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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 03, 2018, 11:47:51 PM »

No help。already tried(although some poor settings for pendant were found that were made by myself)。。however after leaving them overnight without making any changes。the problem gone itself。Very straight。don't understand why it is unstable。 Did some electronic parts age。
Computer seems still work well when erractic motions occurred。
Notepad and screenshot programs still work。 Anyway。i want to change another old computer to test。How about a dual booting OS computer (abundu and windows xp) ?if works for Mach3? Of course i will choose the latter one OS system to use。

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 02, 2018, 11:38:42 AM »

...also

Signal     A-Port#   A-Pin#   B-Port#  B-Pin#   
MPG1         2             2            2          3     

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 02, 2018, 11:29:10 AM »

For the pendant, it's been used a couples of years as well and with no
much trouble. It is connected to port 2 of the below pins shown. i don't use
oem trig# as done usually because they were used for my
toolchanger installation. Are they okay or will they be the
cause of problem?

Signal              Pin    Port    Pendant pin
Input#1              4      2      X-axis
Input#2              5      2      Y-axis
Input#3              6      2      Z-axis
Input#4              7      2      A-axis
A++                   8      2      x1
Limit Ovrd           9      2       x10
Index                 10     2      x100
Torch THC up      12    2      B-axis
Torch THC down  13    2      C-axis
Output 7             1      2      Led +5v jog on

Thanks,

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 02, 2018, 10:26:24 AM »

Yes。 this version。 no any changes in anything in hardware software and config settings。

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 02, 2018, 09:51:44 AM »

1)just using the thumb drive to transfer files to it, no use it during the running Mach3.
2)Erratic sound and lost step happens even in manual jogging.
3)The settings in step and direction are active low. Driver Test get freq. 25,000Hz
4)Why the pulse goes wrong?do i need to check them use scope but i have not
experience in that.

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SmoothStepper USB / Erratic motion happens recently

« on: June 01, 2018, 10:15:54 PM »

Hello everybody,

My machine used Mach3 and ESS card for a couples of year and found no problem at all. However,
the motion sometimes moves erratically recently, the machining parts was ruined then. When
I jog the machine, each axis gives an erratic sound and lost steps happened. . After turning
off Mach3 and opening it again, problem has gone.  (will virus goes from my thumbdrive to computer?
Windows XP is used and no internet connects)

Could anyone has idea and help.

Thanks in advance.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 to run a series of G-code filess

« on: June 12, 2017, 03:52:07 AM »

Hello,

Does anybody know how to make Mach3 to run a series of G-code files one by one automatically. For example, I have some G-code files to work on a workpiece. In normal situation, I need to open the first one and let it to finish. Then, I close the file and open the second one. To repeat this until all of them completed.

I know that I can make it work by combining them into a single large G-code files , but it let me do the extra work and somehow not a good method. So, is there a way for Mach3 to do as I mentioned or to do something like running a batch files...

Thanks in advance.

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General Mach Discussion / Erratic motions after installing ESS and pendant

« on: March 06, 2017, 12:58:37 PM »

Hello, everybody,

This occurs not very often, about one or two times a day. After selecting an axis control on pendant (e.g. Z direction) and starting the hand jogging. Suddently, machine will automatically move in both Y and Z directions. No sooner had the stop button been pushed, the tool already collided with the workpiece. And, both of them were ruined. When hitting the reset button to start again, however, the erratic motion re-appears.

Eventhough the input pins for Encoder MPG A & B pulse are disabled on Ports & Pins configuration tab, when I click the screen button to jog instead, it still occurs. Until, I retreated from Mach3 and turned off ESS power and restart all over, the errors then disappears.

This didn't occur in the old day when I used parallel port connection for Mach3 running.

Did anybody experience this or are there some wrong settings I committed. Attached are the captured screens of the settings for reference.

Will there be some errors/data logged on the buffer of the ESS??

Thanks in advance.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wrong toolpaths appear in Mach3 during running ESS with plugin installed

« on: February 24, 2017, 09:06:30 PM »

I see it and the problem is solved. Thank you both of you and the forum.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wrong toolpaths appear in Mach3 during running ESS with plugin installed

« on: February 24, 2017, 12:28:49 PM »

Can't find IJ Mode in the Config. screen (see attachment).