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Mach4 General Discussion / Switching license from Mach4 to Mach3

« on: July 14, 2020, 11:12:27 PM »

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to switch a Mach4 licence to Mach3?  I have had endless hassles trying to get my controller (horrible CSMIO/P-M with no support from the manufacturers) working properly with Mach4.  I did have it all running OK until I upgraded the firmware on the controller - now I cant get the touch sensor to work (although it is wired correctly & led comes on when touched) - and I can no longer control my spindle speed from the GUI.

At this point I am just so frustrated I want to go back to Mach3 & may go back to the cheap Chinese controller I had previously ...

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CS-Lab / CSMIO/P-M

« on: July 14, 2020, 11:04:35 PM »

I'm wondering if anyone can help here ... 
I bought this controller a couple of years ago, and after a lot of stuffing around I finally got everything to work with Mach 4.  A few months back CS-Lab came out with a firmware upgrade that I proceeded to install.  Now I can no longer control the spindle speed from the GUI - but it does work if spindle speed is set in the gcode.  I can start & stop the spindle from the GUI, but it only runs at minimum.  I've approached the manufacturers but they are worse than useless!  (And bloody arrogant too!)

I have also started having issues with the Z-height touch sensing - it immediately disconnects with an error - probe not detected message.  Does not even try to move the z-axis.  I've checked the probe & it is working.

Any help would be appreciated - but I am seriously considering binning this piece of crap controller & going back to the Chineseum controller I had before.