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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: April 10, 2020, 10:31:17 AM »
Update. This answer is ridiculous. Took me 4 months to figure it out. What a battle! I had the answer written down because this happened when i bought it. The problem is in my xml file. My machine set up 3 axis but is 4axis. 
 So heres the dang answer to my frustration.
General config
Click toolpathconfig
Click YES for use radius for feedrate
Done...fixed. Aaaaaaaargh!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: April 01, 2020, 02:04:52 AM »
Each time i reinstall, the only motor tuning needed is a axis needs more speed.
Step pulses. I think its either zero, or 45k. Not sure the question. I am pulsing 45k. When i click motor tuning, each axis says 0 step pulse.
Theres no error codes in the status bar when i press start. No idea what F means but this machine ran for 10years without it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 31, 2020, 05:46:37 PM »
I dont know about f5 and what it does. i can tell you the machine moves plenty fast for the micro bit i am using. when i speed it up i would get more damaged rods due to broken bits. I don't think its moving at such a slow rate i cant see it. i am able to bump the speed up dramatically to do virtual cuts and it still just sits there after line5. i got my hands on a new parallel cable, that didn't make any difference either.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 31, 2020, 05:41:15 PM »
thanks for looking at this tps.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 31, 2020, 07:35:43 AM »
Tried new cable.
The machine stops moving at line 5 but the computer continues reading the code and moving the dro. The machine doesnt turn off, it just stops following commands.
I can return to zero
I can make single moves in midi mode.
I have tried approx 15 versions of mach3. Back to using the one the machine came with since i know its compatible.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 31, 2020, 06:44:29 AM »
G00 g49 g40.1 g17 g80 g50 g90
G20
M6 T1
M03 S12000
G00 x1.7633 z0.0120 A23.485
G01 x1.7571 z0.0101 A24.810 f5
X1.7561 Z0.0095 A24.324

Lots of x1 lines next.
But, like i said, i know the code works 100% positive. Cut this code hundreds of times on this machine.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 30, 2020, 10:34:18 AM »
I have cut this code over a hundred times. Tried several other codes i know work, same results.
Far as i know, the software that generates my gcode sets my feedrate. Its part of the options you set before telling it to make the code.
The status bar by the reset button says nothing. No errors or anything.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: March 30, 2020, 07:20:01 AM »
When i press start to run a program, the spindle turns on. The machine moves to the beginning of the cut...line 5 gcode. Then the machine no longer moves, it just sits there with the spindle on. The dro is going through code while machine isnt moving.
  I am not to understanding of what g codes mean because i have software that generates it. BUT, i can tell you the beginning line that takes the machine to the starting point is GOO. The next line where the machine does not move is a GO1.

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General Mach Discussion / Doesnt make any sense!
« on: March 30, 2020, 02:04:32 AM »
So i had to buy a new, used pc, it is windows xp pro. Same as my other was except for the pro part. I installed mach3. I instaled the factory settings from my machines cd. Machine should be set up exactly right just from that. I press jog. Machine jogs every direction plus a axis turns perfectly. Spindle turns on, life is great! So i load a program which i have cut many times. Tried others too same results.i hit start,  The machine starts up, it moves to the beginning of the cut....and then it just sits there.😡😡😡. Dro is moving but not machine. I can hit stop, rewind, the machine will go back to o,o,o. So clearly the machine and mach are connected. I tried installing about 10 different versions of mach3 and every time same results.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New pc not working
« on: January 06, 2020, 11:20:09 AM »
Doesnt matter what i do. I uninstall reinstall everything. Load the factory setting for my cnc. I run a program, 4 axis. Machine travels to the starting point totally normal like it should then just sits there not moving but the dro is moving on the computer screen. I am frustrated to death

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