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General Mach Discussion / Re: Random wrong direction axis moves

« on: April 18, 2013, 06:58:00 AM »

Is it when running a program, or your spindle is on? Maybe noise?

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Promote and discuss your product / Re: Make hydraulic/pneumatic seals in your shop

« on: April 18, 2013, 06:56:41 AM »

Very awesome!

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Mach Screens / POLL! FAV screen set?

« on: April 12, 2013, 06:39:09 AM »

Don't see a screen set that should be listed let me know, or comment.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 12, 2013, 12:51:05 AM »

OK! 

So far so good! Everything works, and my motors are roughly tuned, and are repeating to about a .001".

Spindle works clockwise, and counter clockwise, and i tuned the spindle RPM to where its within a few rpm of actual!

I think what did it, was that i enabled the parallel port under BIOS. Even though its not "onboard" the motherboard, it must control the PCI devices?

It gave me the option of output only, bi-directions, EPP or ECP. I left it at ECP and it works.

My limits and E stop switch now work too, and it also homes itself!! Yay!

Uploaded the newest .XML for the 3503 KX3 incase anyone needs it in the future. Sieg's tech support wouldn't even send me the current .xml file, little machine shop came through as usual and provided an amazing response time, and all the files.

I'll continue to update and tune the machine, and also upload and edit the .xml incase anyone else is in need.

Thank everyone.

DiyE

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 11, 2013, 10:54:56 PM »

Here is the newest .XML file.

So atleast the spindle is moving now (only one direction)...
But lost bi direction in one of my other axis..

Maybe ill move the PCI card back with the new .xml file and try that again.

Little machine shop 3503 Sieg KX3 .XML attached (april 11th 2013).

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 11, 2013, 10:50:32 PM »

So, Swapped the PCI card to the only other open PCI slot, and now im getting E010-E017 and E000-E007. The only address that gets movement is the upper address of E017.

Installed the new .XML file and im getting the spindle to turn on with the command M3/M4 and off with M5.

However, the Y axis will only move in one direction, and any axis when jogged will also turn the spindle?!

It's gotta be a bad PCI address?

I still get no feed back from the limit switches in mach.

I'm going to attempt to test the pin out from the parallel port. See what the heck is going on from there..

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General Mach Discussion / Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 11, 2013, 08:17:16 PM »

Ill swap the card and the address first and check that. Little machine shop got back to me with there current .xml file for the 3501 and 3503. Hopefully between those I can get it going.

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Sieg Machines / KX1 Mach3 XML config file

« on: April 11, 2013, 01:27:02 PM »

I bought a kx3 and have the install cd. If you search my resent posts you can find the .xml file for it. Only thing different should be the spindle speed of 7000 and not 5000. Good luck on it working as it hasn't worked for me but I think I'm having parallel port issues.

Let me know,

Diye

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General Mach Discussion / Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 11, 2013, 01:23:17 PM »

Ya that's the address its telling me. I think it's also weird. Later this evening ill do as you suggest and well see what happens! If that doesn't work out I may have to get a new pci card?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Trip Limit, Causes Spindle to rotate!?

« on: April 11, 2013, 12:32:51 PM »

finally got the M1++ M1-- LED off by disabling active low on the X+ and X- limit. See picture.

Turned off active low on the Y and the Z and the LEDS for M2 and M3 ++ and -- illuminated..

Something is fishy..

haha