Configuration Of Axes Used In A Machine - CS-Lab CSMIO/IP-A Manual

10.3 Configuration of axes used in a machine

Example 1: 3 axis plotter X, Y, Z.
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o Activate the X, Y, Z-axes.
Example 2: 3 axis plotter + rotary A axis, Y-axis on two drives (slave axis).
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o Activate the X, Y, Z, A axes (the slave axis shouldn't be activated here).
Using CSMIO/IP-A controller the settings in „Motor Outputs" related to STEP/DIR signals do not matter.
The only active parameter is axes enabling and disabling („Enabled" column).
By default axes are assigned to the following
+/-10V and encoder channels: X[0] / Y[1] /
etc.
Pin numbers entered in Mach3, in „Port&Pins"
window, „Motor Outputs" tab do not matter. To
assign other channel numbers to the axes you
should do it in plugin configuration: menu
„ConfigConfigPlugIns  CONFIG".
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At the beginning, you should activate support of the axes
you are going
menu position „ConfigPorts and Pins" and next „Motor
Outputs" tab.
Select axes we are using by clicking „Enabled" - the green
ticks will appear next to them. We do not activate slave
axes in that window.
to use. Select the
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