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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: gene8522 on December 06, 2010, 11:50:21 PM
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I have been having multiple problems with my Blacktoe V4 2X4 setup. I was told to run the "driver test". It is listed in the folder but will not run. Does anyone know where I might find a back up copy that will start & run?
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Hi,
Did you shut down Mach3 before running the driver test?
Dan
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Generally if the driver test does not run then the drivers are not installed. Try downloading the latest version of Mach and re-installing, this should solve your problem.
Tweakie.
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I thought that running the driver test installed the driver, if it wasn't already??
Gene, what kind of problems are you having?
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I thought that running the driver test installed the driver, if it wasn't already??
That is correct.
Hood
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Do you have any other suggestions for why the driver test doesn't run then ?
Tweakie.
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What is meant by it doesnt run, is it opening and not doing anything or is it not opening at all?
How are you trying to run it?
Hood
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What is meant by it doesnt run, is it opening and not doing anything or is it not opening at all?
How are you trying to run it?
Hood
When I try to run "Driver Test.exe, it will not open or run. The file shows that there is 328KB in the file,but it just will not start. This is while Mach3 is not running.
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Disable any antivirus you have and see if that helps.
Hood
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The computer that I run Mach3 on is not hooked to the internet, And Mach3 is just about the only thing on the hard drive.
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Do you have user accounts set up? Its the only thing I can think of that would not allow you to run an exe.
What are the specs of the computer?
Hood
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No I am the owner & administrator The only thing that I can think of is. My system is windows 7, here at work we have Windows XP, that I put Mack3 on. Just a little bit ago I tried to run "Driver Test" on this computer. It opened and runs just fine. Of course because it is not hooked to a CNC the spikes are off scale.
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Ah that could well be it, never used W7 so someone else who does will have to confirm whether that is the issue.
Hood
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If it's a 64 bit version of Windows 7, that could be your problem.
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I dont think it would run at all if it was 64 bit unless of course Gene is using an external motion controller.
Ger, do you use W7 32bit? If yes does the driver test work for you?
Hood
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No, XP Pro.
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I am running Mach3 on Windows 7 32 bit system. and it seems to run fine. I have the latest release of Mach3 but I do wish that Artsoft would come out with an update to run Mach3 in Windows 7. I am having problems with my motors running smoothly, expressly the 'X'. That is why I need to run the "Driver Test.exe" to try and eliminate the drivers, if they are my problem.
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That is why I need to run the "Driver Test.exe" to try and eliminate the drivers, if they are my problem.
Driver Test is to check the Mach3 parallel port driver, not your motor drivers.
I have the latest release of Mach3 but I do wish that Artsoft would come out with an update to run Mach3 in Windows 7
It does run fine in Windows 7. You yourself just said it did.
If you're motors are not running smoothly, it could be a lot of different things. Could be bios settings. Could be interference from other software. Could be resonance.
What kind of drives are you using?
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That is why I need to run the "Driver Test.exe" to try and eliminate the drivers, if they are my problem.
Driver Test is to check the Mach3 parallel port driver, not your motor drivers.
I have the latest release of Mach3 but I do wish that Artsoft would come out with an update to run Mach3 in Windows 7
It does run fine in Windows 7. You yourself just said it did.
If you're motors are not running smoothly, it could be a lot of different things. Could be bios settings. Could be interference from other software. Could be resonance.
What kind of drives are you using?
Sorry about that I thought 'Driver Test' was to check the motor drivers. My motor drivers are....Microstep Driver CW230. And YES Mach3 is running fine in Windows 7 32 bit.
I did have a strange thing happen yesterday morning I was making a tool change and raised the motor. When I did I hit the limit switch on the 'Z' going to the + side. I reset the switch, and nothing would work. No motors would move. I finally saw that the "offline" was lit. So I reset it. But now when I press "Go to Zero" the Z goes to the + and will not zero. I rebooted the computer, and tried all the normal things. I can move the three axis by jogging them and they move as they should. Is there a switch in Mach3 that needs to be reset?