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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: deleteallusers on April 04, 2007, 02:41:56 PM

Title: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: deleteallusers on April 04, 2007, 02:41:56 PM

Hi,

I'm using mach3

I've just setup my Xylotex 3-Axis step motor driver (I'm just trying to get the one Y axis motor moving right now)

The motor seem to be locking up on power up.
I've double checked the step/dir pins as follows

STEP X - Pin 2
DIR X - Pin 3
STEP Y - Pin 4
DIR Y - Pin 5
STEP Z - Pin 6
DIR Z - Pin 7

I have one LPT port on my computer and my step/dir port is set to 1 in mach 3

I really don't know anything as I'm new, here a senerio...

I click the JOG Y+  nothing happens
> I click the JOG Y-  nothing happens
> I click the JOG Y+  It may be moving 1.8deg (1 step)
> I click the JOG Y+  nothing happens etc...
> I click the JOG Y-  nothing happens
> I click the JOG Y+  It may be moving 1.8deg (1 step)

I'm able to reverse this one step movment from Y+ to Y- if I enable the Dir LowActive, however
STEP should be ACTIVE HIGH, and the DIR must be stable 200ns before & after the rising edge
of the step signal. It should also be valid for 2us or more, I know my port address is correct.

I'm really new at this, has anyons got some config files I could copy into the mach 3 dir.

Or advise would be wonderfull.

Thank you everyone, I really need help on this.
mark@landmarku.com

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: Chaoticone on April 04, 2007, 04:03:37 PM

Mark,
    Hit your tab key and see if you are in Cont. mode.

Brett

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: deleteallusers on April 04, 2007, 04:44:42 PM

Yes I am in Cont mode..

It seems to only jog 1 step when I press the Y-, only after I have just pressed the Y+ (which does not step)

I'm lost :(

Here's my motor outputs settings

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: Chaoticone on April 04, 2007, 06:12:59 PM

Can you post your XML for us to look at?

Brett

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: deleteallusers on April 04, 2007, 08:06:19 PM

Yes I will first thing tomorrow from work.
But It's just what was installed and ceated by mach3, I dont know how to use that file.

Thanks

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: Brian Barker on April 04, 2007, 09:55:00 PM

sounds like you need to revers your step and direction pin (I have done that :) )

Title: Re: Xylotex help needed - newbe
Post by: deleteallusers on April 06, 2007, 09:43:49 AM

THANKS ! EVERYONE !

@ Brian Barker, Yep, that's what it was.

Thanks again. I think I'm on my way.