Rotary Setup Help

Different rotaries and problem settings
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Steve Trottier
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Location: Portage
Country: United States
Nickname: Smoky
Laser Machine Make or Type: Robotecnc
Laser Power: 90 W
Laser Bed Size: 600x900
Home Position: TR
RDWorks Version: 8.01.26
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Rotary engraver, Dohicky, Dwyer airflow gauge, knife bed, steel plate

I have a Jinan Rodeo CNC Machinery RJT-6090. Using Lightburn and RDWORKS 8.01.26

The laser has a connector for the Rotary adapter. Tracing the cable, it goes to a solenoid and the Y axis goes to the other side. The remaining wires go to the Y axis controller. I just need to know where the hidden switch to turn it on is.


Does anyone know where the command in RDworks to control the Y relay is?
Pete Cyr
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Location: Suffolk Virginia
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Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE Y AXSIS WHEN THE LASER IS ENERGIZED

1. I am not familiar with your machine - some require disconnecting the Y axis cable and plugging the rotary in to the now open socket (some don't and have separate connection)
2. to enable rotate in RDWORKS you must start RDWORKS and the laser, select READ, select the user tab in RDWORKS, scroll down to rotate and enable - Now WRITE
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Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
Pete Cyr
Posts: 1964
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

Steve Trottier wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 I have a Jinan Rodeo CNC Machinery RJT-6090. Using Lightburn and RDWORKS 8.01.26

The laser has a connector for the Rotary adapter. Tracing the cable, it goes to a solenoid and the Y axis goes to the other side. The remaining wires go to the Y axis controller. I just need to know where the hidden switch to turn it on is.


Does anyone know where the command in RDworks to control the Y relay is?
See post above
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
Steve Trottier
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2018
Location: Portage
Country: United States
Nickname: Smoky
Laser Machine Make or Type: Robotecnc
Laser Power: 90 W
Laser Bed Size: 600x900
Home Position: TR
RDWorks Version: 8.01.26
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Rotary engraver, Dohicky, Dwyer airflow gauge, knife bed, steel plate

Thanks Pete,

But that is not working, the photo shows the clear relay mounted to the black receptacle. Clearly the Y-input comes into the relay, and is switched to either the Y-stepper or the rotary connector. This much I have traced out.
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The back Blue and Red wires ( top left - back row) are the solenoid activation, still tracing where they are going.

The suggestion you made, I had tried and should have worked, but no voltage change to the solenoid, so I will keep at it and see. Else I will wire my own toggle switch - LOL
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Gene Uselman
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Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
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Control Software: LIGHTBURN
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Ruida Controller: RDC6442
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Did you get the rotary from Robotec?- it looks like the machine may have 3 phase steppers- is the rotary 3 phase [3 wires ] or 2 phase [ 2 or 4 wires]?
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Jeffrey Aley
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Steve Trottier wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2019 Thanks Pete,

But that is not working, the photo shows the clear relay mounted to the black receptacle. Clearly the Y-input comes into the relay, and is switched to either the Y-stepper or the rotary connector. This much I have traced out. 20190610_165505[1].jpg

The back Blue and Red wires ( top left - back row) are the solenoid activation, still tracing where they are going.

The suggestion you made, I had tried and should have worked, but no voltage change to the solenoid, so I will keep at it and see. Else I will wire my own toggle switch - LOL
Probably connected to the Ruida controller, Connector (CN) 1, pin 2 or pin 3. You could probably check it with an ohmmeter. Now, how does one control those outputs using RDWorks?
Steve Trottier
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2018
Location: Portage
Country: United States
Nickname: Smoky
Laser Machine Make or Type: Robotecnc
Laser Power: 90 W
Laser Bed Size: 600x900
Home Position: TR
RDWorks Version: 8.01.26
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Rotary engraver, Dohicky, Dwyer airflow gauge, knife bed, steel plate

It is 2 phase / 4 wires, the photo does not show it clearly as on wire is routed differently but maintains the 4 into the solenoid and the two seperate 4 wire outputs switched by the relay -- either Y axis or rotary device.
Pete Cyr
Posts: 1964
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

I sent you a link to dropbox - it has a video. Did you ever get it?
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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