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General Mach Discussion / Re: return to 0, TOO fast

« on: April 23, 2017, 01:05:05 AM »

Yes.

It is just a starting place for Acceleration which works (for low mass axes it can of course be increased considerably but start the testing at the minimum figure).
As a guide, Velocity should be the maximum that works reduced by 30%.

Tweakie.

1522

SmoothStepper USB / M62 / M63

« on: April 22, 2017, 08:40:21 AM »

For those of us who have been waiting patiently for the Mach4 M62 / M63 commands to be implemented in the ESS plugin, the wait is over. Build 200 is now available for download on the Warp9 forum.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Parrallel port tests

« on: April 22, 2017, 07:23:21 AM »

There are many free parallel port testing softwares available on the web, just search 'parallel port tester'. Some are better than others. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: return to 0, TOO fast

« on: April 22, 2017, 07:11:59 AM »

Reduce the Velocity (in motor tuning) for each axis from 5000 to 4000, save the changes and see if that works OK. If it still causes problems then reduce Velocity further. You may also need to reduce Acceleration (10% of the Velocity figure is a good starting place).

Tweakie.

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: wired toolpath and no idea why

« on: April 22, 2017, 03:49:04 AM »

Well, your Gcode file displays and runs just fine here so it now looks like you have done something bad in your designed screen. Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea of  what it could be other than one screen in Absolute and one screen in Incremental modes (assuming that could be done).

Tweakie.

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: wired toolpath and no idea why

« on: April 22, 2017, 02:43:19 AM »

Check the last few lines of your Gcode file for anything that should not be there.

Tweakie.

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: wired toolpath and no idea why

« on: April 22, 2017, 02:11:04 AM »

It all stems from your CAD/CAM software and if the arcs were drawn in Incremental or Absolute mode.

If you get the green 'crop circles' go into Config. / General Config. and change the IJ Mode then Regen. the Toolpath.

Ideally all your Gcode files which contains arcs should include the G90.1 / G91.1 (as appropriate) as part of their initialization string.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Compatibility Test Diagnostics Failed !

« on: April 21, 2017, 08:11:41 AM »

Just my opinion...

There are other manufacturers motion controllers you should also consider but I am perhaps biased because I have been using a SmoothStepper with Mach3 (and Mach4) for many years now without issue. Warp9 have an active forum for discussion and resolution of any users problems encountered and their customer support is excellent.

Motion controllers, such as the ESS, generate their own pulse stream so do not rely on the PC - the result is much improved and smoother machine motion.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Compatibility Test Diagnostics Failed !

« on: April 21, 2017, 07:19:49 AM »

What is better USB or RJ45?

the RJ45 (Ethernet) is now the preferred version.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to hook up Mach3 to a Shapeoko 3 CNC router table?

« on: April 21, 2017, 06:15:40 AM »

Hi Chet,

The Gecko G540 seems to be a popular solution http://www.geckodrive.com/geckodrive-step-motor-drives/g540.html

Tweakie.