egx-300 spindle rpm control

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Arcobaleno56
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Model of CNC Machine: EGX-300

egx-300 spindle rpm control

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I have an egx-300 cnc engraver and am using Vcarve pro. All settings withing the tool settings are ok, but as for the spindle speed I have to set it manually by the machine's knob. Software does not overides automatically. Is there a way to correct this, by editing the postprocessor?
Kind regards.

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Adrian
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Re: egx-300 spindle rpm control

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Does the control software have commands to control the spindle speed? If the control software can't do it via file commands then VCarve won't be able to do it.

Arcobaleno56
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Re: egx-300 spindle rpm control

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Hi Adrian,
yes the software has spindle control, from the tool profiles.

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Re: egx-300 spindle rpm control

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Sorry for that.
Probably you meant for the EGX-300 driver?

Kindly confirm.

Kind regards

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Re: egx-300 spindle rpm control

Post by Adrian »

Have a look at the other Roland post processors (mdx-650 for example). From what I remember from forum threads in the past it's possible to select a range of speeds but not to specify an exact rpm.

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