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General Mach Discussion / Re: Possible configuration problem on new Mach3 installation

« on: March 05, 2020, 02:39:40 PM »

I was able to pull the Mach3 files off the old computer and imported those into the xmlbackups and macros folder in the new computer.  Is there something else I should be overwriting as well?  How would I go about checking what the old assignments were?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Possible configuration problem on new Mach3 installation

« on: March 05, 2020, 09:48:25 AM »

Where did you get it?

  It's the exact one in that link I posted earlier.

Did you install such a driver?

  Yes

You need to install the UC100 plugin in Machs plugin folder and select the UC100 as the active motion controller, have you done so?

  The plugin is there because like I said I'm able to access the plugin window in Mach 3 Loader.  It also pushed new firmware to the motion controller. 

You report the UC100 operating correctly but what breakout board are you using? Can you get the EStop input to stop Mach?

This I'm not sure as I didn't install a new one.  I was more or less pointed at this machine and told to get it working again with 0 bachground knowledge about it.[/quote]

Can you get the EStop input to stop Mach?

  Unfortunately, I'm very ignorant about the operation of this machine which makes it hard for me to accurately judge what correct operation looks like.  I've had the actual operator trying to do what he would normally do with it in the shop and he's the one who reported the problem.  When you go into the UC100 plugin window, the controller is usually in a state of "Estop" and when you hit Reset it will switch to "Idle" but that's all I've been able to get it to do.   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Possible configuration problem on new Mach3 installation

« on: March 04, 2020, 03:59:42 PM »

Also, when I go into the UC100 plugin window in Mach3Loader I'm getting no errors and the indicator lights on the controller itself are solid blue and solid green, which per documentation is indicates it is operational.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Possible configuration problem on new Mach3 installation

« on: March 04, 2020, 03:11:33 PM »

We bought this motion controller on the advice of the manufacturer so I doubt that's the issue: http://cncdrive.com/UC100.html

Would this still need Windows 32 bit or could it run on newer OS?

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General Mach Discussion / Possible configuration problem on new Mach3 installation

« on: March 03, 2020, 02:55:04 PM »

The computer which we had running Mach3 died and we had to set everything back up on a new PC.  We had to get a parallel port to USB adapter for the new PC.  Software is installed, license file is installed, driver for the new adapter is installed and all seems to be working.  Device Manager detects the machine, the driver, and is showing no errors.

However, when anything is attempted Mach3 either nothing happens or we get this error: Cannot do g1 with zero feed rate, Block=G01Y-1234.75

Is that pretty solidly identifiable as a configuration problem or is there a possibility I'm having driver issues?

I am actually someone from the IT department and I do not operate this machine and have limited understanding of how it actually works beyond the initial software setup.