Old PRT adding the 5 channel Relay from Shopbot

[bryan]

I just added a 5 channel relay to my PRS BT at the same time I upgrade it to a spindle and it was really just plug and play following the directions, So I decide to add the relay to my PRT 96x48 that been my work horse from the beginning, it also has and indexer installed on channel B. Long time ago I upgraded the box to the v4G with 63v power the board looks identical to the older PRS BT, so I wasn't expecting any issue, but you know what happen when you do that! Got the board in today and it all wired up, I can get all 5 channels to lite up but when I run a short dummy program to that work for the spindle start up on the buddy it does not light up the first relay or any relays, I'm running the latest ver of software for the PRT 3.6.46, but does it not support the first relay? it does pop up the box asking to start router/spindle but there is no green line on any of the 5 relays on the board from this pop like the buddy. Could it be the MTCon command file? Channel 4 does light up when PRT starts to move like it suppose to, The test file works fine on my PRSalpha in the shop as well, yes I've got 3 bots one big happy blue family out there. I'm thinking there is something I'm missing in the software or the MTCon file need to be customized, if I can't figure it out by Monday I'll be calling support to see what they think is the issue. I use CarveCo Full to create files, and the file format i use for the table is Shopbot inch (*.sbp)

[bryan]

example file out put to shop the start up code for Control box

'----------------------------------------------------------------
'SHOPBOT ROUTER FILE IN INCHES
IF %(25)=1 THEN GOTO UNIT_ERROR 'check to see software is set to standard
SA 'Set program to absolute coordinate mode
TV,15000 'set spindle speed
'Profile, End Mill 1/4 Inch 'Put in toolpath name and Bit
SO,1,1 'Turn on router
PAUSE 2 'Give router time to reach cutting rpm
MS,1.7,1.0 'Set move and plunge rate
JZ,0.250 'Jog Z axis to safe height
J2,0.000,0.000 'Return tool to home in x and y
'----------------------------------------------------------------
MS,1.7,1.0'Profile, End Mill 1/4 Inch
J3,-4.374,2.898,0.250
MS,1.7,1.0'Profile, End Mill 1/4 Inch
M3,-4.374,2.898,-0.100
MS,1.7,1.0'Profile, End Mill 1/4 Inch
M3,-4.372,2.986,-0.100
M3,-4.367,3.075,-0.100
M3,-4.359,3.163,-0.100
M3,-4.347,3.252,-0.100

[bryan]

After a few emails back and forth with Tech support have the issue resolved, the document is a bit misleading, and tells you to start at position 3 but it assuming that your CNC already has the spindle/router wired, and in this case it did not,
So after taking the wire in port 3 were it told me to start and moving it to position 1 which is reserved for router/spindles, it worked as expected.