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New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« on: July 24, 2012, 11:05:41 PM »
Hello

 New here and trying to find someone to help with getting my cnc router to work, It is a 3020T router and came with Mach3
 I went through everything for the setup and still no go.

PC specs are

OS Name   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version   6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description    Not Available
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name   CNC
System Manufacturer   computertechlinkxppro
System Model   D915GAG_
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 3200 Mhz, 1 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date   Intel Corp. EV91510A.86A.0477.2005.1218.2319, 12/18/2005
SMBIOS Version   2.3
Windows Directory   C:\Windows
System Directory   C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device   \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale   United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer   Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name   CNC\Jim
Time Zone   Pacific Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)   4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory   2.87 GB
Available Physical Memory   2.21 GB
Total Virtual Memory   5.75 GB
Available Virtual Memory   5.01 GB
Page File Space   2.87 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys

xml file attached
Any help would keep me from going crazy.

Thanks!
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2012, 05:35:29 PM »
Any luck?   Any responses?
I'm in the same boat.
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2012, 09:03:52 PM »
No response but I did get it working.

What is yours not doing?
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2012, 10:11:25 PM »
Glad you asked!
I set up the system as defined in the readme photo file, on a p4 win2k box.
In mach3, i Set the pins and moor parameters. The driver test app gives me a line at 25k.
I was expecting some movement with jogging in x or y but saw zilch. It's dead.
I then started readin this forum and the manual, trying to decipher what's applicable and what isn't.
( not easy for a complete noob.) 

That's where I am currently this pm.
Thanks fo the reply. I'm suprised you didn't get one!
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2012, 10:28:07 PM »
Did you hook up the cnc before you intsalled Mach?
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2012, 06:59:45 AM »
Yes. I did.  There wasn't any specification one way or the other.
I assume it matters?  :-)   Since you ask.
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2012, 09:03:34 AM »
Yes.

 Uninstall Mach, disconnect mill. Intsall Mach then reboot and then reconnect mill
and then when you start Mach, tell me what it says in the status bar.
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2012, 03:19:47 PM »
Driver initialised.
It's alive!   As gene wilder would say.
Thank you!
Re: New to Mach3 and need help getting cnc to work
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2012, 04:48:57 PM »
Great to hear.

Good luck on your new toy. :)