Hello to everyone I'm new to this forum recently purchased a 5-axis table top mill which I'm having a bit of difficulty getting to and running. I'm able to get some response from my computers keyboard in terms of jogging around the x,y and z axis motors yet when I go to MDI inputting (m3s1000) the DRO jumps like it is sending the command to the spindle yet there is nothing I have a pwm capable mill with it's own control board and power supply from a company called MIB.
At any rate the spindle works fine under the manual control knob on the control box.
Also, I should add that when I click to test the serial parallel port it gives me a window that says "no serial connection".... yet when I input the 0x378 and click apply and ok. The mills emergency stop finally came to life I have not tested any gcode to see how the mill would react yet just today is the first day that I got a new 'old' computer just for the mill.
Btw, I have a bit of experience in CAD/CAM but using industry machines; lathes and mills mostly. Also, I'm about one semester out from getting my bachelors in Electronics so I have plans on using this machine to make p.c.b.s as well as other aluminum machined parts, logos, molds so on... just as soon as I get it to work in terms of the serial parallel / spindle issues?
Well, I could certainly use any pointers and help from everyone here with the knowledge on mach3.
Thank you in advance,
Christian from California