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General Mach Discussion / Delta DMCnet and Mach

« on: January 05, 2024, 05:38:25 PM »

I have purchased a Chinese stone cutting gantry router and it has problems that are frustrating me. It is like Groundhog Day every time I restart the machine. It reverts to all it's old settings - including removing any G-code files that I load. It has developed a fault, that I previously managed to remedy but it has come back.
The operating system is W7 Embedded and the motion control software is in Chinese and Delta haven't replied to my enquiries about getting an English version.
I am now wanting to try running Mach3 as I am familiar with it.
The machine has all Delta hardware and the servo drives are ASDA B3  controlled by DMCnet, which is Ethernet, I think, and RS485 for the rest of the control.
Can I use Mach3 or 4 with this setup.
Any help woul be much appreciated.   Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 29, 2010, 03:56:42 PM »

You know Rich, I was so pleased with myself at getting it working on one 'puter I just thought I would try a bit more self flagellation and get it working on the machine at home.
I uninstalled everything to do with Mach3, LazyCam and Lazyturn.
Used two registry cleaners and then installed LazyCam and copied the new Lazyturn over the old one.
Same bloody error message 

I may have another go at it some time in the future but for now the PITA is just too intense
Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 28, 2010, 09:10:08 PM »

Eureka!! - well not quite because I didn't find it but I do now have a working copy of LazyTurn.

Not on the 'puter that I started with but it's working on an old, overloaded, clunker at work, and I'm happy.

Thanks both of you Rich and Art - the installation process does work, just not on the thing at home.
There's always and exception to the rule!

Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 28, 2010, 02:40:19 PM »

Okay, after that little hissy fit, and a good night's sleep, I thought I would try another approach, having read the instructions again.
I have previously been following this procedure -
Install Mach3 R3.042.040 to C\:Mach3 and say yes to all - including install LazyCam, which also goes in C\:Mach3.

Update LazyCam with LazyCam 3.01 (including LazyTurn 1.0)

Unzip LazyTurn.exe from LazyTurnMarch7.zip file and copy, and overwrite, into C\:Mach3.

LazyCam operates just fine but LazyTurn comes up with the error message every time, and I've tried it a hundred different ways

So I thought I would try it without Mach3 and in a different directory on a different drive.

Installed LazyCamInstall_301.exe to I\:CNC Stuff\LazyCam

Copied the new LazyTurn.exe file into that directory.

Same result - error message and I can get no further.

I use Mach3 on both a milling machine and a lathe so I know how fantastic the programme is.
I just can't see what I am doing wrong with LazyTurn.

Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 28, 2010, 06:40:25 AM »

Thanks Rich, but I am going to give up on this for now as I am not getting anywhere with it.
I have uninstalled everything related to Mach3, LazyCam and Lazyturn, and then reinstalled it all, as per instructions, a number of times and I am still presented with the same error message.
I'll give it another try when I get over this bout of frustration
Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 27, 2010, 03:04:11 PM »

Thanks Art but I still get the same result.
Deleted xml and restarted - same.
Jumped through considerable hoops to remove old ATI Radeon XPress 200 series drivers and replaced them with the latest 103Mb of bloat and still the same.
I am running XP SP2 on and HP at home and, although I have not updated the video drivers at work, I get the same result there on a Dell Optiplex 620.
Clearly I am doing something wrong with the installation of LazyTurn but I have endeavoured to followed the, somewhat convoluted, instructions that run through the forum threads.
Would it be possible, sometime, to collate all the software downloads, both lockdown and beta, on one page with the latest versions just being added to a list so that we could download that which works for us.

I realise that this is akin to looking the proverbial gift horse in the mouth and I feel somewhat rash in putting forward this suggestion 'cause I still desparately need your help.

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 26, 2010, 05:06:27 PM »

Thanks for all your efforts Rich.
Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 26, 2010, 02:59:02 PM »

Hi Rich,
I've included the error text file that is generated when LazyTurn is terminated.
Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: LAZYTURN MANUAL COMMENTS

« on: July 25, 2010, 03:48:05 PM »

Dave, I think Rich realises that I wasn't trying to be picky.
This forum requests positive input and that was what I was attempting.
If you missed that point then I apoligise for not making it clear.
If there are documents you want proof-read then I would be happy to do that.
Just be aware - I'm not totally infallible either
Ross

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LazyTurn / Re: DXF opening error: 0

« on: July 25, 2010, 03:07:22 PM »

Same result Rich. I had also tried your test file SECT_5_HCIR.dxf and still get the error message.
LazyTurn Art Code: 0
I should have pointed out, in my earlier post, that clicking Yes, for the Attempt Recovery option, just recycles the error message.