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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 not Moving in any axis!! HELP PLEASE!!

« on: January 18, 2017, 10:50:48 AM »

I have checked through your .xml settings and it all seems OK. It certainly runs without issue here.

In the Mach3 folder there is a xmlbackups folder - select a <your profile> backup (xb#) from a date before you had problems - change the file extension to .xml and copy the file into the Mach3 folder replacing the existing .xml file.

If that does not resolve the problem then...

Check your LPT parallel port cable is OK (with a multimeter) to make sure it has pin1 connected to pin1, pin2 to pin2 etc. , etc.
With a voltmeter connected between pin 3 and pin 25 then jog the X axis in each direction and confirm that the voltage changes between 0Volts and 5Volts (approx.).
Check the voltage between pin 17 and pin 25  when Mach3 is running (charge pump).

Let me know how you get on.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 not Moving in any axis!! HELP PLEASE!!

« on: January 18, 2017, 07:18:06 AM »

I have sent you a PM.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 not Moving in any axis!! HELP PLEASE!!

« on: January 18, 2017, 04:36:46 AM »

Can you attach your .xml file please - this will show us your Mach3 settings in detail.
It is the one from your Mach3 folder titled <your profile>.xml (your profile name is shown on the bottom right of the Mach3 screen).
Copy this file and rename the copy to spindex.xml and attach it to your reply.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed rate changes.

« on: January 18, 2017, 03:26:55 AM »

Feed-Rate does not apply when jogging an axis from the keyboard buttons.
If you hit the Tab key, on the MPG fly-out, you can change the Slow Jog Rate % (0 to 100% of the maximum speed). The % speed that is set here is overridden (to 100%) if holding the shift key whilst jogging.

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: M13

« on: January 18, 2017, 02:38:59 AM »

I started out using Mach2 (10 or so years ago) but no longer have a copy to try but I concur that your M13 macro works just fine with Mach3. There are many things that work with Mach3 that do not work with Mach2 - it was all part of the product development / improvement process over the years so why not just switch to using Mach3 and take advantage of these improvements ?

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Use touchscreen to manual jog machine

« on: January 18, 2017, 02:13:01 AM »

Which version of Windows are you using ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can't reset Estop

« on: January 18, 2017, 02:04:05 AM »

Hi.well I have reset the estop. I have the leds showing ok for the smooth stepper.HG08 BOB and on the motor driver.I

Sounds like you are making progress.

I have 5v at the BOB at the VCC pin but this go's down. to 2.69v on the,  other output pins.there is no sign of voltage movement at the pins during jogging in Mach 3 and the motor does not turn

How are you powering the HG08 ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 not Moving in any axis!! HELP PLEASE!!

« on: January 17, 2017, 06:36:37 AM »

Check in Windows Device Manager that the LPT Parallel Port address is the one that is entered into Mach3 Ports & Pins. It is typically 0x378 but some parallel port cards operate a dynamic port address which can change.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: NEED HELP Keeping Spindle ON, or Pausing/Resuming Routine

« on: January 16, 2017, 01:30:28 AM »

Does Mach inherently shut the spindle down at the end of the g-code and what triggers it??

In Config. / General Config. the box Pgm End or M30 or Rewind determines the Spindle action.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: only one of the Y motors is malfunctioning

« on: January 15, 2017, 09:54:23 AM »

When two motors are required to drive a gantry then it is usual for each motor to be driven by it's own axis (Y and A) and the two are then slaved together. Section 4.5.5.5 of the Mach3 manual refers http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/

Tweakie.