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General Mach Discussion / Re: newby setup problems

« on: August 09, 2008, 09:19:45 AM »

yes i did reboot straight after installation but i will try reinstalling it on top of itself... tomorrow. will let you know what happens. where are you from, must be oz or nz as you seem to keep about the same hors a i do .. in brisbane australia.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: newby setup problems

« on: August 09, 2008, 04:03:46 AM »

yeah ive tried the MDI moves, same thing. i have done the driver test and it does nothing. there is no line coming up at all. i left it running for about 2 minutes then stopped it. does it take longer than that to work? the other controller software i have is k-cam which has a similar port pin display that shows the pinouts working fine with that controller if that helps at all. anything else i can try?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: newby setup problems

« on: August 08, 2008, 04:31:30 AM »

Hi Hood
i have the axis's enabled in the ports and pins page and there is no response from the DRO's , does this mean that the driver is not working?
i dont know if i can post the xml file as you want as the computer im on now is a mac and the one im using for the machine is down in the shed. i will give it a go anyway but cant promise anything, mac's are funny about what they let you copy onto them.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: newby setup problems

« on: August 08, 2008, 01:44:36 AM »

Hi Hood
thanks for the help
i have tried what you have suggested but unfortunately with no results. The DRO's do not move when jogged and the green lights are on on the
jog control. I also have no pin activity at all in the diagnostic screen, but im not sure what type of setup that is for ie mod bus control or the like. not sure if that pin display is used for printer port drivers. have noticed that the port name in my other controller is o&H378 where in this it only allows for o&378 .. dont know if this is a problem or not. if you have anything else i can try i would be very grateful
thanks
matt

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General Mach Discussion / newby setup problems

« on: August 07, 2008, 04:11:11 AM »

Hello just another newby here with a few problems.
i have built a tiny 3 axis mill for a trial machine to see what i could get from pc controllers. i have it running from my pc with another breed of controller and it seems ok but i cant get a single step out of mach3. i have a full version, licenced, and am using a xylotex 4 axis driver board. i have the pin outs set the same as the other config. and am using the same port and cables. is there something i may has missed in the setup? i have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times thinking that i muffed that up somehow but am having no luck. any suggestions?

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

« on: August 07, 2008, 04:00:14 AM »

Hi matt here, sorry about the crappy user name im not very creative when it comes to that stuff. I have had mach3 for about a year now and am only just getting time to try using it. I am an cnc operator by day, mainly just 3 axis mazak's, although did my apprenticship just punching straight g-code into old fanuc controllers. have built a very small 3 cnc mill from printer motors and scrap ally just to see if i could and it seems to work ok so far. no good for actually cutting anything... i ripped the whole head off it trying to cut .2mm deep with a 4mm e/m. i thought it was funny anyway