Manual control of MC-2100 treadmill motor controller?

[Al_The_Man]

I could send you one, did you want a populated or unpopulated, with just the Pic processor?
Al.

[animal12]

Thanks Al , what ever is the easiest for you , ya can email me at animal at psln dot com & let me know what I owe ya & give ya my shipping address
thanks again
animal

[animal12]

AL ya still here? Ya never let me know what ya wanted for one of yer boards
tks

animal

[Al_The_Man]

Your email gets kicked back.
Send me it via PM.
Al.

[Al_The_Man]

Just started work on a Start/Stop/FWD/REV with LCD RPM indicator for the MC2100.
Microchip based.
Al.

[bluemoose65]

Hi Al
I have an mc2100 +motor and I'm interested in your board for control. I 've tried different circuits with 555 and 556 but it runs erratically. Please let me know if you sell or share schematics and code

[Al_The_Man]

PM sent
Al.

[bigalscorpio]

PM sent
Al.

Hi Al, another Al here! I have a MC-2000E board and motor from a treadmill that worked but was given to me. I wanted to use it on a home made machine in my workshop and am very interested in your board and program. Please let me know about it as I believe that my board is almost identical to the 2100 and your gadget should work on either. Al

[Al_The_Man]

Hi Al, another Al here! I have a MC-2000E board and motor from a treadmill that worked but was given to me. I wanted to use it on a home made machine in my workshop and am very interested in your board and program. Please let me know about it as I believe that my board is almost identical to the 2100 and your gadget should work on either. Al

Maybe post a Pic to be sure, if it has a HD2 socket for the console conductors, then it should be OK.
I have a few boards made up and tested on three versions of the MC2100.
Al..

[Al_The_Man]

Hi Al, another Al here! I have a MC-2000E board and motor from a treadmill that worked but was given to me. I wanted to use it on a home made machine in my workshop and am very interested in your board and program. Please let me know about it as I believe that my board is almost identical to the 2100 and your gadget should work on either. Al

Doesn't the MC2000 use three inputs for a pot, the same as the MC-60/80 series?
Connections H,W,L ?
Al.

[bigalscorpio]

Doesn't the MC2000 use three inputs for a pot, the same as the MC-60/80 series?
Connections H,W,L ?
Al.

Hi Al, Yes mate you are right. Does this mean something I don't know about and is it good or bad?

I am still in awe of the sheer physical size of the pot for the speed control, it must be 125mm.

Does any of the pics confirm anything for you? If you need more or different ones let me know.

Al

[Al_The_Man]

The MC2000 appears to be a higher end version of the MC-60 which is SCR bridge controlled, not Mosfet PWM like the MC2100.
The three labeled H,W,L same as the MC-60 would just need a pot by the look of it, if you have a 5k or 10 k common linear pot, this should be all you need.
What does the 125mm pot measure (resistance)?
Al.

[bigalscorpio]

The MC2000 appears to be a higher end version of the MC-60 which is SCR bridge controlled, not Mosfet PWM like the MC2100.
The three labeled H,W,L same as the MC-60 would just need a pot by the look of it, if you have a 5k or 10 k common linear pot, this should be all you need.
What does the 125mm pot measure (resistance)?
Al.

Hi Al,
The pot is just a standard linear pot and is 10k its just the size that amuses me. As to my board does that mean every time I turn on I will have to wait for the safety cycle to complete or is there a way to bypass it?

Al

[Al_The_Man]

Do you mean the need to turn the pot down to zero before start?
If so, there is a fix for the earlier boards, but could be different for the MC2000.?
Al.

[bigalscorpio]

Do you mean the need to turn the pot down to zero before start?
If so, there is a fix for the earlier boards, but could be different for the MC2000.?
Al.

Hi again Al, no I meant the 3 second wait before the speed routine even starts so you've given me something else to consider now.

If we were to pretend that my 2000 is an MC-60 would it mean that (after applying the relevant fix) that I could leave the pot set in any position and turn on the power and all would work as expected. Or would the board want to go through certain routines first? Al

[Al_The_Man]

Yes, the fix for the older MC-60 is just to clip out the resistor and the pot does not have to be returned to zero every time a power down.
Al.

[Al_The_Man]

Resurrecting and older thread!
Does anyone using the MC2100 board, also use the tach?
I am getting info on the various means to achieve this?
OEM original? or DIY version?