BP Series 1 to Mach3 upgrade complete (almost)

[tomc3700]

Originally Posted by keebler303 PM Hillbilly He will tell you everything you need to know. He has a web site at http://home.icx.net/~ashburn/index.html All told its about $70 and an hour to buy and hook it up. I was running on mach a couple hours after I got the BOB. Matt

How do i get one of these boards?I have a series 2 that runs well just
limited and needs a upgrade.

thank you
Tom C.

[keebler303]

email Darek

ashburn "at" icx.net

[NC Cams]

As an option for the 2N6547, you might want to consider the BUX48 or BUX48A (the "A" is a higher Vcex rating, 1000 versus 850).

The charm in the BUX48 is that it is a second generation, newer design that has a VERY high overload rating and it appears to offer faster switching potential - this could help reduce cross conduction potential during turn on/off of adjacent phases.

You would want to replace them in matched sets per axis.

[cncboss6]

Hey Matt, how did you set up the limits and deaccelleration on all 3 axises.
I am going to switch over to a Bob board, and Mach 3 soon. I will post with Mastercam 9 . We need to keep in touch, as we might be able to help each other. I have had quite abit of experience in the machining trade, and have been a toolmaker for 21 years. Pat

[keebler303]

Pat

The limits are triggered off of the existing wire from the boss control. I am not sure exactly which wire it is offhand. If you are planning to get a Hillbilly BOB it comes with instructions showing which wires to hook up to the board and all of the settings you need in mach to get it to jive. I do not have soft limits setup. There is no deceleration on the limits because it does not know until its there that it has to stop so it is a dead stop. If you are talking about the z decel switch, it is not used for that function. you can use that as a home switch for the z and use the upper switch as the limt.

Matt

[cncboss6]

One more question Matt, how does the Bob board mount in the Bridgeport cabinet? and do you remove the old logic and axis cards? Thanks, Pat

[keebler303]

you can remove the logic boards and the big power supply for the logic boards. The drive boards stay. You can mount the board anywhere you want in the cabinet and attach the wires from the drive boards to the BOB. It does not plug into a slot or anything so it can go wherever you see fit. Mine is mounted to the back wall of the cabinet. I have my computer I run it on stuck inside the cabinet as well. There is room for this after you take out the logic board rack and the PSU for it. I have seen others with tyhe board mounted inside the computer case as well, this is another option.

[cncboss6]

Well Matt, I am getting the computer next week. Got the 17 lcd screen yesterday. I will get the rest next week. I am going to build a mount that clamps right on the exsisting console pole and offsets the screen and keyboard right in front of the present console, but leaves the axis enable button exposed.
My keyboard will be RF so as to use it remotely on the table for pickups. The computer is a duel core with 1 gig of ram and a 160 gig hard drive with wireless internet capabilities as to get drivers and upgrades as I need. I will build a tray clamp mount out of aluminum to keep it light. I will post pictures when it is done. Pat

[keebler303]

sounds good

Matt

[cncboss6]

Hi Matt, thanks. The boards that are in my machine are ERS,ZCK,NTP,ZDI,LSI
The instructions from darek that he sent me said XDI that the plugs are hooked into. I think the board ZDI,XDI are the same. Pat

[tomc3700]

hello,
i am wondering if any one can help me.i have just upgraded my boss6 to hillbillys
board and i cant seem to get mach3 to work i have got mach2 to work fine.
mach3 dosent want to move any of my axis. they just bounce,i have used
all the same settings as mach2 but still dont move .any help please??
also derak who made the board has been very helpfull and has a great product
it will make a lot of old bosses have new life.

Thank you
Tom C

[keebler303]

what does "bounce" mean? When did you have it running on mach 2, recently? you have the port turned on and everything right?(checkbox in mach) Do the led's on the BOB sequence through or not?
What kind of computer are you running? laptop?
If the lights are stepping through and the machine is not moving the problem is on the machine side. if the lights are acting funky it probably the computer side.

Matt