Last updated 15-May-2022 MBL
To download any of the files below, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save Target As...". Specify a location on your hard drive.
For ZIP files, you can then use PKZIP or WinZIP to unpack the contents.
Centroid v4.20 (Windows) Mill Operator's Manual (9.4MB PDF)
Centroid v4.20 (Windows) Lathe Operator's Manual (8.4MB PDF)
Centroid v3.16 (Windows) Mill Operator's Manual (15.0MB PDF)
Centroid v3.16 (Windows) Lathe Operator's Manual (11.0MB PDF)
Centroid v2.70 (Linux) Mill Operator's Manual (14.2MB PDF)
Centroid v2.70 (Linux) Lathe Operator's Manual (10.5MB PDF)
Centroid v2.32 (Linux) Mill Operator's Manual (5.1MB PDF)
The pagination in the 2.32 Mill PDF file is wrong. For best results when
printing double-sided, print it in pieces as follows:
Centroid v2.32 (Linux) Lathe Operator's Manual (4.3MB PDF)
Centroid v8.22 (DOS) Mill Operator's Manual (4.3MB PDF)
Centroid v8.22 (DOS) Lathe Operator's Manual (3.9MB PDF)
Centroid v7.17 (DOS) Mill Operator's Manual (8.9MB PDF)
Centroid v7.06 (DOS) Mill Operator's Manual in Spanish (1.6MB ZIP archive)
Install an entry on the F5/CAM menu which will generate, and optionally export, a printable text copy of your tool library. This can serve as a handy reference when writing new part programs.
To install: unpack the ZIP file to a floppy diskette or USB drive; insert it in the control computer and press F7/Utility, then F2/Update.
To make a tool list: insert a floppy disk or plug in your USB drive;
press F5/CAM; and press the key for ToolList. Take the disk or USB
drive to your desktop computer and open the file cnc10tools.txt
(from Linux) or CNC7TOOL.TXT (from DOS).
Centroid's offline Intercon conversational programming software comes with a Sentinel parallel port key or USB key. This key requires a driver to be installed in order to work with Microsoft Windows.
Click here to go to the SafeNet web page containing the current Sentinel driver for Windows, then click on "Sentinel SuperPro".
A utility to correct the date on DOS computers with non-Y2K-compliant BIOS. These include most M15 and M400 controls built before December 1998 (M15 serial numbers below K4402 and M400 serial numbers below K6398).
Unpack the ZIP file to a floppy diskette; insert it in the control computer and press F7/Utility, then F2/Update.
Driver needed to run Mastercam 3.21 under Windows 9x
Unpack the ZIP file to a floppy diskette; insert it in the control computer and press F7/Utility, then F2/Update (or use Windows to run A:INSTALL.BAT).
A DOS utility to calculate optimal spindle speed settings on the Control Configuration screen. These are the settings that match the RPM displayed on the screen to the RPM the inverter is actually commanding.
This provides appropriate settings for CNC7 (MS-DOS) and CNC10 (Linux). PLC programs for CNC11 and CNC12 (Windows) generally use the minimum RPM differently, so SPINCAL does not apply to those newer controls.
First note the previous values on the Control Configuration screen, and make two measurements of actual RPM (with a tachometer) vs. the RPM displayed on the screen. For best results make one set of measurements at a low speed (around 10%) and the second set at a high speed (around 90%).
Then run SPINCAL from the command line. Enter the information you collected. SPINCAL will tell you the best new numbers to enter on the Control Configuration screen.
Run SPINCAL with a command line argument of "/?" for instructions.
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Last updated 15-May-2022 MBL