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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: alza on June 05, 2015, 04:58:35 PM

Title: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 05, 2015, 04:58:35 PM

Someone can help me to activate touch probe with uc 100 usb parallel controller?

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: Charlie_M on June 06, 2015, 06:50:31 PM

Hi alza,

     have you got it setup to work with mach3?

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 06, 2015, 10:44:32 PM

Yes but is impossible to configure it, auto tool setting probe don't recognize lpt port one. What i can do?

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: Charlie_M on June 07, 2015, 02:38:37 AM

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auto tool setting probe

 do you mean the auto tool zero in mach3?

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: Charlie_M on June 07, 2015, 02:42:19 AM

Ok not enough info on my part.  have you loaded a zeroing script in the auto tool button? What pin do yo have your probe set ? what sort of breakout board do you have?

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 08, 2015, 06:40:38 AM

Is impossible to add! Because is not figured as lpt as needed. In diagnostic, pin ports are not visible but only in uc100 panel (15 imp.).  I've a cnc 3020 last type with black box controller.

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: Charlie_M on June 08, 2015, 07:20:13 AM

OK. sorry for your frustration. your best bet might to contact the manufacturer and see what they say.

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 08, 2015, 04:02:00 PM

They have already responded and said they did not know how to go about Mach 3 ! hahaha They sell them and do not know anything , crazy stuff .

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: BR549 on June 08, 2015, 06:18:35 PM

OK the UC100 is a straight USB controller (nothing to do with the LPT port).  You should have pins on the UC100 that you hook the probe to. The UC100 then translates those pins back to Mach3. You would then need to set the pins in Mach3 that MATCH what the UC100 expects for the probe.

IF the UC100 even supports a probe. The info SHOULD be in the UC100 setup manual.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: ger21 on June 08, 2015, 08:43:06 PM

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IF the UC100 even supports a probe.

It does.

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 09, 2015, 06:39:07 AM

I already tried does not work, read the top messages.

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: derek on June 09, 2015, 06:47:26 AM

I have probes on pin 15 on two machines and they work fine.
Check your wiring and whatever script you're using for the probe.
If the probe activates pin 15 LED on the UC100 plugin then it's your script. If it doesn't activate it then it's your probe, the UC100 or your wiring.

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: alza on June 09, 2015, 06:51:00 AM

I must write a script? For this? I don't understand!

Title: Re: UC 100 setting probe on mach3
Post by: derek on June 09, 2015, 06:58:49 AM

Something has to tell the machine what to do. I'm no expert as I use Calypso screen sets and the buttons for probing are all pre scripted. G31 is a probing code. Do some searching on that.