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SmoothStepper USB / Re: SS Crash's Mach

« on: November 14, 2015, 03:31:38 AM »

check your usb cable if you can change it for another one try that and please do what rob asked for

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 14, 2015, 03:25:35 AM »

yer it sounds like you have a RF problem as well. having a high grade ethernet cable helps. if this happens again shut everything down in your shed and only have a fm radio going no lights nothing turn the machine on and if the radio becomes stackey you have a RF problem from the machine turn it on and off a couple of times to see if it will clear it self.

by having only the radio and machine on you can eliminate the machine quickly as the source of the RF. then if it`s not there you just turn one thing on at a time to it comes back.

I have a random bad RF problem with my big machine, when the RF is there the radio goes all stackey and the machine run like a bag of poo, quite often I can just turn the machine off and restart and it goes away.

and if I stand in line with the radio it goes away as well that's how I know it's from the machine.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 13, 2015, 05:18:07 PM »

rob the C25 manual have a look http://cnc4pc.com/Tech_Docs/C25R3_1_USER%20MANUAL.pdf

by looking at the C25 manual, you can have switches connected using the 5v of the board to a pin what is simple, the prope touch plate needs to be grounded to the C25 board it has the ground symbol like you said you have it connected to the ground of the board

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 13, 2015, 03:45:47 AM »

it should be 0v sitting there, as rob say your E stop is a kill your stepper driver switch you just need it for the 5vdc power supply no power to ESS or C25 no motion.

killing the power to the stepper motor when they are under load can cause a power surge back to the stepper driver and magic smoke will come.

now just for fun touch the wire attached to the plate to the clip there may be some stuff on the plate giving a bad contact. the voltage is within the amount that it needs to work.

also just check for continuity between plate and clip with no power to the machine.

one other thing have you changed the pin from active high to low or vices versa the red x to green tick

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 10:36:32 PM »

sounds about right

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 08:47:29 PM »

bang on Rob, (the common to the earth ground of the 220v) this ground should be sunk to earth as not connected to the machine but being connected to the earth stack as it will be, you only earth the main power supply wire if you are told to by a electrician you can wrap a shield wire around it what would go to the high voltage common.

also what I said above was checked by an electrician

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 05:13:59 PM »

you have not got your commons connected quite right -common is earth, ground you can have a +common (what is Power) and a -common look it up use google you need to learn this it is important that you learn how to do it.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 03:30:37 PM »

the ESS should be on it's own 5vdc line with a common (earth) it the best way to do it, a lot of noise problems I was having went away after I rewired the whole machine to a common and it`s own 5vdc line for the ESS.

and moved the high and low common and power wires so there was no side by side wires, a cross over at one spot what is fine and the high and low common have there own star point side by side what is also fine.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 03:16:02 PM »

so you have a clip that goes to the tool what is earth (common) and the signal wire going to the touch plate.

do you have your earth wires going to a common star point earth is -common or just common.

also what is the voltage between the clip and the plate if it is below 2.8vdc that might be the problem.

if you just touch the plate to the spindle noise does anything happen or the frame of the machine, if you touch the plate to the spindle and it works you don't need the clip if it does not do anything you need the clip.
if it works when you touch the plate to the machine frame good if it is still just as bad, check all you wiring to make sure you only have single ended shield wire`s no broken wires just a good look over.

gerry's code is fine it will be nothing to do with that.

a ruff way to check to see if it is a noise (RF) problem put a fm radio on the machine (have it turned off) tune to a radio station turn the machine on and if it goes stac you have a noise problem if the radio is fine it`s to small for the radio to pick up so all good.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: ehternet smoothstepper/C25 auto zero wiring setup?

« on: November 12, 2015, 04:57:26 AM »

what is the code you are using if it`s not coded for you screen it wont work to well put it in code tag's