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- #Anilam series 1100 how to#
- #Anilam series 1100 manuals#
- #Anilam series 1100 drivers#
- #Anilam series 1100 manual#
By coincidence, I had a video-conference with the owner of this machine this afternoon, running through things like how to load gcode, checking that we were using a suitable post-processor in Fusion 360, how to set work coordinates, things like that. We might end up with a pile of bits for eBay to sell as spares, so there is a chance to recoup some of the money spent.ĭo you have it up and running? We are still waiting for the guy making the motor mounting plates before we start assembling everything in its new control cabinet (the old one, modified a bit). However, the machine is in someone else's workshop 10 miles away so keeping it simple is key here. Given that there is already a suitable DC power supply in there, this might not have been a major exercise. If I were doing this for myself I might well have looked into reusing the existing motors with those CNCdrive drivers, at least after checking that the motors did have encoders fitted. Muzzer - thanks also for your comments which have given useful background info.
#Anilam series 1100 manuals#
I'm going to be reading manuals for the next few weeks, I guess. I need to check if the controller is going to be happy with connecting the string of limit switches to both + and - inputs - might confuse it to get simultaneous max and min limit inputs. I expect that fitting and wiring home switches shouldn't be a major exercise, but the existing machine has single limit switches on each axis with operating ramps (it uses roller-operated microswitches) at each end.
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This project is a bit simpler than yours anyway as we don't have tool changers or spindle servo drives to cope with. I do have a reasonable idea what P and I parameters do in a control system so as long as we don't make big changes and keep testing, we'll get there. As long as the default tuning parameters are near enough, I expect that I can muddle through that process. Thanks, Dean - I was expecting to do that. Prep him that while the controller is set up to some degree by SZGH he will still have to play with some settings and he will 99% need to tune the servos to the drives when on the machine.
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It also makes more sense when you have the controller in front of you.
#Anilam series 1100 manual#
We'll have to sort out details like adding home switches, incoming mains switching, stuff like that, but nothing too complicated, I hope.Well so far I'm very satisfied with SZGH and the manual isn't that bad after you have read it a few times. You aren't going to learn how to build a CNC machine from scratch with them but if you know what you are doing it seems ok. I've been through the SZGH manuals and while they are not exactly perfect English, to date they seem pretty good. It's a few hundred quid more than using the SZGH 1000mdb controller with new DC drives and existing motors but it should be simpler to put together - probably not the route I would have taken if it were my own machine but he wants to be up and running with minimum fuss and I don't want another project. He has organised someone to make up adaptor plates for the new AC servos, to replace the SEM motors. My friend has ordered a pallet-load of kit from SZGH. If it were my machine, I would probably spend a bit more time on investigation but this machine belongs to someone who wants to use it, not turn it into a project! It's not my machine or my money that's being spent although I would tend to favour the all-new setup. Only one upper limit and one lower limit switch input so all axes share these, which is why I'm not sure about home switches - there might be some other inputs for these but still decoding Chinglish for those. Can't see from first look at manual if you can use limit switches as home switches but I can ask them. To date, SZGH have been very quick with supplying manuals and quotation. Needs adaptor plate or similar to fit machine but all new technology, low technical risk, and if it all comes from SZGH, it's more-or-less pre-configured from the factory complete with cables.
#Anilam series 1100 drivers#
Need to update controller anyway but servo options are new dc drives (CNCdrive?) assuming that there are encoders fitted, costing around £300, or new ac servos plus drivers for around £750. I've seen an article about updating a similar system which used an encoder but I've no idea how standardised these systems are. Label has spec for tacho output but don't know if there is a resolver or encoder. Servo motors are badged Anilam (well, one of them has a barely-legible label). No big issue either way - it's only another cable. Still thinking about whether it's worth using electronic speed control as there's no tool changer so setting speed manually at the same time as manual tool change isn't a big deal. Spindle motor is driven by Mitsubishi VFD but not using variable speed as there is a continuously-variable pulley drive (plus back gear) on the mill.