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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: montejw on March 01, 2008, 08:29:47 PM

Title: Axis only goes one way
Post by: montejw on March 01, 2008, 08:29:47 PM

Just starting up a Taig Mill and Mach3 for the first time.  The mill (and controller) have been run with Mach2 in the past (at least a year or more ago).  Everything worked fine, cut some stuff.  When I use the cursor keys to jog, the X axis will only move one direction with either the left or right arrow key pressed.  If I enter a positive or negative value (g0 x1 OR g0 x-1) into the MDI line the axis still goes only one direction.  Granted, I've just hooked the PC and controller together for the first time in over a year, but they did work together with Mach2.  No changes electronically have been made.

Thanks,
Monte
PS: Is the animated Merlin character part of Mach3, or Windows XP?  I'd really like to make it disappear.

Title: Re: Axis only goes one way
Post by: Chip on March 01, 2008, 09:10:11 PM

Hi, Monte

Check in Config, Ports/Pins, Motor Output's, Change the Dir & Step Low-Active state, thay all should be set to "X" or "Check", If your axises don't run in the correct Direction , Use "Reversed" in Config, Home & Limits page.

Hope this Helps, Chip

PS: Can't remember where to turn him off

Title: Re: Axis only goes one way
Post by: montejw on March 01, 2008, 09:12:57 PM

Got the axes going the right way, had to change the Pin#'s for the Motor Outputs to match the Xylotex Pin#'s.

Still not too sure about Merlin.

Monte

Title: Re: Axis only goes one way
Post by: Chip on March 01, 2008, 09:22:13 PM

Hi, Monte

That will do it every time.

Cchip