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SmoothStepper USB / Re: MACH CAN NOT COMMUMICATE WITH SS

« on: September 05, 2011, 05:11:22 PM »

I plugged my BOB (PMDX125) back into to the SS with the SS now being powered by the USB and it  would not communicate again  It gave error messages;

-Call to FT_Reset Device failed in my PostInit Controll()
   (unable to reset USB chip with serial number SST7WS86) error code:4

-No USB devices were identified during port scan

If I unplug the BOB it seems to communicate again,red light blinking

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: MACH CAN NOT COMMUMICATE WITH SS

« on: September 05, 2011, 09:35:23 AM »

Jeff,Thanks for the quick response. Did as you said and now all three LEDs are on and the red is blinking fast. what now? Thanks again Tommy

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SmoothStepper USB / MACH CAN NOT COMMUMICATE WITH SS

« on: September 04, 2011, 07:56:32 PM »

Everything was working fine.After doing some electrical upgrades (hard wire,plugs and better grounding,instead fo a bunch of extension cords)  to my machine I am getting error messages when I start mach.I did have a short with a pinched 110v to ground during the proccess.Sure hope i didn,t fry anything?
 These are the different messages I get after unplugging ss and restarting mach several times.When I cut on the ss i have the red and blue leds then when i start up mach i get the green and blue.

-UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH CRYPTO MEMORY ON THE SMOOTHSTEPPER

-TIME OUT ERROR GETTING DATA

-UNABLE TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE FPGA

-NO SS DEVICES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING USB PORT SCAN

-CALL TO PURGE FAILED IN VERYFY CRYPT MEMORY().ERRORCODE:4

thanks for any help,Tommy

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General Mach Discussion / Re: ENTERING USER INFO INTO CODES

« on: August 31, 2011, 08:56:27 PM »

Thanks for the offer! I would like to try it myself.If it flops I'll be back. Thanks,Tommy

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General Mach Discussion / Re: ENTERING USER INFO INTO CODES

« on: August 31, 2011, 07:17:17 PM »

Gerry, It worked flawlessly the 1st time.Now all I need is to learn how to put an LED next to the auto tool zero button so I can test without going to diagnostics page. Thanks,Tommy

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General Mach Discussion / Re: ENTERING USER INFO INTO CODES

« on: August 31, 2011, 08:17:10 AM »

Gerry,
  Thanks for the quick responce.I'll use the one you suggested,but I'll probably still be back with questions. Thanks Again ,Tommy

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General Mach Discussion / ENTERING USER INFO INTO CODES

« on: August 30, 2011, 05:26:36 PM »

I am setting up my auto tool zero button and got the code from the forum but don't know how to modify to my specs. I obviously don't know anything about writing codes.
 
for example;


PlateThickness = GetUserDRO(1151) 'Z-plate thickness DRO

  ?should this read?
      ? PlateThickness = .375 'Z-plate thickness DRO ?

                             OR

      ? PlateThickness = .375(1151) 'Z-plate thickness DRO ?


If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty

? Is this my machine zero,can I jog close to plate ?
DoOEMButton (1010) 'zero the Z axis so the probe move will start from here

           
Code "G4 P5" ' this delay gives me time to get from computer to hold probe in place

  ? what distance does .75 represent  ?
Code "G31Z-.75 F10" 'probing move, can set the feed rate here as well as how far to move

While IsMoving() 'wait while it happens
Wend
ZProbePos = GetVar(2002) 'get the axact point the probe was hit
Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos 'go back to that point, always a very small amount of overrun
While IsMoving ()
Wend


  ? should I enter plate thickness here or does it know from line 1 ?
Call SetDro (2, PlateThickness) 'set the Z axis DRO to whatever is set as plate thickness


Code "G4 P0.25" 'Pause for Dro to update.


  ? is this set for 1" now?
Code "G0 Z1." 'put the Z retract height you want here


Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)" 'puts this message in the status bar
Else
Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)" 'this goes in the status bar if aplicable
End If
 
Thanks,Tommy

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General Mach Discussion / Re: ARROW KEYS DON'T WORK

« on: May 27, 2011, 08:49:17 AM »

Thanks,Turns out I had cut off the Jog on/off button by mistake.Alls well.

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General Mach Discussion / ARROW KEYS DON'T WORK

« on: May 26, 2011, 04:35:31 PM »

My arrow keys will not move my X and Y axis,page up/page down will not move my Z .This all worked fine before.The arrow keys work fine for other applications and xyz work fine with other inputs means.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: license on 2nd computer/encoders

« on: September 27, 2010, 11:59:47 AM »

I have 1 machine but am useing a 2nd computer to display encoders?