the macro to the profile where it wasn't working and it didn't work there. So my concluson is my profile has a problem. i'll try your profile this evening on my working profile and see if that works, after that it's a hunt for whats not right with the profile I tried first. I'll let you know how I get on. I would just like to say thanks for the time you have taken to reply and for the great videos you have posted they have been most helpfull.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi Peter
I got it working, I'm not quite sure how but I think some of my profiles aren't fully setup. Thanks again for your help.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi Peter,
I installed your imperial scripts into Mach3. When I pressed the autozero button, Machu3 displayed the following message, "Scripter Compile Error In:" I tried both versions with the same result. Any idea what the problem might be?
Hi Gareth,
I have just tried both scripts and they do not come up with the compile error but I did see it plenty of times when I was orogonally tryinng to sort out the script.
There are 2 things that immediately spring to mind.
When you pased the script into Mach3 there was something left in the script editing box. Even though the box looked balnk when it was open I found that there was always at least 1 character in there that needed to be deleted.
The other option is that when you edited the the script for your Z plate thickness you introduced an error.
If you still have a problem you can email me the screenset and I can take a look at it.
I'm sure the script is saved in the screenset itself
cheers
Peter