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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 08, 2009, 07:31:27 PM »

Disregard last post, it's fixed. That will teach me that a input isn't always at 0V to start. Input 10,11,12 hang at 3.97V. While input 13,15 hang at .56V. So how I see it you need to give 10,11,12 a low and 13,15 a high. This is on my puter don't know what others need. But anyway thanks a million for all the help, really really appreciated.
                                                                                                                      Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 08, 2009, 07:19:03 PM »

OK, I unhooked e-stop with wires just hanging in the air. Put wirenut on them and then unhooked them. This was done with active low checked, same results as before. E-stops all but can reset without putting them back together. So I did it with active high and justs blinks external e-stop requested and can't reset no matter what. So button is out of equation. Now checked voltage from parrallel port and it is only 3.97. Read on here somewhere if opto isolated it is looking for 0-3.3V. Could voltage be to low and not making it go high? I'm using a desktop to clarify. Also printer cable is brand new.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 07, 2009, 05:33:03 PM »

Normally closed.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 07, 2009, 05:15:46 PM »

Will report back after trying all ideas.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 07, 2009, 12:00:54 PM »

The e-stop rings out fine.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 06, 2009, 02:03:00 PM »

Just noticed now while playing with it, if I hit the e-stop then click the reset button wait a couple seconds and pull e-stop back out, it will trip external e-stop again.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 06, 2009, 01:58:25 PM »

There you go. Had to rename it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 06, 2009, 12:47:45 PM »

Moved router from 17 to 16 same results.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 05, 2009, 11:37:19 PM »

Not discouraged at all . . .  just frustrated. . .  I will change from pin 17 to pin 16.  I know it's not a mach 3 problem cause I have used mach3 for about 2 years with no problems. Now the e-stop with a new machine. With the help from  the forum we'll GET-ER-DONE.   Yes Easy-cnc does suck . . . .  no help at all e-mailed, no response.  I thank you here because it's the only help I've gotten so far. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STOP Mechatronics Controller

« on: September 05, 2009, 08:38:33 PM »

Diag page never lights led. The button is maintained. I'm using pin #10 now. It says external e-stop requested in the status line. I'm only using pin #17 to turn on my spindle. Every other pin that is not being used is disabled. WOW can't be that hard to setup.