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Addendum A
Release Notes
The Latest version of the firmware as of 04/21/2015 is:
InTurnFirmwareGen2WORK34SF
InTurn™ Motor Control System GEN2 USB for MACH3 Ver. 34
The
InTurn™ screens have been updated with some controls re-grouped and new ‘lighted’ buttons in place of the
previous separate button and indicator light.
Controls for a servo controlled spindle have been grouped together so that they can be *blanked off for systems that
do not have a servo powered spindle.
A power monitor has been added for both the InTurn™ spindle and the Mill spindle. These features require a drive that
has an analog output that provides torque data. The
InTurn™ processor handles the Analog/Digital conversion and
sends the data to MACH for display on-screen.
*provision for blanking the area will be added in the next update
Previous versions:
As of version 33 of the firmware, an ‘emulated’ INPUT4 has been set up to replace the old hard wired INPUT4.
INPUT4 is used between the InTurn™ Controller and MACH to facilitate coordinating the axis motion with the InTurn™
Working in conjunction with the other safety interlocks, the Controller provides an ‘Automatic Pause’ in axis movement
while the InTurn
™ spindle is coming up to speed, preventing an early entry of a cutting tool into a workpiece that has
not reached its target speed.
As of version 32 of the firmware, the user supplied operating parameters (max RPM, encoder res, etc.) are collected on-
screen by a comprehensive script that also provides for the confirmed transfer of the parameters to the
InTurn™
Controller.
The acceleration parameters, which may need to be changed from job to job are accessed by a screen button labeled
‘Acceleration Settings’. In the Accel setting window is a checkbox that will bring up the full parameter input window.
Once all of the parameters are entered, check the box to send them to the
InTurn™ Controller.
The new parameters should take effect immediately, but it is a good idea to confirm the status with these steps:
1) shut down Mach3
2) power off the controller
3) turn the speed knob halfway up on the controller
4) power up the controller
The controller will now continuously display pages showing the parameters
which are stored in the controller’s
memory and also the firmware version loaded.
5) turn the speed knob to Min
6) start Mach3
A bug in the Autospeed mode was introduced in Ver 30 or 31 where, in Metric units, any SFM setting above
32 would
cause the RPM to reverse and start dropping. This has been fixed.
Previous updates:
The
InTurn™ now collects the ‘Units’ setting (Metric or Inches) from Mach on startup. It is no longer necessary to
change from one to the other in order for the Controller to make the correct setting.
