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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Need help -only some signals output on longs breakout board

« on: October 09, 2017, 10:58:42 PM »

Yes thanks so much. You got me looking at the ESS. I emailed Warp9 tech support and they stated that it sounds like port 1 chips were blown on the ESS.
I switched to port 2 on the ESS and everything is working perfectly.
My ESS came inside of an enclosure. I didn't even realize that there were 3 available ports. And the problem started during an upgrade to larger motors So I must have done something that blew the chips on Port1.
I appreciate your help with this. I would have never thought to look at that.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Need help -only some signals output on longs breakout board

« on: September 23, 2017, 01:53:35 PM »

Here are the screen shots. i've played around with different pin numbers for step and direction of each axis. This isn't necessarily the numbers I originally chose.
I really appreciate you taking the time to help.
I don't have any limit switches so there aren't many other settings.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Need help -only some signals output on longs breakout board

« on: September 22, 2017, 12:30:28 PM »

Craig,
Thanks for the reply. I definitely have the port assigned to port 1. the board I am using seems to be infamous for the lack of documentation but from what little I did find there does not seem to be any settings for choosing all inputs or outputs for pins 2-9. The board is the DB25-1205 sold by longs motor. I spent a few days going back and forth with Longs motor in China and they also gave up and sent me a new board. Which gives the same problem.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Need help -only some signals output on longs breakout board

« on: September 22, 2017, 04:05:49 AM »

I have a home built 3 axis machine with a slave A axis for X travel. It has been working fine with a HY-CLX-S four-axis stepper motor control box.
I decided to upgrade to larger motors and use a Longs breakout board (db25-1205) with 4 drivers. It came as a kit with the motors. I have the new motors installed on the machine and I can't seem to get a signal output on pins 2-9. Only pins 17,16,1,14 seem to work. I have been searching for 3 weeks now and I cant seem to find anyone with the same problem.
For example when I set Y axis to pins 2 and 3 for step and direction I get no movement or signal change. It is a constant 5 V.
If I change it to 17 and 16 for step and direction It works! Any combination of 17,16,1,14. I can assign any of those 4 pins to any one of the 4 axis and I get motion.
But nothing on 2-9! They all read 5 V.

I have changed the breakout board for a new one. Same exact problems. Re-installed Mach3 - no change. I am using an ESS. I purchased a PCI Printer port and couldn't get any communication. I'm running windows 10 so from what I read that wont ever work. So I went back to the ESS.
 Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Or does anyone know of any fairly priced remote login services for troubleshooting mach 3 setups?

Thanks