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Works in progress / Re: Reversion to Standard Mach3 screen
« on: October 16, 2018, 12:26:35 PM »
Awesome.  I was beginning to dig through support documentation.  This short cuts that. 
Thank you very much
Chip Miles

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Works in progress / Reversion to Standard Mach3 screen
« on: October 16, 2018, 11:26:17 AM »
I purchased the X/Z axis, controller and pc(with installed Mach) from EZ Router.  I am using this as the basis of a piece of equipment that runs a repetitive job.  I don't have much use for the buttons on the custom router screen that came with the controller.  How hard is it to convert the main screen to be the default Mach3 screen.  They have added functionality to multiple buttons to ensure the machine is homed well every time.  I would like to utilize the standard screen.  Can I do this without reinstalling Mach3?
Chip Miles

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 11, 2014, 07:03:13 PM »
I thought I would update this one more time.  the picture is the oem bob.  I believe I have my wiring pairs correct.   I believe red and black are the commons since the traces for each go to the same pins on each axis connection.   I have tried all the iterations of those that I can with my current settings.  I have purchased a new (documented) driver so that I could eliminate one variable.  I should only have Mach3 settings and bob settings to contend with. 
Fastest1, the uk website hardware doesn't work with Mach 3. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 08, 2014, 09:48:56 PM »
picture of old control.  The old control is gone.  the drivers, power supply and spindle drive are still on the backplane.  I added the c11 and a 5v power supply where the old control/computer was.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 08, 2014, 09:46:48 PM »
I will check to see if the motor is holding or just moving a step.  You can definitely see it move, it is set on full step. 

The mill was never operable.  I did not have the old software and the old computer's backup battery was dead and it was not booting up properly.  When it came up the spindle motor cranked up and the OI screen lit and that was about it. 

4 wire from the bob to driver.  I did not touch driver settings or wiring that brought the 40V in or the output wiring to the motor.

I do have another cnc.  I am definitely not fluent.  I do not usually use the keyboard or flyout.  I use a usb pendant.  I do know what you are talking about on the resolution.  I will look at the resolution but I do not see any movement on the dro either.

I am trying to do this one step at a time and keep it easy to trouble shoot.  I have connected Y and Z to make sure they were acting consistently.  I have enabled x, y and z.  The biggest problem I have right now is that I have no documentation on the drivers.  I was about to buy drivers because I have tried everything that I know how to do.  I am sure that documented drivers would make this a much easier process.

You have an email.


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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 07, 2014, 10:32:53 PM »
The only other thing that I can think of is the Driver wiring from the board to the driver.  the driver has 4 wires going to it.  yel, gray, red and black.  from what I could tell from powering the mill up before I removed the onboard pc, the yellow and Gray are step and direction.  I assumed that the red and black were 5v and G.  I have the c11 board jumped so the common on the output is +5.  I wired the red to that and the black to the ground on the output.  I am assuming that since I am getting one step, my wiring is correct.  May not be the case.  From reading specs on another driver, maybe the red is an enable and the black is a common ground???  Maybe I need to change the jumper back to - common and connect black to that. Any ideas?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 07, 2014, 08:42:02 PM »
I played with the motor on the z axis.  The motor is free.  jog is set to cont.  when I jog z up, step and dir led's on the bob light and I get what looks like one step's worth of movement on the motor even though the diagnostic screen shows constant movement on the z axis as long as I hold the button down.  when I jog down the dir light goes out but I get no movement on the motor but I do get movement on the diagnostic screen.  it is consistent on the y axis also. 
I get a step when I jog from the arrow keys but not from the fly out controller.  I don't get anything from the controller.
the driver boards are oem and are wired as built except for the input wires from the bob.  I did play with changing the step and dir wires and I got nothing.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 07, 2014, 07:17:49 PM »
I will pull a motor off the machine and see if it is free and try running it off the mount.  it only makes a noise and twitches in one direction.
what would you like a picture of board wiring?  right now I am jumping wires to test so it isn't pretty.
I am a little west of Ft Worth. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 06, 2014, 10:46:01 PM »
I did not set anything in the motor tuning.  I checked it tonight and it is set at 2000 and 100ipm.  It should do something.  I went to jog mode and tried all the modes.  No change.  Any other setting to check before I go back to looking at hardware.  I also tested active low step checked and unchecked.  No change. 
chip

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General Mach Discussion / D&M 4S Upgrade Config question
« on: February 05, 2014, 10:55:46 PM »
I am Very new to Mach3 setup.  This is also my first attempt at setting up steppers.  I do have a running instance of Mach3 to reference but don't know if that is helping or hurting me right now.  I picked up basically a Sherline mill in a really cool enclosure for my daughter.  It had an onboard computer and proprietary software.  I pitched that and am trying to run Mach3 and a cnc4pc c11 and the existing stepper drivers and motors.  so far I think I have the wiring correct to drive the 3 axis.  I have done very basic config on Mach 3.  I have the pins and port selected for X,Y and Z.  When I jog the axis I get lights on the bo board on the pins where I expect them.  I am getting a step and direction light when I jog in one direction, I can hear a click in the motor and I can feel the screw move slightly.  I think I am getting one step.  When I jog the other direction one light goes out and I get no movement.  when I go back to the first direction I get both lights and the movement.  I am wondering if I need to change one of the port/pin settings to active low??  I see step signal in Mach 3 when I jog in both directions. 
Any help is appreciated.  I read the setup pdf but it wasn't enough.  I did some searching on the forum with no luck.
Chip

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