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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gearotic Forum Crash

« on: June 27, 2021, 07:50:07 AM »

Thanks for the info Art.

(I'm having trouble logging in to the new forum but I will keep trying)

Tweakie.

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One on one phone support. / Re: About one on one phone support.

« on: June 25, 2021, 12:50:45 AM »

Hi DanielT,

Phone support is now available via the Help Desk;  https://www.machsupport.com/support/

I suggest you initally contact support by e-mail then take it from there.

Tweakie.

123

Mach Screens / Re: Nuova interfaccia in Italiano per Mach3

« on: June 23, 2021, 01:28:05 AM »

Excellent work giordano58 - thank you for sharing.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Just build a Worbee (like) cnc and having beginners issues

« on: June 15, 2021, 03:57:17 AM »

Hi Milan,

Perhaps check out the CNCZone forum - they have a Mach3 section.  https://www.cnczone.com/forums/forum.php

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Just build a Worbee (like) cnc and having beginners issues

« on: June 14, 2021, 01:07:37 AM »

Hi Milan,

I think the problem you are experiencing is a settings issue rather than controller specific.
Although there are many different motion controllers to choose from the Ethernet Smooth Stepper (ESS) from Warp9TD supports both Mach3 and Mach4 and is backed by first class customer service. Perhaps browse their website for more details ; https://warp9td.com/

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Just build a Worbee (like) cnc and having beginners issues

« on: June 12, 2021, 03:49:02 PM »

Hi MilanSipek,

You need to contact the suppliers of your controller for their assistance in setting everything up correctly.

It is unfortunate but due to Mach3 License violation this forum does not support Novusun products.

This thread refers; https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=24331.0

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Axis not working or moving in same direction

« on: June 09, 2021, 12:48:36 AM »

Ok, watched the video again and retested to verify all pins were working. The voltage is 3.4 (not 5) on the pins that indicated voltage and 0 on the others.

Older equipment used the 5 Volt TTL standard and may not operate reliably at the 3.3 Volt TTL standard. This thread explains ; https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=34848.0

You could either fit a 5 Volt PCI Parallel Port card or a new Breakout board which accepts the 3.3 Volt TTL standard inputs and outputs 5 Volt TTL or use an External Motion controller which supports Mach3. There are other options but I think these are probably the easiest to implement.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Post Processor for Plasma in Fusion 360 and a ESS motion - Cant Find One

« on: June 08, 2021, 11:08:45 AM »

Looks like Andy at Warp9 is now dealing with this issue.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Post Processor for Plasma in Fusion 360 and a ESS motion - Cant Find One

« on: June 08, 2021, 10:49:47 AM »

The M62/M63 command set will only work with Mach4 and the ESS Mach3 plugin will only work with Mach3.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Axis not working or moving in same direction

« on: June 08, 2021, 07:27:52 AM »

Locate the output wiring from you breakout board and check that :

Pin 6 is connected to your X axis Driver Direction pin
Pin 2 is connected to your X axis Driver Step pin.
Pin 7 is connected to your Y axis Driver Direction pin
Pin 3 is connected to your Y axis Driver Step pin.
Pin 8 is connected to your Z axis Driver Direction pin.
Pin 4 is connected to your Z axis Driver Step pin.

(this is to test that you have the correct pins specified in Motor Outputs).

Using a multimeter check the output from you Parallel Port will toggle Pin 6 between 5 Volts and 0 Volts when using the Left and Right Arrow keys.

(this is to test that the output from your Parallel Port is to the 5 Volt TTL standard and not to the 3.3 Volt TTL standard).

Tweakie.