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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 21, 2022, 05:29:03 PM »

Hi. All. Found the XML file. Do I open it ? Also a typical file from our Jewellery jobs. Also a photo of the file that worked correctly. The size of this piece is 180mm x 100mm. if I attempt to run that same file now it would be treated as though it was a few mms x a few mms. The machine makes all the moves but in miniature. Now i have looked online for a solution to running with XP with a USB connection. I'm finding it almost impossible to get an answer. The general opinion seems to be you can't just plug in to a USB port. The program I got with the machine runs the win7 machine from the USB port. But the same program will not run it on an XP machine through the USB port. Can you tell me why???The connection does lock the steppers but no movement. From what I see online there is nobody who's had this exact same issue as me. Lucky me! I will now attempt to upload a couple photos and a file for you...Regards   Ronnie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 20, 2022, 08:39:21 PM »

This to Charlie. I did respond to your message but looking at the list don't know if it went. We get terrible internet here.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 20, 2022, 07:51:26 PM »

Hi. Graham. Where do I find the XML file??? The machine was bought through Ebay. The seller calls themselves "hotbid" Gcode was created in Aspire Gcode inch. Have done hundreds of them as we make timber Jewellery. never had an issue. I will put some things together as you suggest and post them. When copy and paste the file as in the chinese instructions it was very hard to follow as they were poorly done so I pasted the 6040 file they specified straight into Mach 3 in C drive. I did not open it first because could not understand the chinese symbols. I did open the C drive folder after and the Licence is in there so figured it would work and as I said in my post it did work perfectly for one time only. Job size and machine behavior perfect. Is the XP not happening because incorrect Driver I'm wondering?? Mach 3 looks and acts correct on XP and the USB connection is locked. Just won't run the machine. ie. No movement but the steppers are locked so must be communicating I think. If I could solve that issue I could just use XP as  the software seems ok on that.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 20, 2022, 04:02:42 AM »

Hi. Charlie. Well now I'm more confused than ever. Installed Mach on a Win 7 laptop as that is the only other computer I have. Same result without the 6040 hooked up. loading a file looks wrong.  Same problem as above.  Tried to connect the 6040. Would not move. Soooo. The only time it looks and works correct is when installed on XP. I'd be happy with that but can't get the 6040 to move. Have absolutely no idea what to do next. I've had about ten years happily making all sorts of stuff on my other CNC and can't believe the situation I'm now in.!!! Looks like I should have got the serial port version. At least I know it works. Trouble is I have no money left to do anything else.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 19, 2022, 11:08:55 PM »

Hi. Charlie. downloaded the file. Same problem. So as an experiment I installed Mach 3 on an old XP machine. So I now had the same on both Win7 and XP. On XP no machine hooked up the program looked as it should with the cursor lines travel X and Y scrolling correctly. Same test on the Win 7 computer? Cursor moving too quickly across file. I suspect the win 7 computer as the culprit. It has a virtual XP mode built in to Win 7. Maybe that is a problem. Unfortunately I can't run the 6040 as The XP doesn't seem to recognize the RNR eco motion controller. The WIN 7 asks if I want to use the controller at the USB port. I don't know how to do this on the XP computer. And unfortunately I don't have another WIN7 to try.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 19, 2022, 06:16:50 PM »

Sorry Charlie . Found it. The whole number doesn't show until you start download. Thank you. Most appreciated. Regards... Ronnie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 19, 2022, 06:00:43 PM »

Hi. Charlie. Just went to the link you sent but couldn't see .062 Is there another one that would be ok??

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 19, 2022, 05:24:51 PM »

Hi. Charlie. Thanks for that. I'll give that a go. The 6090 machine is a Stepmores. It's a Serial port connection. When fired up from cold if looking at the Breakout board the green strip leds light in sequence depending which axis you're moving. Within under a minute some of those leds dim and the X and Z axis is very rough if moving at all Y axis still smooth, so I'm assuming that the board has the issue.... Regards  Ronnie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 19, 2022, 01:23:55 AM »

Hi. All. Been having another go at getting my machine to work. I'm wondering if the problem is the Table size. ie Is the machine thinking it's too big??? It certainly looks it on the screen compared with the file image. If I reset the XYZ to zero in the tool screen the image looks right but a tiny move shoots across the image fast and the machine if running the program barely moves at all. Only a few MMs. Trouble is I had such a good run with none of this type of problem with my old 6090. It just worked straight off. This is extremely frustrating especially as it did work perfectly for one piece! Anyway Thanks all for trying to help. I'll try reloading from scratch the software.  Regards...Ronnie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Job Size problem. Help Please??

« on: November 18, 2022, 07:11:59 PM »

The machine is running perfectly. It is only the size issue that i'm having.