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General Mach Discussion / MAXNC10CL and MACH3 issues

« on: September 19, 2006, 03:25:11 PM »

Hello all   I gotta say I love the MACH3 software, I have been using it for 10 months now and functionally it is great.  There has been some strange issue since day one that I cannot solve, and the crap software that MAX sends out doesn't cause these problems, so somehow there is a conflict with MACH3 in m,y setup.  Speaking to MAXNC will get you no where.

When I power up the machine daily, using MACH3, I have to reboot the machine at least 5 times to get it to finally run.  The first thing I do when powering up is test some x or y jog, and and if it works I then try to ref home. In most cases, once I ref home, it stops working right after the ref, occassionally it pops the breaker.   then I restart the machine again a few times till x or y will move, then ref home again, until finally it will run.  This goes on daily for 10 months now!  I have been through the optimized text  twice in detail.  I am using the max driver that says ART version on it.  There are times during cutting when I finish a code the thing will not do another part, just  hangs up and needs to be rebooted, but once it is cutting, it usually finishes that part.  I would rather deal with this headache than use their horrendous "dos like" software.  I have been through the motor tuning a thousand times trying every variation.  I have the minimmum inputs and outputs turned on, Below is my setup as is, if anyone here has been fortunate to get this combo of great softwre and soso machine to work, I would appreciate any help.

Maxnc clmode Ena

25000


MOTOR OUTS

X ENA   6 7  DIRLOW x  STEP x STEPPORT 1  DIRPORT 1
Y ENA   4 5  DIRLOW x  STEP x STEPPORT 1  DIRPORT 1
Z ENA   8 9  DIRLOW x  STEP x STEPPORT 1  DIRPORT 1
SPIN    1 0  dIRLOW x  sTEP Ena   STEP 1  dIR 0                          'spindle is now off due to blown pwm, motor is switched manually

INPUTS

x HOME  Ena  port 1  pin12  actlow X  Emu X
y HOME  Ena  port 1  pin12  actlow X  Emu X
z HOME  Ena  port 1  pin12  actlow X  Emu X


input#1 Ena Port 1   Pin 10   X      X
Estop   Ena port 0   pin 0    X      X

 
OUTPUTS

Output#1    Port 1  Pin 1     Actlow Ena                  'disabled now
Output#16   Port 1  Pin 16    Actlow X
Output#17   Port 1  Pin 17    Actlow Ena

ENCODER/MPG   

ALL 0, X

sPINDLE

disable spin rel   Ena
Flood mist  Ena
Use Spind Motor out  Ena
PWM  Ena
pwm base freq  40
min 25%

spin speed av  ena  p0.25  1  0.3

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General Mach Discussion / Re: port config help please

« on: March 08, 2006, 10:47:58 PM »

I think there is a version that is open loop that is wave, this one is closed loop and the MACH 3 has a button for the CL.  Hopefully someone has some experience with the combo.

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General Mach Discussion / port config help please

« on: March 08, 2006, 01:29:43 AM »

I have a system that runs fine with MAXNC 10 CLB software, but will not budge with MACH3.  I have selected the MAX Cl mode which is supposed to set the pinouts automatically according to the video tutorial.  In MAXNC port setup it shows the port as being   000-27F and works fine.  In the config in MACH3, no matter what I type in it says 200-27F. 

If anyone can give a suggesion that would be great.  The factory said good luck.  Their software will get by but it is dos type stuff, no mouse and very crude.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Maxnc

« on: March 07, 2006, 12:30:45 PM »

Don-- I  could sure use some help understanding a few things with Mach 3 and Maxnc 10CLb.  If you check MAX CL Mode, do you still have to set the pinouts?  If so can you please tell me what you set the pinouts to?  I get no movement when the pins are set to 0.  I get strange movement when in MAXNC WAVE mode.  Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Max CL mode vs Max NC mode - motor pinouts?

« on: March 07, 2006, 11:18:44 AM »

I am trying to figure out the MAXNC10 CLB also,  I cannot get anyhting to happen when using just MAX CL mode, should the pinounts all be set to 0 if in this mode?  Thanks for the pinouts.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: maxnc10 cl and mach 3---newbie needs help

« on: March 07, 2006, 11:10:16 AM »

No pinout, that is the problem.  I am waiting till Mitchell at MAXNC can find time to talk about it.  Maybe I can get them today, not sure.  They aren't n the manual, actutally, not much is.

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General Mach Discussion / maxnc10 cl and mach 3---newbie needs help

« on: March 06, 2006, 08:12:48 PM »

Anyone ever used this setup before that can show me some basics:

When I power up the machine, the spindle will spin for a few seconds, then stops.  I went to the ports section, chose port 1 +  MAX NC mode, port    378 address.    I set the inputs all to port 1 pin 12 as they are all in series.  I can then see the limit switch show up on the diagnostics when pressed. 

The MDI will not cause the motor to spin using m3.

The software seems to think it is hooked up as I can jog it and the mach 3 will jog, but no thte motor.

Thanks for any help with the config.

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General Mach Discussion / Uses for Mach3

« on: March 04, 2006, 11:45:33 AM »

I a m brand new to machining and after looking at all the stuff available for various applications, the Mach3 looks really nice and the wizards are very well done for someone like myself to be able to easiy understand.  I would likle to get an idea of where Mach3 fits into the entire spectrum of softwares, it is obivous that Mach3 is not a 3d drawing software, but can read cad files for output to machines.  It does look to me that Mach3 is being used instead of a cad program for simple operations that don't require drawing.

Can anyone make this clearer to me as to why and when you would only use Mach3 over a cad/cam software, say for example Bobcam, Onecnc, Mastercam etc.   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Thread mill wizard> multiple holes possible?

« on: March 03, 2006, 11:23:28 PM »

Ok thanks fellas.  I actually spent some time today with B-cad and got some workable scrits together that I can simply copy and paste to different x/y.  UPS shows up Monday with this MAXNC10CL, my first ever machine, so I have been getting my ducks in a row so I can dive right into some parts I need.  It comes with MAXnc software, I have no idea if it is cool, but I have been fooling around with Mach3 and will probably go that route.  Pretty slick stuff for the price. 

I have a lot of holes that need threading on a regular basis, spaced 40mm apart straight in a row, 6 feet of them per part.  I want to use a thread mill for the 10-32 threads so that is why I am looking for a system to do multi holes drillin/threading. 

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 Thread mill wizard> multiple holes possible?

« on: March 02, 2006, 09:56:09 PM »

I am needing to drill and tap a lot of holes for the same part for a product.  I really like the Mach 3 Thread mill wizard, it is exactly what I am looking for.  Being that I am brand new to CNC, I am not positive but it appears that you can only program one hole at a time.  I am looking for a way to drill the holes, then switch to the thread mill and cut the threads, then drop in the next part and start over. 

Will the wiazrd do this for me?  If not I would really appreciate some suggestions on a method to do this. 

Thanks