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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Mike Irvin on July 26, 2014, 06:42:17 PM
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I need help i can setup and run but as soon as i reboot i have to reset up the home switches go to configure ports and pins "check" MAX nc 10 shut down the program restart mach3 go to configure ports and pins "UNcheck" MAX nc 10. then everything is ok this happens on all my computers i tried. this is a LICENSED copy of MACH3
Mike
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Attach your xml and I will take a look, cant think what would be the cause of that.
Hood
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Sounds like your Z is set up to go the wrong direction or possibly you are just homing it in the wrong direction.
If you look lower right on the screen in Mach you will see the name of the profile you are using. Close Mach then go to the Mach3 folderon your drive and look for a file of that name with a .xml file extension. Copy it to your desktop and rename to MikeIrvin.xml then use the additional options button on the reply page to attach it to a post.
Sorry ignore this, posted in the wrong thread.
Hood
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the mike1.xlm lets me run ok i rebooted and that is mike.xlm not working
Mike
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Ok its the early hours here so will have a quick look but unless I see anything obvious it will be morning before I post back.
Hood
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ok thanks also i renamed after copying it not the original
Mike
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Seems to work fine here, if I open your Mike profile, uncheck the Max mode, shut down and restart then it is still unchecked.
Try that and see if it still comes up checked, if it does then look at the xml properties in your Mach3 folder and see if for some reason it is set to read only.
Hood
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something is wrong i just hit edit gcode and all it dose is regen dose not open the editor
i tried what you said and that makes it work but a reboot kills it
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Not sure what you are meaning but think you are saying if you change to Max unchecked, restart Mach then its fine, but if you shut down your computer and restart then when you open Mach iMax mode is checked again. Is that what you are meaning?
If it is then I think you must have something that sets the computer back to original state each time you close down, there are many programmes that can do that and possibly even can be set in recent Windows versions.
Regarding the editor, it is most likely that Mach is looking in the wrong location for notepad, you can change where Mach looks on General Config page.
Hood
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1 Start program max nc 10 unchecked not working
2 check max nc not working
3 restart mach3 max nc checked not working dro's move steppers x y make a noise but not Z
4 uncheck max nc all works fine but need to re assign home switch pin numbers the limit switches are ok
5 close mach3 and restart 100 times working
6 reboot computer Not working
This happens on both computers One a dell and a gateway and always did .
the editor i now understand Thanks
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This definetly sounds a bit odd.
Could it be something else on the computer reverting the .xml to a previous version after a reboot?
To find out, before starting Mach, make a note of the last change date/time (right click, Properties, and last change date/time should be on the first tab).
Then do what you have to get mach working, and check the last change date/time to ensure it's been updated (stupid question, but you are selecting 'Save Settings..' after you make any changes?).
Finally reboot the computer, and see if the last change date/time is still the same as the working version, or if it's reverted to an earlier date/time.
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It is updating the time at every "save settings". question should i be getting a different splash screen every time i start mach3
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What happens to the time after you reboot?
Assuming you mean the image that shows while mach is loading to the select profile dialogue, then no, it shouldn't change.
What version of windows are you running?
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windows xp 5.1
The time shows the last "save settings"
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yes the image that shows while mach is loading to the select profile it changer every time
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question should i be getting a different splash screen every time i start mach3
Mike,
The splash screen is selected at random from those available (you can even add your own) so on startup you could easily have different splash screens each time.
Tweakie.
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Ok thanks but i have nothing but problems i changed computers configured mach3 and now i have movement on all x y and z . but when i move z with keyboard keys i get no dro movement any ideas
Mike Irvin
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Hi Mike,
You have my sympathies, I managed to get in a similar situation a year or so back and know that you could easily spend many hours trying to find the problem. Generally when things go wacky it is a corrupt .xml but it could equally be somewhere else.
My best advice would be to copy your entire Mach3 folder to a backup folder (so it can be used for reference if necessary) then hardcopy all your Mach3 settings for your reference.
Uninstall Mach3 and delete any remainder Mach3 folders from your HD.
Perform a fresh install of your chosen Mach3 version and then enter all the settings from your hardcopy (do not copy and paste existing .xml’s or any other info – enter all the required settings manually).
I appreciate that this may take some time but, trust me, in the long run it is far quicker than chasing your tail trying to find the problem.
Tweakie.
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OK will do in the morning
Thanks Mike Irvin