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scottbot
03-13-2010, 06:42 PM
Hi,
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and installed Windows 7.
That all went well but today I tried to get my ShopBot going and got some really confusing results.

I have a PRSalpha with a 4hp HSD Spindle and a Yaskawa V74X VFD.
I am using ShopBot Control Software version 3.6.14.
The test file I tried to run was created using Aspire 2.54
I also reinstalled the firmware for the Bot.

Here's what happened:
The test file was simply to make 1 hole in a board.
I created the toolpath in Aspire and saved it.
The only Post Processor that was close to my machine was :
Shopbot(Inch)(Toolchange)w/speed
I don't have a Toll Changer or a Speed Controller but all the other ShopBot Posts were either Air Drill or Drill Head or metric so I picked the one I mentioned above.
When I ran the toolpath it indicated that it was running the file that I asked it to but it was running a different file altogether (Paco's Surfacing Routine actually).
The 2 files are stored in completely different folders so I didn't click on the wrong file by mistake.

One thing I haven't done is installed any drivers for the Yaskawa.
If they are required they certainly haven't done anything to make that process easy. At least not for this old dog.
I put the Yaskawa disc in but for the life of me I can't figure out what, if anything, I should install.
That could be the whole problem but I really don't know how to solve it.
The decal on the front of my VFD tells me that it is Model CIMR-V7CU25P5 and the Spec is 25P54. I couldn't find anything on the disc that jumped out at me as the obvious thing to install. Some were close but nothing I found was exactly the same.

Any wisdom on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Scott

gc3
03-13-2010, 07:29 PM
Take a GOOD LOOK AGAIN at the post processor window...

gc

scottbot
03-13-2010, 08:59 PM
Gene,
I looked it over very well before I picked the one I did.
I've included a screen shot of the list.
I still can't see the one I should choose.

Perhaps you would be kind enough to point it out to me.
Thanks.

Scott

Gary Campbell
03-13-2010, 09:15 PM
Scott...
The new versions of VCPro & Aspire (upgrades) have included some different postp's to take advantage of some new (dual safeZ) features. Look in your C:\Program Files\ Aspire\post folder and see if you can find a folder named ShopBot. The original posts may be in there. IF not you can find them on the SB website. Copy and paste them into the post folder.

scottbot
03-14-2010, 03:49 AM
Thanks Gary.
It looks like that has done it.
I'll try it out in the shop tomorrow to make sure but it looked good in preview mode.

Thanks again.

Scott

scottbot
03-15-2010, 01:13 AM
Gary and Gene,
Thanks for your help.
The Post Processor was indeed the problem.
I found the one I needed where you said it would be Gary.
As a result I got to spend the afternoon out in the Man Shed making sawdust!

Thanks again guys.

Scott