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The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
russ57:
You could try sending some sort of response from your analyser to step5
Perhaps an ACK or CR
doesn't help with getting the controller to the right mode but perhaps at least confirmation that step5 is happy.
Russ
awemawson:
Hi Russ, as I type I'm studying the 834 manual to see if I can implement your good idea :thumbup:
(Distracted this morning trying to get a two tube U/V fly killer working for the meat preparation area. How simple can they be, two little 300 mm T5 fluorescent tubes, two 115 volt starters, one 240 volt choke, one 240 / 2200 volt EHT transformer, two interlock microswitches. At any one time I could get one tube working but not both, and every time I switched on it was random which one started. EVENTUALLY realised that someone has fitted two 15 watt tubes whereas they should be 8 watt ones according to the choke markings.Tubes in series hence the odd symptoms :bang:)
Later Edit:
Russ, it looks like it IS possible but rather complicated. I'll wait until I have the three way connection, hopefully tomorrow.
russ57:
Patience always helps!
Russ
awemawson:
--- Quote from: russ57 on October 08, 2018, 06:56:51 PM ---Patience always helps!
Russ
--- End quote ---
Patience isn't one of my virtues Russ :clap:
Still waiting for the IDC connectors, though tracking says 'out for delivery today' :thumbup:
Also still waiting for the correct fly killer tubes, but I left it on the workshop bench overnight running one tube (due to the wrong tubes) and it's amazing how many flies it's zapped - over a dozen :bugeye:
awemawson:
The IDC-D-Type male and female connectors have been delivered, so I set to making up the three ways cable. Somewhere I have the proper squasher for making these cables, but for a one-off the vice with soft jaws was perfectly serviceable.
So, cable made up, Tektronix 834 and Sinumerik 820T steamed up and interconnected to my Toughbook CF-52 running STEP5, and full of expectations I told STEP5 to go on line.
. . . result ? . . nowt, no response what so ever, the 820T sits there like a sulky child doing the dumb insolence thing :bang:
In desperation I set the interface to use RTS/ CTS and then DSR/DTR but no, still no response at all although the controller was happy to push out its same polling sequence
This is getting very frustrating, there are just too many variables.
. . . meanwhile the dead fly count is increasing at an alarming rate - I think that there must be a dead pigeon on the roof :scratch:
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