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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 15, 2018, 04:57:22 AM »

Unzipping was not an issue. I unzipped and there was a folder call  Smooth Stepper.....etc. There was one file in there called Smooth Stepper which has a yellow and red cartoon type logo. It is an m3p file. When OI double click to install it I just get a window asking me which program I want to use to open it.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 15, 2018, 04:28:39 AM »

I downloaded the Smooth Stepper driver as instructed on the Warp site. However when I double click to have it install itself it just asks me what programme I want to use to open it. It doesn't self install. Also when I go to Function Config to choose a motion controller as instructed and click re-set device I get the legal jargon window up. Not really what I need.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 15, 2018, 04:10:55 AM »

OK Craig. I'll try that. Thanks

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 15, 2018, 03:46:20 AM »

I'm afraid I don't know what you are saying. I'm not great on PC's

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 15, 2018, 03:23:19 AM »

Hi Craig
Thanks for getting back. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit and SmoothStepperUSBDriver2.08.02. Theres also a .m3p file called SmoothStepper_v17d

Eoin

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Mach3 under Vista / Mach3 not controlling motors

« on: May 14, 2018, 04:31:00 PM »

Hi List
I'm running Mach 3 with Windows 7. I had to do a clean install of Win7 and since I did the DRO is jogging but not the motors. That reassuring click I used to hear when PC connected to the motors is no longer there. The two are not communicating. It feels like its a driver issue but I have the drivers installed as they were before. I'm using Smooth Stepper driver. Can someone tell me exactly where they should be just in case. Any help would be appreciated hugely.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hole cutting code

« on: July 12, 2016, 09:59:10 AM »

it might just be backlash - i'll need to check it out. Thanks for your help.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hole cutting code

« on: July 12, 2016, 08:47:49 AM »

Yes. The machine is pretty accurate overall.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hole cutting code

« on: July 12, 2016, 06:06:06 AM »

I tried it but its cutting the hole about 1.5mm too small for some reason.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hole cutting code

« on: July 12, 2016, 05:48:57 AM »

OK so I'm still in trouble here (I did say I wasn't great at this)
I'm trying to cut an 8mm hole in a cylindrical part and have the G21 in there. Trouble is the radius is huge and I suspect that I might be cutting an 8inch hole instead. Can't figure out why though.