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General Mach Discussion / StepCraft inlcuding a WinPC-NC USB-Module
« on: April 16, 2019, 07:22:57 AM »
I have a StepCraft 840 CNC router and when I purchased it I made a mistake to order WinPC-NC with a USB-Module. Basically I paid 50€ for the hardware and 40€ for a software which doesn't support industry standard functionalities like macros and Fanuc syntax. Now I'm being told if I want to those I have to buy an 800€ professional version of the software...Anyway now I want to give Mach3 a try because I want to have alternatives.
I have installed the demo version of Mach3 on the PC and have followed this tutorial to configure the settings, however the spindle does not react when it is supposed to. Basically I think the Mach3 software does not acknowledge the CNC at all. My first guess is that the USB module is only recognizable by the WinPC-NC software and not Mach3 software. If it was compatible then from this video, I should have seen a windows like this:
where I could select the motion controller.
Now my question is if there is anyway that I can make the Mach3 does the job or I have to buy an LPT/DB25 to USB interface like UC100?
Thanks for your support in advance.
I have installed the demo version of Mach3 on the PC and have followed this tutorial to configure the settings, however the spindle does not react when it is supposed to. Basically I think the Mach3 software does not acknowledge the CNC at all. My first guess is that the USB module is only recognizable by the WinPC-NC software and not Mach3 software. If it was compatible then from this video, I should have seen a windows like this:
where I could select the motion controller.
Now my question is if there is anyway that I can make the Mach3 does the job or I have to buy an LPT/DB25 to USB interface like UC100?
Thanks for your support in advance.