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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: RC Extreme Power on December 29, 2012, 10:45:53 AM

Title: need help with config
Post by: RC Extreme Power on December 29, 2012, 10:45:53 AM

I have been running my machine with Turbo CNC for about three years and decided to run it with Mach3.

Home built machine using Hobby CNC board.

No matter what I try I can not get the steppers to work.

I have watch the set up videos a number of time and can not figure out what I am doing wrong.

Printer port is set
X Y Z pins are set
no stop are on

Below is a screen shot of what I have in the diagnostics screen and in the upper left hand corner none of the X Y Z lights are green and in all the set up videos they are red, No matter what I do I can not get them to turn red. ?????

Thanks for your help.

Milton 

Title: Re: need help with config
Post by: Hood on December 29, 2012, 01:03:30 PM

X Y Z LEDs will be red until you home, then they will go green.
Attach your xml and I will see if there is an issue with it.
Hood

Title: Re: need help with config
Post by: RC Extreme Power on December 29, 2012, 05:18:17 PM

Thanks for the replay but got it working, Had the velocity set to high but not happy with the speed, Can only get about 60" a min without it skipping.

Still can not get the lights to go green.

Milton

Title: Re: need help with config
Post by: Hood on December 29, 2012, 06:10:59 PM

acceleration is likely too high.
Hood