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==== Spindle ==== | ==== Spindle ==== | ||
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GS21-23P0 | |||
|Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for Spindle | |Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for Spindle | ||
<small>(240V, 2.2 kW, 3HP)</small> | <small>(240V, 2.2 kW, 3HP)</small> | ||
|The VFD providers power to the spindle | |The VFD providers power to the spindle | ||
Mach3 speaks to the VFD using Modbus via an RS-485 card, configured in Mach3 to communicate via a dedicated "Brain". | Mach3 speaks to the VFD using Modbus via an RS-485 card, configured in Mach3 to communicate via a dedicated "Brain". | ||
So far, we have not been successful at receiving messages back over Modbus (e.g. true spindle RPM).<ref>https://forum.protospace.ca/t/wood-cnc-precix-help/3389/23</ref> | So far, we have not been successful at receiving messages back over Modbus (e.g. true spindle RPM).<ref>https://forum.protospace.ca/t/wood-cnc-precix-help/3389/23</ref> | ||
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