I`ve been working on my cnc machine for 3 days now .... any help my X Y work great i`am haveing issues with my Z it will go down but not up.... I got my X - 2/ 3 Y -4./5 Z- 6/7 On my breakout board.... and in mach 3 motor output is X - 2/3 Y- 4/5 Z- 6/7.. ANY HELP...
oky update i got every thang moveing in the Z axis on the DQ542MA i had to switch the A- and B+ around that`s what the diagram has on it..... But lol i switched all the DQ542MA the same as the diagram but when i did that the X.Y axis would`nt move but jumped around so i put them back to A- and B+ they worked but the diagram is saying black wire A+ green wire A- red wire B+ blue wire B- is this oky.......
I kinda chuckle everytime I see the title of this post. I didn't want to say it but since you inferred it, I don't feel so alone.
hahaha "Anthony Bolgar, post: 46036, member: 35746"]Glad it is sorted out....that way you do not have tyo ask a doctor about Viagara for Mills....lol[/QUOTE]
o oky lol i got it to work and purchase a new dell windows 10 and now haveing issue with loading mach3 lol
Mach 3 doesnt work with 64Bit versions of windows if you're using a paralell port device. 64 bit versions of windows require you to use an external motion control device, such as an ethernet smooth stepper. Or you could go the route of using an arduino + shield combo. Here is the configuration page for the ESS and USS. It should shed some light on the subject of upgrading. Software I recommend the ESS as there are more configuration options(nos as many as a paralel interface) but more than the USS
My suggestion is to keep the older pc up and running. Wipe the hard drive and reinstall a fresh copy of windows xp. disable any services that mach 3 and windows don't require like internet related services. Un-install any pci devices you don't need. Maybe replace the RAM chips. As they get worn after heavy use. Use the new PC for design and whatnot
what funny i installed it on my pc in my room and that has window10 on it also and it works but i.ll proply do what u subjested to do
Its most likely a 32 bit version on windows 10. It may work as you say, Im not sure. I prefer my winxp If you like windows 10 there are ways to install the 32 bit version. Microshart should be able to assist you with this if you cannot figure it out, How to Switch From 32-bit Windows 10 to 64-bit Windows 10 this should help
your right the one that it works on is the 64 bit and the one that it dose`nt work on is the 32 bit but in the info u gave me i can switch from 32 to 64 -bit but for now i`am waiting on my other tower i did`nt thank it was working right so i contacted him and he said he will send another one out and i have to return the other one ... so hopefully he will send a 64 bit one lol.....thank u for helping me out sir..... i got a lot of money in this project and would like to start use it ...i just put limit switches on ...
There's known issues using a 64bit Windows version with a parallel port. Reinstall Windows with 32-bit version. That tutorial will show you how. When you install Mach 3 make sure you reboot after the parallel port driver gets installed. Do not attempt to run the program until you have done that first reboot. There also may be issues if your computer is too new. The parallel port may outputting 3v instead of 5V which is necessary for the db25 driver to function properly. I'm using an old *** computer with Windows Xp and my setup works great. There are other options. @Kyo has a great tutorial on using an arduino shield to power his drivers. Check out his YouTube channel
hello again i have tryed to reinstall win xp pro from windows 10 and it wont let me and i have the dic the install is grayed out
You'll have to format the drive. Boot from the Windows Xp disk and delete the partition containing Windows 10. Then install normally. You may need to disable one of your processors in bios so Windows xp will install in 32bit. You can re-enable afterwards. I
Oky I got windows xp pro installed ..... every thang is working now need help on homeing lol do i put home switches on both end of the X and Y so far i have one on each side.....
You're going to want to install limit switches at either end of each axis. A quick google search turned up this result(62ms) Primer on Homing and Limit Switches
oky kinda confuesed on the limit switches he showed me like 4 or 5 ways i conected them seires still need to do the z
Normally closed are wired in series, Normally open are wired in parallel. Here is a mach 3 tutorial that may help. Mach3 limit switch tutorial with PoKeys - PoBlog™
