I’m a user, not a tech. Using CNC 12 Router on an Acorn setup. Recently purchased the KP-1 Probe from Centroid and am looking to wire it up. Have the schematic (attached) as well as picture of the Acorn board as currently configured. I have highlighted/labeled in yellow the connections where I “think” they are telling me to hook it up. For anyone with a working knowledge of these type of things, is this the correct way to do it? Or, do I need to route the wires to different posts (which ones?)? If different, do I need to change settings in the software (which ones?)?
is this the EX controller? What is the 2nd blue wire for? you can use any of the 8 inputs on the board, then you have to go into the wizard and assign the inputs accordingly, you should not be doubling up on the inputs. The white wire(Probe Signal) put on input 7 and yellow on input 8 , go into the wizard and assign input 7 to Probe signal and input 8 to Probe detect.
To get to the wizard, on the main screen go to Utility menu (F7), then Wizard (F10). which will bring you to wizard screen where you can make the needed changes for the probe. Along with assigning the inputs for the probe you will have to go to the probe screen to setup the probe.
@Poppy Thank you! I will give it a go tomorrow and report back. And, yes, I am using the EX Controller. The picture is the configuration received when purchased (absent the doubled up wires).
No luck. To try and tidy this up a bit I have included a schematic of the Acorn board as it sits fresh from Avid. The red/yellow highlights indicate the occupied wiring ports. I don’t see that I have any available inputs for the additional probe to be connected to.
You can follow that original schematic. You’ll have to double up on the terminal ports.
You can get power and ground from where the Acorn gets power and ground, and the inputs that you need to use you can either unplug the Avid cables in favor of yours, or slip two wires in the terminal.
If you double up on the inputs how do you assign the inputs in the wizard? These are two screenshots in the wizard one for the inputs and one for setting up a touch probe. These screenshots are for the AcornSix which has double the inputs rather than 8 for the Acorn.
Looking at his original picture, it looks like inputs 1,5,7 & 8 are available.
Input 8 is for “Probe tripped” and is not optional
Input 7 is for “Probe detect” and this IS optional. If you’re just on a router you should hook this one up. This way whenever your probe is connected your controller is in “probe protect” mode.
For those that are using input 7 for something else (like plasma) you can NOT plug this in and instead us “probe protect by tool number” in the wizard
Does it show the probe as “not tripped” when you trigger it by hand? If that’s the case you have your input set backwards. You just click the green circle next to it to switch from NO to NC (normally open/Normally closed)
The KP1 is Normally Open so that circle should be red.
There is no change on the status that displays on the screen Unless I unplug the USB or m12 connectors
Also, the probe is lit green but changes of course if I trip it
One thing I was wondering if when installing auxiliary five I miss wired, the doubled blue and brown from the original wiring. I did not take a picture of it as I should have before installing.
