Biesse Rover 20 NC410

[battwell]

cant tell from that if its a monitor fault or controller fault?

[smal]

The monitor is replaced. Controller fault.

[battwell]

i am working on a replacement controller for the old obsolete biesse . pc based.
still lots of software to write but i have it cutting under control etc
i expect about another month before i have the package ready for sale.
for the first few i will have to do full instalation myself (approx 2 days)
it will have the advantage of having mainly standard parts available anywhere. run huge programs. easy to import any drawing etc.
this is its first ever cut. the gcode took about 5 minutes to produce in total from a drawing.
YouTube- biesse conversion first cut
shown here running without vac pump on etc while testing/developing

[smal]

I have a drive axis Yaskawa servopack SGDB-03VDY1. It can be controlled directly Mach3?

[battwell]

not sure.
only a few yaskawas will take step and direction.
most are standard analogue. see if its using a +/- 10volt signal. if it is its analogue.

mine is analogue. i use an expensive motion controller.
its not an easy retrofit (ive done over a month of programming!)

[battwell]

heres a controller for you!

YouTube- Lego CNC 2

[smal]

To battwell.
I like your video on youtube.com. Do you make me a convert to the Biesse Rover 20 NC410 on Mach3?

[battwell]

what is on your machine? how many routers etc?
do you use drilling ?
saw?

my controller works well but wont run the old programs
wont parametric program fully either.
but as you see can do anything else

would need pictures of the inside of your control cabinet to see what boards you have etc

[nztomcat]

This is no easy task or to be taken lightly. I've have 3 set ups in my 36 now and to be honest I dont feel as I've achineved alot apart from bypassing the 15k limit the original machine had and saved myself programming time.

The SGDB series can be controlled by step pulse signal so these can be done via a simple control part.

Moving the motors Isn't the hard part thats easy to do. Same as vacuum pump etc

it's making everything work together. For example I'm running a simpler set up on my machine and am using 53 outputs and 41 inputs and god knows how many checks to prevent two things turning on at once etc and delays so nothing crashes and multiple offsets etc.

If the controller isnt broken majorly I'd leave it.

As far as your monitor problem goes on your controller there is a video output setup it will be one of the main chips there causing it. Can you give me the numbers off the back of your cards in controller I think I may have a part to fit that in my collection.

Hows your conversion Batwell? i got that other machine up and going ages ago I asked you about i had 2 of the plc options back to front your help with that was much appreciated.

[battwell]

I have everything working straight off cam now. Written posts for vcarve pro to run it all too so making code is simple, both routing and drilling.
All i have to do is draw it right now (which i dont always do)
see YouTube - automateanything's Channel

no limit on program size. fast code generation.
operates in same manor as biesse. ie same order so operators can easily understand.

took a while to work with a few settings to find nice ways to do things.

will only do some parametric which is about its only limitation i think. (wont do code jumps without using vb programming)

nz. have you got any video of yours?

[nztomcat]

Only have old ones from setup number one

I'm having to much fun changing things and making improvements in this thing to have it going for more than a week I've got another one for my everyday use which does most of the work.

I'm working on making a carosel tool changer and dropping a spare 9hp hsd spindle ive got on it. I've only got older 5.5volt ones which are pretty crap and dont have a tool changer.

I'm starting to do more alloy work at the moment so will be making a bed and drip tray and mist spray coolant solution for this when thats done I'll load up some new good quality videos.

The engineering on these machines is fantastic way better than some of those scm's etc