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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 ruining parts

« on: February 08, 2017, 03:27:47 AM »

Amazing to see people using Mach 3 for PCB milling, pick n place, punch presses and 3d printing! I wonder if it would work with robot arms?

Mach3 does not do kinematics but it will accurately drive a robot arm if the GCode is produced using 'teach mode'. 

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: February 07, 2017, 10:01:13 AM »

So how do I actually post a question? This is the second time I'm asking in several hours.

This is the second time I have answered in about as long a time. 


Click on General Mach Discussion
Then Click on New Topic (towards top of screen)


Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: February 07, 2017, 08:07:43 AM »

Hi Oliver welcome to the forum.

Click on General Mach Discussion
Then Click on New Topic (towards top of screen)

Easy as that 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Leadshine MX4660 - Reconfiguration estop

« on: February 07, 2017, 05:08:22 AM »

I am assuming you cannot get Mach3 out of Reset…

Check your actual EStop switch to make sure it is reset (closed circuit) and that it is connected correctly.
Try changing the Active State for EStop in Config. / Ports & Pins / Input Signals.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I/O card help

« on: February 07, 2017, 01:19:45 AM »

It takes 3-24 volts.  As you can see in the photo the +5V led is lit.  Not sure what that means.  Can I tap off that for current?

No.


As explained earlier, on your FP-48, the 10(+) terminal is connected to +12 volts (which is already available on the FP-48) and the 10(-) terminal is your probe input. Follow the instruction that come with your probe to connect it all up.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: z axis and xpod problem 6040z

« on: February 06, 2017, 07:03:54 AM »

I presume you are not using an XPod for wireless connection but a USB cable ?

If this is the case then any reference to xpod indicates some problems within the USB plugin for your controller. Try uninstalling and deleting the plugin and then re-installing.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mill Problems

« on: February 06, 2017, 03:04:25 AM »

Obviously not all stepper motor controllers are the same but (having looked at your video) it would be unusual for a stepper motor to change it’s rotational direction whilst the controller is receiving a continuous stream of step pulses (this is determined by the set-up timing between step and direction pulses).
My guess is that your data communication between the PC and the controller is being interrupted. Probably the most common cause being bad wiring or bad plug / socket connections. Thoroughly check all your connections and wiring, including inside the control box itself (plenty of Chinese electronics comes complete with solder blobs and dry solder joints).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I/O card help

« on: February 06, 2017, 02:40:27 AM »

To use any of the optically isolated inputs (10 to 13) on the FP-48 they have to be provided with between +5 and +12 volts (+) connection and then they can be switched ON and OFF by taking the (-) connection to GND (active low signal to Mach3).

Connect your red wire to +12 volts then connect your black wire to GND and the FP-48 on-board IO LED should illuminate. You then need to set-up your probe operation.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Radius Circle is generated as Ellipse.

« on: February 06, 2017, 01:52:40 AM »

Hi Mike,

Radius (R) is a Mach3 approved method - Newfangled Wizards use R for circular pocketing.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems Getting Movement

« on: February 05, 2017, 02:56:29 AM »

Can anybody here give me a definitive answer as to the correct wiring sequence?

Sorry for the confusion.

The definitive answer is shown in the Gecko documentation. If Gecko show EStop connected between Pin 10 and Pin 12 then that is the way you should connect it.


Tweakie.