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General Mach Discussion / When limit switches are triggered, mach3 lags for a few seconds
« on: January 30, 2011, 02:22:50 PM »
Hi,
So I have a problem with mach3 and limit switches.
I have setup the limit switches, and they worked perfectly. As soon as the switch was triggerd, the axis stopped. As well as the ref home worked good.
However, when I installed a RS485-to-usb-converter to control my spindle by mach3, this is no longer working;
Now when the limit switches are triggered, I have to wait 2-3 seconds before mach3 notices and stops the axis. This is NO good for any application.
This happens whether the spindle is turned on or not. This doesn't matter. The spindle control workes perfectly without lag.
So the setup: The limit switches are connected to Gecko540 BOB. The X-switches to input 1, Y to input 2, and Z to input 3, and everything is setup correctly in Mach3.
The computer is a Intel dual core 2.2Ghz with a pretty new motherboard (dont remember the specs), and Ive got 2 gigs of ram. So this is way more than enough on the hardware part.
Also: Everything else works as it should. Milling out parts after G-code, jogging, and all other parts of it. Except for when I press my external E-stop switch, mach3 lags 2-3 seconds here aswell. This E-stop is directly connected to the gecko, so the gecko stops all the axes momentarily.
Anyone have an idea of what my problem is? Do you need more info on my setup?
So I have a problem with mach3 and limit switches.
I have setup the limit switches, and they worked perfectly. As soon as the switch was triggerd, the axis stopped. As well as the ref home worked good.
However, when I installed a RS485-to-usb-converter to control my spindle by mach3, this is no longer working;
Now when the limit switches are triggered, I have to wait 2-3 seconds before mach3 notices and stops the axis. This is NO good for any application.
This happens whether the spindle is turned on or not. This doesn't matter. The spindle control workes perfectly without lag.
So the setup: The limit switches are connected to Gecko540 BOB. The X-switches to input 1, Y to input 2, and Z to input 3, and everything is setup correctly in Mach3.
The computer is a Intel dual core 2.2Ghz with a pretty new motherboard (dont remember the specs), and Ive got 2 gigs of ram. So this is way more than enough on the hardware part.
Also: Everything else works as it should. Milling out parts after G-code, jogging, and all other parts of it. Except for when I press my external E-stop switch, mach3 lags 2-3 seconds here aswell. This E-stop is directly connected to the gecko, so the gecko stops all the axes momentarily.
Anyone have an idea of what my problem is? Do you need more info on my setup?