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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 19, 2011, 03:57:06 PM »

i can read just fine but still dont understand it.
i can hook up non usb 5volt real quick....

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 19, 2011, 03:55:13 PM »

mach was milling away and just stopped and then the screen went hazy. the little mouse curser started spinning like it was doing something. this lasted for about 10 minutes untill i ended the program.
blue and green still lit.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 19, 2011, 03:44:12 PM »

how do i upate the ss driver and plug-in?

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 19, 2011, 03:23:36 PM »

well, milling a piece and she stopped midway. windows 7 was acting like it wanted to update or something on the mach screen but it might have been looking for the smoothstepper.?
now i am back to where i was when i started this thread. losing money.
i might try to update the driver.....

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 05, 2011, 04:20:21 PM »

gggoooood! i did all that before and of coarse now that some one says to try that it works.

why did this happen?

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 05, 2011, 02:22:48 PM »

i have the green and blue lights lit on the ss.

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SmoothStepper USB / "time out error getting data" wtf

« on: August 05, 2011, 01:48:24 PM »

i was just cutting away and used the "edit g-code" button. did my editing, closed to save and the dam mach3 just locks up. i closed it down and now my mach wont get past the timeout error getting data.

i changed nothing and there is no smoke in the room. what gives?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: variable pitch pulley and cnc drive

« on: July 02, 2011, 12:58:44 AM »

so in the g code file there is a comand to change the pulley #? 
i just want to have to switch it in the menu
like if you where cutting a part that used both hi and lo gear. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: variable pitch pulley and cnc drive

« on: July 01, 2011, 05:14:37 PM »

hey thanks! that kinda makes sense.
after having lunch i thought of having the spindle set up a little more simple. try and follow me........

it now has hi/lo gear knob
85-505 lo
635-3800 hi

if i had it so i could "call" out for hi or low gear then i could use the vfd for final speed.
i would like to get rid of the variable pulley and go 1 timing pulley. aim for 4000 rpm on the fixed speed.

with hi gear almost picking up where low tops out @ i think this might work good.

making a air ram to switch the hi/lo knob would be easy and just require a signal to a 3 way soleniod.

make sense?

so i would need a g or m code or to say hi or lo gear and then mach would need to also be in hi or lo pulley ratio.  can this be done?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: variable pitch pulley and cnc drive

« on: July 01, 2011, 02:35:32 PM »

i just dont know anything of macro's.
i am very good at mechanical things but i am lucky to have made it this far with computers. lol