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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trouble homing master/slave axis and other possible issues. Need help.

« on: August 10, 2021, 10:59:16 PM »

Hi,

Due to their license violation this forum does not support Novusun products. You need to contact the manufacturer / supplier of your Digital Dream controller and seek their assistance with any Mach3 settings isues you may have.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help

« on: August 10, 2021, 01:04:25 AM »

 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help

« on: August 09, 2021, 12:21:16 AM »

In Config. / Ports & Pins / Motor Outputs - change the Dir Low Active state for your A axis then Apply the change.

Tweakie.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy inside/outside

« on: August 07, 2021, 09:31:06 AM »

Unfortunately that is not possible (LazyCam is quite old and does not have the refinements of modern CAD/CAM software). However, if you are really crafty with your design work you could use the Mach3 Scale DRO's to slightly enlarge or shrink the work to produce the desired effect.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Drop down menus under Config

« on: August 07, 2021, 05:35:16 AM »

 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and Gecko G540 stepper motor heat

« on: August 07, 2021, 12:58:50 AM »

Stepper motors should run hot to the touch but they should be current limited to keep the outer case temperature below a maximum of say 60 deg.C.
The Gecko G540 manual has the information on the selection of current limiting resistors which can be used. https://www.geckodrive.com/g540-4-axis-digital-stepper-drive.html
It’s a long story but because stepper drivers use microstepping and do not have position memory then disengaging them during use will cause loss of position so the G540 keeps them engaged when stationary. The Gecko documentation has far more details. https://www.geckodrive.com/support/step-motor-basics.html

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with Mach3 and nvum V2 usb

« on: August 06, 2021, 07:32:55 AM »

If its any help, these are just a few of the makers :-

CNC Drive  -  http://cncdrive.com/
Warp9TD -  https://warp9td.com/
Pokeys -  https://www.poscope.com/product/pokeys57cnc/#tab_downloads
Vital Systems -  https://www.vitalsystem.com/portal/motion/hicon/hicon_integra/hicon_integra.php
CS Lab -  https://en.cs-lab.eu/product/csmioip-s-6-axis-ethernet-motion-controller-stepdir-with-connectors/

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with Mach3 and nvum V2 usb

« on: August 06, 2021, 05:37:20 AM »

What brands of controllers are there without problems?

Any Mach3 / Mach4 external motion controllers that are manufactured in the USA or EU have support.
The stepper / servo drivers can be Chinese but avoid any Chinese motion controllers.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with Mach3 and nvum V2 usb

« on: August 06, 2021, 04:05:29 AM »

If I buy Mach3 license will it work? Novusun

If it does not work at the moment then purchasing a license will not magically make it work.

Please bear in mind, this forum does not offer any support for Novusun products.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Drop down menus under Config

« on: August 06, 2021, 02:59:50 AM »

This problem crops up every now and again, I think the only solution is to uninstall then reinstall Mach3.
Make a secure backup of your existing Mach3 folder first so you can copy over <your profile> .xml file and any special screens or macros you use from the backup to the new install.

Tweakie.