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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: birlan on July 29, 2009, 06:02:18 PM

Title: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 29, 2009, 06:02:18 PM: Hello,

I have 200 step motor and I cannot setup motor turning smoothly.
Could anyone can help me to fill boxes from "Motor turning and setup" window !

Any help will be appreciated !

Birlan
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: Hood on July 29, 2009, 06:28:12 PM: You will need to give more info,
what pitch screws?
What stepping are the drives?
Any gearing between motors and screws?
Metric or Imperial setup?
Hood
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 29, 2009, 07:39:36 PM: Hi,

Pitch screw = 2mm
Bipolar 200 step motor
Gear ratio = 2:1 (screw gear : motor gear)
Metric
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: Hood on July 29, 2009, 07:42:18 PM: Do the drives have any multi stepping or micro stepping? If you are not sure then what make?
Hood
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 29, 2009, 07:56:50 PM: The drivers are made with A3977 and they have 2 jumpers for step configuration , full step, half step, quarter step and eigth step
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: HimyKabibble on July 29, 2009, 08:23:30 PM: Quote from: birlan on July 29, 2009, 07:39:36 PM
Hi,

Pitch screw = 2mm
Bipolar 200 step motor
Gear ratio = 2:1 (screw gear : motor gear)
Metric

In full step mode: 200 * 2 / 2 = 200 steps/mm
In 1/2 step: 400 steps/mm
In 1/4 step: 800 steps/mm
In 1/8 step: 1600 steps/mm

Regards,
Ray L.
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 30, 2009, 03:04:40 AM: It work fine , but I have to move the mouse. When the mouse is still (mouse pointer don't move on the scree, I don't touch the mouse , the motor not working well - lot of vibration, low speed loose steps etc...). All I have to do is movind the mouse and work fine .

Could anyone help me ?

PS: I have AMD 2800+ 1GB RAM, Optical mouse , winxp (updated) - fresh install.
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: simpson36 on July 30, 2009, 05:38:17 AM: Make sure you do not have a printer driver installed.

If your mouse is compatible enough (most are) you can remove any special mouse drivers that came with the mouse, and it will still fuction, albeit perhaps without whatever 'special features' it might have had.

If you are getting some kind of unthrottled poling of the parallel port or the mouse port which is disrupting Mach, then unistalling the drivers might clear up the problem.
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 30, 2009, 07:15:19 AM: I don't have any printer install or any other drivers except via4in1.
It's xp+sp3 + updates - fresh installed last night. After reboot it work fine for about 8-10 seconds, and then loose step, anoying comportament of the motor (when I move the mouse, the motors take speed).
should I uninstall sp3 ?
I don't find in bios any ACPI (enable/disable), I have disabled Com ports, Paralel port change to ECP, load fail safe bios defaults, without any luck !
What drivers should I uninstall ?
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: Hood on July 30, 2009, 07:49:08 AM: Please attach your xml.
Hood
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 30, 2009, 08:01:58 AM: Quote from: Hood on July 30, 2009, 07:49:08 AM
Please attach your xml.
Hood

I reinstal the sistem now and choose the Standard PC - I dont have any file left on it !
But What xml do you need ?
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: Hood on July 30, 2009, 08:17:32 AM: If you still have the problem then I need the xml for the profile you are using. Example if you use Mach3Mill then look in C:\Mach3 and find Mach3Mill.xml, copy it to your desktop and rename to birlan.xml then attach it to your post by using the additional options button.
Hood
Title: Re: mach3 motor configuration
Post by: birlan on July 30, 2009, 03:04:36 PM: After fresh reinstall with (Standard PC) option - everithing is working now !
Thank you all !