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« on: September 16, 2008, 08:19:13 AM »
Hey there,
I have done a very similar swap over as you have. I have my SS connected directly to the G203 also and have installed the Grex plugin to work as I/O only on Port 3. I am running SS 13C plugin and just upgraded to the latest beta test Mach but was running 3.041 with no problems.
My only querks were random Estops however a few resistors/capacitors and the new plugin took care of the gremlins. I have steppers on the Y and A and a servo on the X axis and can run my little machine up to 10000mm/min as a three axis machine with X-Y gcodes as you suggested with no issues.
It was very easy to setup the new mach for the SS by creating a new profile etc I did have a few minor querks getting the Grex loaded with the new plugin but it was a matter of re-reading the manual.
All I can suggest is re-visiting your motor setup ensuring you have the step pulses correct. My vel is 20000 with Accell of 1250 on the X and Y and vel25000 with acell of 20000 on the A Axis stepper. No stepper losses with these high settings. My only quirk is the tangentail control not running CV hence the high A axis, just waiting on the new Mach release to hopefully fix this.
If you need any other setup info from my machine, I would be happy to assist as the guys on this forum have passed on the same help when I started out. Geez it made life easy asking all the dumb questions and getting good help
Jason