It is disappointing to say the least, that I need to buy yet more gear to control my vac like the Masso did with a simple plug wired and mounted on the controller. I am not an electrician. What do I need to buy to get this straightened out. I want the vac to come on just like it does with the Masso. is there a video on how this is done for the gen 2 redline? I have that little breakout board, but Realtime shows yet another couple pieces of kit and how to wire it, but it does not look like the breakout board I already have so……. please advise. I am beginning to wonder what I was thinking when I bought this new machine. Endless hiccups. this was supposed to be plug and play and easier than before but nope. It is not.
Can you describe in more detail how you controlled the vac on your Masso machine?
Have you looked at the following resources…
on the masso you just plug the vac into the outlet labled vac on the controler and bobs your uncle everything works’
sorry ONEFINITY but to me this is deer in the headlight’s material. I have not a clue how to do this or what I need to buy to do it. that wiring diagram might as well be Greek. I need video hand holding. and a parts list i can order on amazon or what ever kind of store sells this stuff.
It is odd to me that they sell a vacuum switch the can turn on a 220 volt vacuum from a 120volt tool but not the reverse. They even have a wireless one, but the sender is the 120 volt, and the receiver is the 220 volt, just the opposite of what I need.
My frustration is the IoT relay will only handle 110v/10 amps, which limits the functionality to a small shop vac. Most 110v dust collectors are going to draw 15 amps.
You could use the relay to actuate a contactor rated at higher amperage.
Actually, this has been solved. My problem was that the post processor supplied by vectrics did not allow for the g code needed for the vacuum to come on and off automatically, but when requested, they supplied it free and it work perfectly.
I am running VCarve 12.5. Is it possible for you to share the PP you received?
POST_NAME = “Onefinity Redline (inch)”
FILE_EXTENSION = “ngc”
UNITS = “INCHES”
LASER_SUPPORT = “YES”
±-----------------------------------------------
- Line terminating characters
±-----------------------------------------------
LINE_ENDING = “[13][10]”
±-----------------------------------------------
- Block numbering
±-----------------------------------------------
LINE_NUMBER_START = 0
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 1
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 9999999
+================================================
+
- Formatting for variables
+================================================
VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR POWER = [P|C|S|1.0|10.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A| S|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.4]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.4]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.4]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.4]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.4]
VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.4]
VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.4]
VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.4]
VAR SAFE_Z_HEIGHT = [SAFEZ|A|Z|1.4]
+================================================
+
- Block definitions for toolpath output
+================================================
±--------------------------------------------------
- Unique revision number for this post-processor
±--------------------------------------------------
begin REVISION_COMMENT
“%”
“(VECTRIC POST REVISION)”
“([REVISION])”
“([POST_NAME])”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output at the start of the file
±--------------------------------------------------
begin HEADER
“G17 G20 G90”
“M8”
“G0[ZH]”
“G0[XH][YH]”
“T[T]”
“M6”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Command output after the header to switch spindle on
±--------------------------------------------------
begin SPINDLE_ON
“M3[S]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output at toolchange
±--------------------------------------------------
begin TOOLCHANGE
“G0[ZH]”
“G0[XH][YH]”
“M5”
“T[T]”
“M6”
“G0[SAFEZ]”
“M3[S]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for rapid moves
±--------------------------------------------------
begin RAPID_MOVE
“G0[Y][Z]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for the first feed rate move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE
“G1[Y][Z][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for feed rate moves
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FEED_MOVE
“G1[Y][Z]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for the first clockwise arc move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE
“G2[Y][I][J][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for clockwise arc move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin CW_ARC_MOVE
“G2[Y][I][J]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE
“G3[Y][I][J][F]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output for counterclockwise arc move
±--------------------------------------------------
begin CCW_ARC_MOVE
“G3[Y][I][J]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output when the jet is turned on
±--------------------------------------------------
begin JET_TOOL_ON
“M3S0”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output when the jet is turned off
±--------------------------------------------------
begin JET_TOOL_OFF
“M5”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output when the jet power is changed
±--------------------------------------------------
begin JET_TOOL_POWER
“M3[P]”
±--------------------------------------------------
- Commands output at the end of the file
±--------------------------------------------------
begin FOOTER
“M5”
“G0[ZH]”
“G0[XH][YH]”
“M9”
“M2”
“%”
Thank you. Today I was able to get my laser to work properly along with everything else on my new machine. I had one little hiccup when I changed from my laser back to the spindle head and had to perform a reboot (power button) because the machine locked up.
I am glad I was able to help.