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Adding EIA to T2 mazatrol

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Cast Iron
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Hi,

I know this has been discussed before and some of you have tried to add EIA to your mazatrol and it hasn't worked but I'm a bit thick and would like to have a crack at getting it working.

Does anyone have a fx784-9 or preferrably a FX884 board with the EIA eproms to suit a T2?

I have a FX17 board ready to go in.

My plan is to get the needed EIA chips and copy them so if anyone in the future wants to add it they can.

With Fusion360 now having lathe posts it would be a great thing to post out to the lathe instead of using mazatrol. Don't get me wrong mazatrol is great but I need to spend a lot more time using it to become proficient.
 
I will check what board I have in my machine...

Hi Benganboll,

You're about the only person I've come across that has a T2 with EIA. Is there any chance you could just take a photo of the FX784-9 board showing the EPROM's so I know for sure what I need to have?

I might have a lead on a T3 FX784-9 board that I think should work as I think the extra axis can be disabled in the parameters. (I could well be wrong though).
 
If you need or want any other help, I have a Mazak QT20N with a T2 controller and eia option on it. Can this method be used on any of the newer controls as we have T32's and 640's without eia?
 
So what is yout theory, just adding the EIA chips?
My ST30ATC M/C T3 1988 has a FX-884 instead of FX784-8 and FX784-9.
Is that a newer version?

These picture are from my QT10N T2 1986
FX784-9.jpgFX784-9b.jpg
 
The EIA/ISO eprom chips on the FX784-9 in my T2 are 6pcs of 27128 (128kbit=16KB)
And on the FX884 in my T3 there is 4pcs of 27256 (265kbit=32KB)

So I think your best chances are the FX784-9 chips.
Do you have the FX784-8 + FX784-9 or FX884 the your machine and what software version do you have?
 
The EIA/ISO eprom chips on the FX784-9 in my T2 are 6pcs of 27128 (128kbit=16KB)
And on the FX884 in my T3 there is 4pcs of 27256 (265kbit=32KB)

So I think your best chances are the FX784-9 chips.
Do you have the FX784-8 + FX784-9 or FX884 the your machine and what software version do you have?
I have a T2 QT8, that had the fx784-8 and fx784-9 boards but my fx784-9 board was playing up, so I replaced them both with one FX884 board.

I'm after the T2 EIA on the FX784-9 board.

As your T2 EIA chips will only work on a fx784-9 board. I'll repair my FX784-9 board or buy another one.
 








 
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