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SmoothStepper USB / SmoothStepper losing communication with Mach3 on Spindle on/off
« on: May 30, 2012, 12:39:58 PM »
Been using SmoothStepper for the past 10 months and have had numerous problems, most of which turned out to be a faulty unit.
Everything has been sorted out except for one final issue which happens randomly.
SmoothStepper loses communication with Mach3 when the spindle turns on and/or off, which is just before a toolchange or just after a toolchange.
The reason it's random is that it can happen with the first 3 or 4 toolchanges of the day, or during the middle of the day, or even right at the end of the day.
I probably do average 30 - 80 automatic toolchanges per day and like clockwork, smoothstepper will hang mach3 ONCE everyday.
Any advise/suggestion would be greatly appreciated as I LOVE MY SMOOTHSTEPPER
Everything has been sorted out except for one final issue which happens randomly.
SmoothStepper loses communication with Mach3 when the spindle turns on and/or off, which is just before a toolchange or just after a toolchange.
The reason it's random is that it can happen with the first 3 or 4 toolchanges of the day, or during the middle of the day, or even right at the end of the day.
I probably do average 30 - 80 automatic toolchanges per day and like clockwork, smoothstepper will hang mach3 ONCE everyday.
Any advise/suggestion would be greatly appreciated as I LOVE MY SMOOTHSTEPPER