Disabling legacy mode in bios has made comunication more stable.

However I have a funny problem.

Set all DROs to zero, run the roadrunner, DROs not ending on zero.  Gcode last move is go to zero but DROs not returning to zero.

Watching the Z axis DRO during code execution. Z spends most of the time at -0.1 and goes up for rapids returning to -0.1

Each time (or most) it returns 0.0025 different than the last. So they add up to a cumulative error by the end.

See pic for screen capture at the end of roadrunner execution.

I only ran the roadrunner a few time since I got the comuncations fixed. I noticed the same thing with the Z positioning and returning to zero.

Glad it is not just me.

It always feels better if someone else is having the same problem. 

Beta Team,

Art is aware of this issue and at the moment is talking with the Pod developer about it. The Pod and Mach 3 is accurate to +/- 1 step (provided you have the latest version of Mach 3 and the Pod firmware update). I will re-visit this with Art to get an update on his thoughts regarding this matter.

Dave

Set your servo time to .00087 and you should be good

I have been running tests and it is working well for position. you need to have the latest software on everything.

How do we know when a new firmware comes out?

Dave and/or I will be sure to post that it is out here

Brian,
What does that servo time setting actualy do? I just want to know what these settings do so I can understand what affects what.

Guy's and Gal's,

I will start a locked thread that I will keep updated with the links to the latest Mach3, NC Pod Mach3 Driver and NC Pod Firmware Updates.

Dave

Set your servo time to .00087 and you should be good

I have been running tests and it is working well for position. you need to have the latest software on everything.

I tried to set servo time to .00087 but it would not stay and reverted to last setting.

So I downloaded latest Plugin and it had a selection in the drop down of .00084 so tried that. Still not returning to zero.

Then I did a clean install of the latest Mach version R2.0.036 set up motors and estop again.

Now the gcode window and line count jump and it stalls around line 980 of the roadrunner.

Tried updating the plugin just in case it changed. Still the same.

Have the latest firmware. Mach version and plugin. Legacy mode turned off for USB

I think to save my frustration I will set this aside for now and watch for updates to come out.