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General Mach Discussion / Re: setting up mach3 for the first time - driver test "no driver sensed installed"

« on: March 02, 2021, 01:58:36 PM »

General Mach Discussion would have been a better place for this thread.

anyhow some more Information about your System would be helpful.
like:
-what OS are you running
-what motion controller are you using
-what stepper Controller
-witch Mach Version
-how are the Motor connected to your axis
-Pictures Pictures Pictures

with the information provided, it will get realy hard to help without using a magic glasball.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma table

« on: March 02, 2021, 12:05:39 PM »

AWG22 sounds very small for Motor cable, there is no reason why not replacing them to bigger ones.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: March 02, 2021, 11:24:27 AM »

Good morning
(I'm a newbie)
I know this is not a forum for Chinese cnc's. I just can not find help anywhere.
My CNC is a DIY machine made from imported(China) parts and locally sourced parts.
Normally i love to solve my own problems but sometime you hit the roadblock.
MPG that i purchased overseas works fine to some extend (handwheel) works but all the selectors (axis)are dead.
Wiring checked and there should be no problem, but i'm not sure if Mach3 needs extra settings beside MPG enabled(after all it works or not )
Configuration is as follow.
Table size 480mmx480mm (not too big more like a router)
Controller board STB4100 (USB)
Software: Mach3 rev.3.041
Stepper motor boards: TB6600
MPG: Unknown make (Chinese)
I would appreciate if someone could point me to the topic that covers this kind of configuration.
Thank you,

welcome to the Forum. PLS post your Problem in the main Mach3 Forum, not in the New People welcome thread.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: autotoolzero

« on: March 02, 2021, 02:23:12 AM »

1. open Main Menue -> Operator -> VB Script Editor

2. copy/paste the complete code into the Editor

3. use  >|| button to excecute code line by line

4. see what code is doing

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Works in progress / Re: estop

« on: March 01, 2021, 11:40:06 AM »

just some more Information about Setup and bob would be helpful.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: zero setting changes after running program

« on: March 01, 2021, 11:39:00 AM »

is it possible that you post a small Video?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New to the CNC World, experiencing some difficulty with setup

« on: March 01, 2021, 01:58:52 AM »

- I keep getting M07 for a code in my Gcode and spindle wont initiate when Gcode begins, I have to manually engage the spindle through Mach 4.

M03 is normaly used to turn the Spindle on. is there any M03 command at the beginning of yout g-code?

- I ran Avid's squaring and tramming design on their site and when running 1/4" collet and end mill for the pins to be cut out and measured its right on at 21-1/2" diagonally yet measurements are off by 1/4" along the x and y axis, then when running the tram with a 1/2" collet and 2 fluted straight bit, it runs to the true dimensions of the piece in aspire, not the pins that were drilled.
- My dimension cuts are off by 1/4" an have checked all offsets and there aren't any.

thaz Sound like you have selected the wrong tool Diameter in aspire for Generation g-code.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: autotoolzero

« on: March 01, 2021, 01:52:26 AM »

- open Main Menue -> Operator -> VB Script Editor
- copy/paste into the Editor
- use  >|| button to excecute code line by line
- see what code is doing

as sayed code was working here

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: autotoolzero

« on: February 28, 2021, 10:07:40 AM »

this code is running here:

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Sub Main()
CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current feedrate to return to later
CurrentAbsInc = GetOemLED(48) 'Get the current G90/G91 state
CurrentGmode = GetOemDRO(819) 'Get the current G0/G1 state

If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
DoOEMButton (1010) 'zero the Z axis so the probe move will start from here

Sleep(3000) ' this delay gives me time to get from computer to hold probe in place
Code "G31 Z-4. F4" ' 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 exact point the probe was hit
Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos   'go back to that point, always a very small amount of overrun
While IsMoving ()
Wend

Call SetDro (2, .250) ' change .060 to your plate thickness and then adjust for final accuracy
Sleep 200 ' Pause for Dro to update.
Code "G1 Z1. F50" ' put the Z retract height you want here, must be greater than the touch plate thickness
While IsMoving ()
Wend

Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)" 'puts this message in the status bar
Code "F" &CurrentFeed 'Returns to prior feed rate
Else
Message "Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again" 'this goes in the status bar if applicable
End If

If CurrentAbsInc = 0 Then 'if G91 was in effect before then return to it
Code "G91"
End If
If CurrentGMode = 0 Then 'if G0 was in effect before then return to it
Code "G0"
End If   
End Sub

and z-axis is going down.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: autotoolzero

« on: February 28, 2021, 03:26:14 AM »

pls post your complete code.