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==== Spindle ====
==== Spindle ====
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|SKCD2
|Automation Direct
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, with a different control scheme from the XYZ axes.
|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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