YL600 VFD working!

[skotl]

I can't be the only person who loves this kind of thing, right?

Bought some shiny switches and, with the help of the smart folks on here, figured out how to get it going with:

• Momentary push to Start
• Momentary push to Stop
• Jog forward
• Job back

I'm waiting for my latching switch to cover the forward/reverse, and the pot for external speed control, then it's build-a-box time!

This is for a YL600, but the config should work with a YL620 too, so in case this helps someone else:

P00.01 = 1, external start/stop
P00.16 = 2, three wire motor control
P00.17 = 5, X1 = jog forward
P00.18 = 6, X2 = jog backward
P06.17 = 1, jog acceleration time
P06.18 = 1, jog deceleration time
P07.
P07.16 = 8, jog forward frequency
P07.17 = 8, jog reverse frequency

Connections:

X1 = NO jog forward
X2 = NO jog reverse
X3 = NC stop
X4 = open: forward, closed: reverse
X5 = NO run

Updating the config now that I've got an external pot for speed control:

P00.01 = 1, external start/stop
P00.16 = 2, three wire motor control
P00.17 = 5, X1 = jog forward
P00.18 = 6, X2 = jog backward
P03.12 = 5.5, analog input minimum frequency
P03.13 = 60, analog input max frequency (the external pot was only pushing to 44Hz so upped this so that "full on" is now around 54Hz)
P06.17 = 1, jog acceleration time
P06.18 = 1, jog deceleration time
P07.08 = 3, Analog input for frequency selection #1
P07.16 = 8, jog forward frequency
P07.17 = 8, jog reverse frequency
P12.00 = 6.1, rated motor current
P12.02 = 4, Motor pole count
P12.19 = 10, PWM frequency (decrease audible noise)

Connections:

X1 = NO jog forward
X2 = NO jog reverse
X3 = NC stop
X4 = open: forward, closed: reverse
X5 = NO run
5V --- External pot top
AIN -- External pot wiper
0V --- External pot bottom

 

[skotl]

Switchbox wired up


Tacho wired in for spindle speed.

Run / Direction / Stop
Jog Rev / Speed / Jog Fwd

Now there's just the small matter of fitting it all together on the lathe

Edit: The run button is definitely green, even though the iPhone disagrees!

 

[Ali]

Switchbox wired up


Tacho wired in for spindle speed.

Run / Direction / Stop
Jog Rev / Speed / Jog Fwd

View attachment 258821

Now there's just the small matter of fitting it all together on the lathe

Edit: The run button is definitely green, even though the iPhone disagrees!

Yours has more buttons than mine, and I think I’m about to be upset by the answer to this question: Jog forward / reverse, does what?

 

[skotl]

Yours has more buttons than mine, and I think I’m about to be upset by the answer to this question: Jog forward / reverse, does what?

Needz moar butonz!

Jog is (kinda) instant forward and reverse - tapping either rotates the motor for as long as you hold the button down.
You can (or should be able to!) control the jog accel/decel times so that it's faster startup and stop than the main "Run" command.

Incoming vid....

 

[skotl]

Needz moar butonz!

Jog is (kinda) instant forward and reverse - tapping either rotates the motor for as long as you hold the button down.
You can (or should be able to!) control the jog accel/decel times so that it's faster startup and stop than the main "Run" command.

Incoming vid....

Here you go:

You'll also notice that jog is a fixed speed. I've set mine to 7Hz but I'll see whether I need to alter that when I finally get it on the lathe.

 

[Ali]

Hmmm. Mk2 maybe, it’s coming out in 5 years.

 

[LandRoverTom]

Do you have a link for where you got the vfd?

 

[skotl]

Do you have a link for where you got the vfd?

Here you go

MYSWEETY VFD Inverter Frequency Converter 2.2KW 3HP 220V 12A for Spindle Motor Speed Control(VFD-2.2KW) ¡: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

The seller was very responsive to my questions but, if I could find a YL620 with the extra hardware features, I'd do that

 

[LandRoverTom]

Great thanks for that.
Also always good to know sellers that are helpfull as well!

 

[skotl]

Sloooooooooooooowly getting this off the kitchen table and into the garage!

Got some videos to edit, but this is a steel plate I've made up for the VFD and switch box.
The white cable is the incoming supply - it's hanging loose now as it goes straight to the plug, but needs to get routed via the emergency stop button on the lathe, then I'll tack up the cable.

The two armoured runs are 1) the 3-phase supply to the motor and 2) what will be the shielded cable to the sensor for the RPM-o-meter that's in the switch box

3-phase going into the motor, which is mounted on my shiny homemade sled - you can just make out the 25mm diameter threaded bar that allows the sled to move up and down on its runners.

 

[Kundal]

Hi everyone. I have a switchable star-triangle cold saw and on the handle of the lever to lower the blade has a single button to start and stop the machine(pressing it starts the machine leaving it stops); is it possible to configure it on the inverter to start and stop it? thx

 

[northwest]

The white cable is the incoming supply - it's hanging loose now as it goes straight to the plug, but needs to get routed via the emergency stop button on the lathe, then I'll tack up the cable.

Have a look in the manual because Inverter drives really do not react well to having the power cut when they are under load.
Hit the emergency stop on most of mine and it puts the brake on too.

 

[skotl]

Have a look in the manual because Inverter drives really do not react well to having the power cut when they are under load.
Hit the emergency stop on most of mine and it puts the brake on too.

To be honest, having never had to hit the e-stop, if I ever did then spending £70 on a new VFD would be the least of my worries.
Appreciate the advice but I'm happier with the cut-all-power version of the stop rather than a software version.

 

[Seadog]

Bear in mind that cutting the power will allow the machine to freewheel. So if it's spinning fast it may take some time to stop, depending on why it was you hit the E-stop.

 

[RichardM]

As above, "E Stop" on my VFD program cuts the power, coasts to stop and has to be reset on VFD panle before I can re-start. Whereas "Stop" is braked to the parameters set and can be restarted by just pressing remote start button.

 

[TAS99]

I thought I could do this but after seeing the YL600 documentation I’m thoroughly confused and hope someone her can help.

My plan is to use the YL600 in conjunction with a 2HP 60 HZ Frequency Air Compressor Electric Motor both of which I purchased on Amazon. I thought hookup would be easy. I understand the power in and motor out but I’m a bit overwhelmed with the number of variables in the YL600 manual. Ideally, I’d like a remote like what skotl has but limited to just on, off and speed control.

I see that he’s adjusted only a few of the variables and I assume all the rest are left to their default values. Is that a safe assumption?

What variables should I leave as default if I only want the 3 functions mentioned above: no jog or fwd/rev?

How does the VFD know what switches are connected to what X connections for the various remote functions?

His pot connections are 5V, AIN and 0V. My VFD terminals are X1 thru X5, COM, A1, 5V, 12V. The manual shows X1 thru X5, COM, A1, B1, 5V.

Is it possible to publish a schematic?

As I said, I need help, lots of help.

Tom

I apologize for the bold text. I couldn't get rid of it.

MOD: Formatting sorted

 

[skotl]

I thought I could do this but after seeing the YL600 documentation I’m thoroughly confused and hope someone her can help.
My plan is to use the YL600 in conjunction with a 2HP 60 HZ Frequency Air Compressor Electric Motor both of which I purchased on Amazon. I thought hookup would be easy. I understand the power in and motor out but I’m a bit overwhelmed with the number of variables in the YL600 manual. Ideally, I’d like a remote like what skotl has but limited to just on, off and speed control.
I see that he’s adjusted only a few of the variables and I assume all the rest are left to their default values. Is that a safe assumption?
What variables should I leave as default if I only want the 3 functions mentioned above: no jog or fwd/rev?
How does the VFD know what switches are connected to what X connections for the various remote functions?
His pot connections are 5V, AIN and 0V. My VFD terminals are X1 thru X5, COM, A1, 5V, 12V. The manual shows X1 thru X5, COM, A1, B1, 5V.
Is it possible to publish a schematic?
As I said, I need help, lots of help.
Tom
I apologize for the bold text. I couldn't get rid of it.

I did wonder about the bold

Yes - everything else should just be the default, and shouldn't need tweaking.

Do you want to use external switches for Start, Stop and Reverse? If you don't then you can pretty much get going with the control panel on the VFD.

If you do want to use external switches then you should set:

P00.01 = 1, external start/stop: Expects the start and stop to be on X3 and X5, assuming the next setting...
P00.16 = 2, three wire motor control: Tells it you want to use momentary contact external switches
P03.12 = 5.5, analog input minimum frequency: You don't necessarily need this but it's good to set this to the minimum freq that causes the motor to rotate without stalling
P03.13 = 60, analog input max frequency - you may need to increase this based on your pot
P07.08 = 3, Analog input for frequency selection #1: Tells it to use AIN for frequency
P12.00 = 6.1, rated motor current: important - set this to ensure that overload protection kicks in at the appropriate level. Obviously, set this to your motor's max supply
P12.02 = 4, Motor pole count: Set to 2 or 4

Connections:

X3 = NC stop
X4 = open: forward, closed: reverse
X5 = NO run
5V --- External pot top
A1 -- External pot wiper
0V --- External pot bottom

Schematic to follow

 

[skotl]

This should hopefully do it. I'd wire this up on the bench to start with, and it's easy enough to do this even without switches, as long as you have the STOP signal wired up (X3 to 0V)

 

[skotl]

p.s. Welcome, @TAS99

Never been to Idaho - the closest is probably two years commuting to Utah (Provo), and then Portland and Seattle after that

Also... all this VFD stuff seemed like black magic to me three months ago, but with the help of the fine folks on here, the mist has lifted. I'm sure it will be the same for you!

 

[TAS99]

Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it. Yes, I will be using external on and off switches as well as the speed control. I'll wire it up on the bench first and let you know in a couple of days - hopefully - of a successful test.

I've been here for about 6 years and consider it one of my best moves and plan to live here permanently.