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1. 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Mach3 is an extremely complicated software with hundreds of more features shown in this document See http www machsupport com wp content uploads 2013 02 Mach3Mill_1 84 pdf for more information There are hundreds of settings and parameters to customize your machine and so it s must that you read all documents properly before setting this board The RMCS 2401 can be used with any other software which gives step and direction output for CNC control on parallel port Config can be found in help of the software http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Service and Support Service and support for this product are available from the Rhino Motion Controls Web site http www rhinomc com and our customer service email info rhinomc com Six Month Warranty Rhino Motion Controls rhinomc com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 6 months from shipment delivery During the warranty period Rhino Motion Controls will either at its option repair or replace products which proved to be defective Exclusions The above warranty does not extend to any product damaged by reasons of improper or inadequate handlings by customer improper or inadequat2. Config FunctionCfg s View Wizards Operator Plugin Control Help i Entry in Hex 0 9 A F only Entry in Hex 0 9 A F only T Pins 2 9 as inputs s r Kemel Speed File fNo File Loaded 25000Hz 35000H2 C 45000Hz C 60000hz C 65000h2 C 75000hz C 100khz Edit G Code i Note Software must be restarted and motors retuned if Recent File ong pec Seed Close G Code Load G Code _ TES a Also set the Kernel Speed to 100Khz for good performance http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Step 3 Set Pin mappings for board Motor Outputs Goto motor output tab in Ports and Pins For 3 axis machine enable X Y and Z axis and enter addresses as shown in figure A axis is not supported by this board and just shown for reference in image Dir LowActi Step Port 1 1 1 Spindle This is just for showing application but you can assign any pin for any output and connect output connections from board accordingly Also spindle step can be set to Pin 8 and Direction to Pin 9 to enable direction and speed control for spindle More options for spindle can be found in Spindle Setup See Mach3 user manual for detailed description http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROL
3. Direction Dir pin to output pin i e X_Step amp X_Dir Connect Common Ve Step Pulse or Dir pin to GND If there is enable pin compulsory to connect on drive you can connect it to 5V output and GND otherwise you can keep it open Connections Connecting Relays 2 Relays are already on board with all connections coming to screw terminals Extra Relay can be connected to any output pin i e Coolant_Mist for switching of high loads like pumps motor or lights etc External power supply for powering up relay is required in this case Rating depends on type of relay A 1K Q resistor and an NPN transistor BC547 TIP122 2N3904 is required to switch relay from board signal Connections Connecting Limit Switches Limit switches can be connected directly between input pin and GND pin Switches can be paralleled to get multiple inputs on one axis As the pins are internally buffered and pulled up no optoisolation or power is required Switches should be connected to NO config If you are using NC Active Low should be disabled in input signal http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Connections Connecting Proximity Switches Sensors Any NPN proximity switch or sensor can be connected between Input pin and GND Output of sensor should be given to inp
4. 1 parallel port or no parallel port and you have added PCI card you may need to see the address of your port BIOS setting may also change parallel port number To see address of parallel port Go to Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager gt Ports COM amp LPT gt Double click Parallel Printer Port goto resources tab Ay Device Manager File Action View Help Printer Port LPT1 Properties General Port Settings Driver Details Resources pM Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives Pinter Port LPT1 Qs Human Interface Devices b ca IDE ATA ATAPI controllers p 2 Imaging devices iain pa Jungo Resource type Setting p lt Keyboards BE VO Rance 0378 037F gt B Mach X Pulsing Engines gt F Mice and other pointing devices amp Monitors pl Network adapters sting based on Curent configuration 4 Y Ports COM amp LPT 1 Communications Port COM TE Intel R Active Management Technolq TE Printer Port LPT1 Conflicting device list D 4B Processors No conflicts b a Sound video and game controllers p lt gt Storage controllers gill System devices gt Universal Serial Bus controllers 7 Use automatic settings L The first number in I O range parameter is your parallel port address In Mach3 Go to Config Menu gt Ports and Pins set the parallel port address in Port 1 Default is 0x378 Mach3 CNC Controller File
5. PINS CONNECTOR http www rhinomc com elay2 NO 14 Relay2 NC 14 Relay2 Com 14 COOLANT FLOOD PUMP GND SPINDLE ENABLE STEP OPTO EMITTER PIN 8 SPINDLE ENABLE STEP OPTO COLLECTOR PIN 8 COOLANT MIST PIN 16 LIMIT X PIN 10 LIMIT Y PIN 11 LIMIT Z PIN 12 E_STOP PIN 13 CYCLE START PIN 15 412V INPUT OPTIONAL FOR DC JACK SV OUTPUT FOR LIMIT S W PROXY LOGIC GND Board dimensions 58 X 82 5 mm Holes 2 2 mm inside from edge Notes 1 Pin description is just suggestion Any input or output pins except relay and opto can be used for any purpose programmed in software For example Pin 2 is shown for X step but it can be used for Y step and Pin 4 can be used for X step instead Same for input pins 2 Relays are operated from 12V power supply input through either screw terminal 12V input or DC jack USB power can be used if relays are not required in system 3 Do not use both 12V input and USB power simultaneously 4 Check all connections properly before powering up 5 Power up board after PC software is running and ready Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Connections Connecting Stepper Servo drives Stepper or Servo drive can be connected with Step amp Direction input interface Connect Step step Pulse and
6. RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC j f Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares RHINO Installation Manual and Datasheet http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Key Features e All inputs and outputs are buffered e Optoisolated Spindle control capable of taking PWM input e Both terminals of spindle optocoupler are available on screw terminal e 2 Relays on board with NO NC and Com connections on screw terminal can be used for spindle coolant and other high voltage current applications USB power input No special power needed for operation for using without relays 12V power input can be given from screw terminal or DC jack All inputs and outputs except spindle amp relays can be used for other opeatations by software settings Simple but efficient and cost effective solution for PC based CNC control Inbuilt resistor for limit proximity switch input NPN type proximity switch Reed switch Limit switch can be used for inputs Suitable for small and medium size 3 and 4 axis machines No settings on hardware level everything can be set from software Small form factor Multiple boards can be used with multiple parallel ports by adding PCI cards in PC for expanding IOs Description Thank
7. S RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Step 3 Set Pin mappings for board Other Outputs Output signals tab can be used to configure extra outputs like Enable and other outputs which include spindle coolant or extra relays Detailed settings can be found in Spindle setup See mach3 guide for more details Step 4 Set Pin mappings for board Switch Inputs Limit switches or Proximity switches sensors can be used to sense machine limits When these inputs are detected Mach3 will stop giving pulses to motor This will stop motors from damaging machine if its going out of mechanical limits Set the inputs as per figure below Make sure that you make it Active Low enabled You can also go to automated setup of inputs and trigger each switch manually to configure Pin Number nf 1 0 1 0 w 1 0 7a 1 0 nf 1 0 x 1 0 ef 1 0 nf 1 0 x 1 0 Pins 10 13 and 15 are inputs Only these 5 pin numbers may be used on this screen Automated Setup of Inputs In the same screen Estop and other inputs can be configured There are many more other settings in Mach3 which are out of scope of this document You can see Mach3 forums and guides for detailed instructions or troubleshooting http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable w
8. bit windows and some version of Windows after Windows 7 You may try to run it in compatibility mode Its required to check that parallel port driver is installed and functioning properly To check wheather mach3 can access your parallel port or not connect a LED between Pin2 and GND of parallel port Pin2 should be ve of LED When step input is given the LED should glow depending on the speed of pulses If this is not happening board will not work as there will be no input from parallel port There may be several reasons for this but mainly it may be because of driver or configuration of Mach3 Note that USB to parallel port cables will not work with Mach3 If you don t have parallel port in your pc you may use a PCI parallel port card After installing Mach3 and restarting PC if it s asked to do you can start configuring Mach3 Step 1 Set native units Start with Mach3 Mill profile Go to Config menu gt Set native units and select mm or inches whatever you prefer E Mach3 CNC Controller File C ction Cfg s View Wizards Operator Plugin Cont Help File fNo File Loaded www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Step 2 Set parallel port address If your pc has parallel port by default it should be LPT1 and address 0x378 But if you have more than
9. e customer wirings unauthorized modification or misuse or operation beyond the electrical specifications of the product and or operation beyond environmental specifications for the product Obtaining Warranty Service To obtain warranty service please contact our customer service department at info rhinomc com before returning product for service Please make sure that you have gone through this entire installation manual and datasheet before deciding that your product is liable for replacement or repair under this 6 month warranty Customer shall prepay shipping charges for products returned to Rhino Motion Controls for warranty service and Rhino Motion Controls shall pay for return of products to customer Warranty Limitations Rhino Motion Controls makes no other warranty either expressed or implied with respect to the product Rhino Motion Controls specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long and implied warranty lasts so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you However any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness is limited to the 6 month duration of this written warranty Disclaimer Copyright Rhino Motion Controls 2014 Neither the whole nor any part of the information contained in or the product described in this manual may be adapted or reproduced in any material or electronic form without the pr
10. ior written consent of the copyright holder This product and its documentation are supplied on an as is basis and no warranty as to their suitability for any particular purpose is either made or implied This document provides preliminary information that may be subject to change without notice http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401
11. ith Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Step 5 Motor tuning Now when all outputs and Limit switches are connected its time to configure that motors are moving perfectly as per input from software To tune this you can go to Config gt Motor tuning Motor Tuning and Setu Axis Selection X AXIS MOTOR MOVEMENT PROFILE ee X Axis Y Axis Z Axis 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Time in Seconds Accel q Velocity Acceleration Step Pulse Dir Pulse SAVE AXIS SETTINGS In s or mm s per min G s i 5us 0 5 in s or mm s sec sec Spindle Steps per 800 4500 250 0 0152964 1 1 Cancel First important step is to set Steps per Unit If you have a linear axis with ball screw of pitch 5 mm in one rotation of your motor guide will g0 5 mm furthur Same way if you have set microstepping of 800 steps per revolution 800 steps will give you 1 rotation 5 mm of travel Maximum velocity is the maximum possible speed of motor with some margin you can set this upto 80 of maximum speed of motor to avoid accidents Maximum velocity and acceleration should be checked with trial and error of your setup Don t forget to click SAVE AXIS SETTINGS before quitting the menu or switching to other Axis Configure all Axis properly and you are ready to go http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for
12. ut pin and GND should be connected to GND of proxy Proximity switch requires external power supply You may put a 1K resistor in series between output of sensor and input pin Multiple proximity switches may be paralled to get multiple input on single Input line Connections Connecting Spindle PWM Non PWM mode This board directly supports VFD drives for spindle control An optoisolated output is connected to Spindle_E and Spindle_C terminals Many drives also support step and direction input or speed input through PWM signal Softwares like Mach3 can generate PWM signal for controlling spindle speed For more information see your VFD drive documentation and Mach3 documentation available here http www machsupport com help learning product manuals http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Configuring Mach3 To demonstrate normal functionality of board we have chosen Mach3 software as standard demo software to demnstrate the features and configurations of this board Mach3 trial version is available here http www machsupport com software mach3 It s also available for purchase Trial version can process only 500 lines of G Code It s very important to make your parallel port working with Mach3 or other software Mach3 doesn t support 64
13. you for purchasing RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Breakout Board for CNC applications This board can be used to control CNC machines which use 3 Stepper or Servo motors The drives for steppers or servos must have impulse step amp direction input Only 3 connections are required for each drive Step Direction and GND The RMCS 2401 is completely buffered and can control the machine at distance of upto 4 meters away from PC without any problem at maximum pulse rate possible So to make a CNC working you need just 3 RMCS 2401 Limit switches Power supply for drives http www rhinomc com Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board V2 RMCS 2401 RHINO MOTION CONTROLS RMCS 2401 Parallel Port Buffered Breakout Board for 3 Axis CNC Usable with Mach3 EMC2 TurboCNC and other CNC softwares Board Pinouts and Connections X STEP PIN 2 X DIR PIN 3 Y STEP PIN 4 Y DIR PIN 5 Z STEP PIN 6 Z DIR PIN 7 DB25 FEMALE PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR C 1 K z x X 2 2 OO CI gg 1 2 NOMC COM OKITS CO IN mrs WWH RI WHW R USB POWER Li 1 kx K K 2 4 l gt 3 Q 3 lt S 2 5 wg g a D d mog mo Wes pal gt S geo g ea S Bae 2 6 a 11 14UDC Relay1 NO 9 Relay1 NC 9 elay1 Com 9 41 14VDE Input SPINDLE ON OFF DIR Parallel port Pins 2 9 14 16 are outputs amp Pins 10 13 15 are inputs amp OUTPUT PINS POWER
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