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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: June 01, 2011, 07:08:44 PM »

Does the rest of you machine work?

Are you sure that you have the probe checked for ON in config/ports and pins AND it is set for port1 pin10 ?? sure you do not have duplicate pin settings??

Next test would be to unplug the cable going from the PC  TO the G540 and short pins 10 and 20 momentarily and ckeck the LED again it should change state.


(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: June 01, 2011, 03:56:34 PM »

As a test unhook the probe from the G540. Next short across pin 1 and 12 momentarily. Does the LED in mach diagnostics change state??

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probe wiring

« on: June 01, 2011, 02:49:37 PM »

OK so if you trip the probe while moving does it stop and display the coords on the screen ?

The Center find program is easy look in the Mach Tool Box section under downloads at the bottom of the list you should find an example macro that is ready to go.

OOPS SORRY that may not work with the AJAX version.  You may have to reinvent the wheel with AJAX.


(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 8 position lathe toolchanger

« on: June 01, 2011, 12:49:47 PM »

Check with TANTAN here:  http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,5718.10.html

Looks like he has converted one with Tool changer.

Just a thought(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 8 position lathe toolchanger

« on: June 01, 2011, 10:36:43 AM »

Might want to consider using the TC as is. Obviously it worked well   Just need to work out the control.

Just a thought(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probe wiring

« on: June 01, 2011, 10:30:15 AM »

The setup seems fairly simple. Wire in the probe 2 wires, setup AJAX to tell it what port you used.  Then test the G31 to see IF it works.

I don't know why they write to dros 2000-2007 that is 8 axis's they only have a 4 axis board and Mach can only do 6 total axis and can only probe/record 4 of them and I think the Dro1999 may be an LED1999 ?

Who knows ??   (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Parallel port for PCI bus that works with Mach3 - just passing along info

« on: May 31, 2011, 11:34:06 PM »

The G540 cannot run on USB signals.To do that it would have to have an onboard MOTION controller like the Smoothstepper. NOW you could add the Smoothstepper to YOUR G540 and have usb connection to the computer. BUT that is sometimes frought with problems as well. The USB is NOT the best solution to CNC control.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: May 31, 2011, 11:22:52 PM »

Looking at the G540 docs show the probe can be hooked up to terminal 1 (Input)  and terminal 12 (grd) on the G540. That translates to port1 pin 10 for setting up the probe in mach.


(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: May 31, 2011, 11:08:06 PM »

I would double check your wiring as on a LPT port pin 1 is NOT a ground it is an input. Pins 18-25 are commons(grounds)


Looking at teh G540 docs show the probe can be hooked up to terminal 1 (Input)  and terminal 12 (grd) on the G540. That translates to port1 pin 10 for setting up the probe in mach.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3, Probe, and Digitize Wizard Issue

« on: May 31, 2011, 10:01:04 PM »

Check on the diagnnostics page and see if the Probe led lights up when you trip the probe.

Did you turn ON the probe in config and set pins and port?

Just a thought, (;-) TP