Turning On The Spindle; Mpgs - MachMotion Apollo III Manual

11.2.6 Turning on the Spindle

In addition to the screen controls the spindle can also be controlled using M-codes. Use the table below as a
reference.

MPGS

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The Apollo III has two 5V MPG encoder inputs. They are located on RJ1 as shown below.
Below is the pinout for the MPGs:
Function A+
RJ45 Pins
1
White &
Colors
Orange
To configure the MPGs open up the HiCON plugin as shown in Error! Reference source not found. on page Error!
Bookmark not defined.. Under the System tab set the MPG type to Encoder Channel. The Index should be set
to 7 for MPG 1 and 8 for MPG 2 as shown below.
M-Code
M3
M4 Counter/Clockwise
M5
TABLE 17 SPINDLE M-CODES
FIGURE 88 MPG RJ45 JACKS
A- B+
2 3
White &
Orange
Green
TABLE 18 MPG RJ45 JACKS
FIGURE 89 MPG PLUGIN SETUP
Apollo III Using Mach3
Function
Clockwise
Stop
5V GND
4 5
White &
Blue
Blue
P a g e
MPG #2
MPG #1
B- N/C
6 7
White &
Green
Brown
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N/C
8
Brown