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M5Stack-6060Push-for-Core2-and-Core

  • The 6060PUSH has a calibration issue (at least on mine).
  • A command of X40 moves the Axis by 50mm (instead of 40mm)
  • and the full extent of 57mm is achieved with a command of X45!!!
  • The 6060Push takes its power from a 9V-24V supply (5mm socket).
  • The same power (at 9V-24V) is connected to the orange HT3.96 RS485 sockets on the 6060Push
  • The 4 x screws of the baseplate on the moving axis of 6060PUSH are UNC 1/4 inch thread, not M3 nor M4.
  • To connect between the Core2/Core and the 6060Push the recommendation is to use the PLC Proto Module.
  • The PLC Proto Module has a small RS485-to-TTL ancillary PCB board included,
  • which converts the 9V-24V power supply and serial communication signal lines for the 6060Push to 5V/3.3V for the Core2/Core.
  • There are no instructions nor schematics for this small ancillary PCB board, but it is fairly obvious how it is supposed to be wired in
  • (it's on the corner of the PCB, between the M-Bus and the RS485 connector).
  • But this won't work with the Core2, as the ancillary PCB board doesn't fit with the Core2.
  • First, the haptic motor in the Core2 obstructs the ancillary board.
  • Secondly, because the motor has a metal case, there is a risk of shorting the 9V-24V power line with M-Bus pins 16 and 17.
  • In order to use the PLC Proto Mobule, you need to connect the ancillary board by wire, and keep it away from the M-Bus connector.
  • As mentioned, you'll need to wire up pins 16 and 17 on the PLC Proto Module ancillary board to the Core2 M-bus.
  • You'll also need to wire that connects GND between the ancillary board and the Core2 (you can use the M-Bus GND pin or any other GND pin).
  • IMPORTANTLY, the ancillary board provides 9V-24V to the HPWR connectors on the MBus (pins 25,27, 29),
  • which on a Core these pins will provide 9V-24V power to the Core, but not on the Core2!!
  • The HWPWR pins are not connected in the Core2, so you need to have a power wire going from thePLC Proto Module 5V supply to the 5V input on the Core2.
  • This isn't obvious to do.
  • There are several places to connect to the 5V supply on the PLC Proto module. But you need to wire into the 5V input pin inside the Core2,
  • which is one of the pins on the 4-pin connector inside the Core2, next to the USB connector. The pins are marked DP,DM,GND and 5V.
  • You want to connect from the 5V input pin on the Core2 by a wire to a 5V supply pin on the PLC Proto module board.
  • It may be better just to get the M5Stack RS485-to-TTL converter Unit instead of the PLC Proto Module !!!
  • https://m5stack.com/collections/m5-unit/products/isolated-rs485-unit
  • The other issue is that the 6060Push doesn't come with a HT3.96 4-pin plug, to connect into the RS485 socket on the 6060Push.
  • Unfortunately, the PLC Proto Module (and the RS485 Unit) only comes with 1 x HT3.96 4-pin connector, not two.
  • You'll need to source one HR3.96 plug to go onto the 6060Push RS485 HT3.96 socket and they're not easy to find.
  • Here's an Aliexpress link here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32751855312.html