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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 20, 2020, 12:02:43 PM »

Hi,
OK you have in the UC100 plugin assigned the output pins 2-6 as motor outputs for
motors 0-3.

In your previous post you have assigned pins 2-7 as X, Y an Z limits and homes?
Firstly limits and homes are inputs....not outputs.

In Machs Control plugin on the OutputSignals page clear all the assignmements you have made
(X++,X--,Y++,Y--,Z++,Z--,XHome,YHome,ZHome).

That should allow you to control three motors. How do you want to controll the others?

Craig

I thought those outputs were for assigning the pins to tell which way the motors should go.
 X++ = Pin2
 X-- = Pin3

The program shows its jogging but none of my motors are actually moving?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 20, 2020, 10:57:21 AM »

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 19, 2020, 11:36:22 PM »

Your step/direction signal are Mach outputs, if you scroll down the OutputSignal page you will find the Step/Direction outputs to each motor.

Which part exactly in the output signal page? There's nothing that says step/direction.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 19, 2020, 06:09:58 PM »

I figured out the pin outputs I guess, but when I hit any of the jog buttons the program closes.

 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 19, 2020, 12:58:05 PM »

Here's the wiring diagram, I don't have an emergency stop or limit switches installed yet.

The manuals I've went over multiple times already and they don't directly say what to do in the output and input signals, how do I know what pin goes to what motor? How do you assign keys?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 setting up software I/O.

« on: May 18, 2020, 11:56:08 AM »

Hi I'm trying to figure out how to setup the mach 4 system and the whole setting up the I/O is confusing, I'm using this stepper motor and driver kit from eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/151796936792
I'm using a UC100 motion controller.

The pictures here show what I have absolutely no clue on what to do.
Don't know what pin is for what, don't know what exactly to enable or don't.

Thanks for any help.