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AXIS not moving and DRO is incrementing.
« on: April 16, 2013, 02:16:59 PM »


    I am having a problem with MACH3 with the VISTA SCREEN SET and it is driving me crazy.

    I have referenced all axis and they are correctly moving to the reference positions. The DRO's read 0.0000

    My problem is that when I program a

    n06 G73 x0 y0 z-0.4 q0.125 r0.1 f6
    n07 x1

    The machine will drill the first hole correctly but will not move to x=1.000 that that the command line calls for. The DRO Indexes but the X axis is not moving. I understand that the G73 command is modal and that the n07 line is telling the machine to move to x=1.00 and execute the M7e command which the ANSI standards say is amodal until another cG command id instituted.

    I can Jog the X axis via the MPG. It works and the DRO only updates as I turn the MPG

    If I MDI the command g0 x1.000
    the machine will not move the X axis.but the DRO increments as if it was moving.

    MY skill set is old world and I am 71 so my thinking is there is something wrong
    with MACH in the settings.
Re: AXIS not moving and DRO is incrementing.
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2013, 07:04:05 PM »
If the DRO changes then mach is outputting pulses. Something in the breakout board or driver is not working.

Since this has nothing to do with a wizard oyu mmight get more help in the general mac topic.
Re: AXIS not moving and DRO is incrementing.
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2013, 07:23:59 PM »
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