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General Mach Discussion / Gecko G540 Setup Help
« on: July 09, 2015, 05:56:15 PM »
I am building a Momus CNC 2.1 machine and I just received a Gecko G540 Stepper Motor Kit from Automation Technology
The Kit includes:
1: 1 pcs 48V 7.3A switching power supply (110VAC/220VAC)
2: 1 pcs Gecko G540 4 axis stepper motor driver, Current Version
3: 3 pcs High-torque Nema 23 1/4" shaft 381 oz-in stepper motors. These are optimized for the G540 at 3.5A current , KL23H2100-35-4B
4: 3pcs High-performance flexible, Shielded motor cables 12 feet cables. No soldering
One side wired with BD9 connector, one side wired with motor plug
- See more at: http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/g540-stepper-motor-kits/3-axis-stepper-motor-cnc-router-mill-electronics-kit-gecko-g540-110vac220vac#sthash.qg7rEBWt.dpuf
I have fresh install of 32bit Windows 7 and have followed all of the documentation instructions from Gecko and Momus perfectly (I think...) The kit is basically "plug & play" so there was no soldering and resistors to install. Everything has gone exactly like it should have until I tried jogging the motors. All they will do is randomly shake and vibrate when I try to jog them. All 3 motors do the exact same thing so I am sure it is a problem with my Mach3 setup. I downloaded and installed the G540 XML into Mach3 file as well.
Here is a video of the problem I am experiencing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMr-3WTziA
Any ideas???
The Kit includes:
1: 1 pcs 48V 7.3A switching power supply (110VAC/220VAC)
2: 1 pcs Gecko G540 4 axis stepper motor driver, Current Version
3: 3 pcs High-torque Nema 23 1/4" shaft 381 oz-in stepper motors. These are optimized for the G540 at 3.5A current , KL23H2100-35-4B
4: 3pcs High-performance flexible, Shielded motor cables 12 feet cables. No soldering
One side wired with BD9 connector, one side wired with motor plug
- See more at: http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/g540-stepper-motor-kits/3-axis-stepper-motor-cnc-router-mill-electronics-kit-gecko-g540-110vac220vac#sthash.qg7rEBWt.dpuf
I have fresh install of 32bit Windows 7 and have followed all of the documentation instructions from Gecko and Momus perfectly (I think...) The kit is basically "plug & play" so there was no soldering and resistors to install. Everything has gone exactly like it should have until I tried jogging the motors. All they will do is randomly shake and vibrate when I try to jog them. All 3 motors do the exact same thing so I am sure it is a problem with my Mach3 setup. I downloaded and installed the G540 XML into Mach3 file as well.
Here is a video of the problem I am experiencing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMr-3WTziA
Any ideas???