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Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2018, 04:25:38 PM »
Thank you very much for the help, it is very appreciated!
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2018, 04:34:09 PM »
ok

another question, when you tell the machine to move, as you said it does not physically, but do the values on the DROs on teh mach3 screen change?

also do you have an oscilloscope?


Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2018, 06:00:32 PM »
when I press the arrow keys or turn the wheel on the pendent, yes the values do change, but no movement.

if i type code in, nothing happens, except for m3, spindle will turn on and off and i can change the rpm

no scope
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2018, 06:09:51 PM »
ok what about a voltmeter/multimeter?

i try to find a way to get you to test if pulses are actually coming out of the control card to the stepper drivers...

maybe someone on this forum knows a way to measure with simpler tools...
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2018, 06:19:29 PM »
yes, got me one of those

I was considering the same thing, just didn't want to fry anything with the wrong settings

been there done that, lol
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2018, 06:39:23 PM »
Well you should be able to measure around 5v and 0V on the DIR pins depending on which way the axis is moving. So X axis DIR pin will be high in one direction and low in the other.

THe pulse pins i imagine will be 0 or 5V when not moving then on a multi meter, it will effectively average the pulse levels, so it might be ~ 2.5V when moving. Or it might dance around when moving, it could depend on the meter exactly, but the point is you should see a difference in measurement between stopped and moving.

If that is a go then next step i would measure the power supply to the stepper drivers them selves. Probably it is 24 V DC on this machine, but look for the power supply it will say on it i would bet.



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Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2018, 02:38:48 AM »
yes it does

if i look at the screenshot of this reply
step pin is 1 for all axis. that cannot be ok.

Manual says it it 2,4,6,8     X,Y,Z,A
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2018, 02:56:47 AM »
i dont think it matters with this card what the pin settings are for each axis bc they have dedicated pins on the card. see page 3

http://www.nvcnc.net/MK4/Parameter%20Settings%20for%20MKX%20.pdf

worth trying though if nothing else is working :)

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Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2018, 03:00:44 AM »
i dont think it matters with this card what the pin settings are for each axis bc they have dedicated pins on the card. see page 3

i never trust this chinese stuff
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: ARFcnc 6040 Mach 3 USB configuration help
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2018, 03:06:10 AM »
fair,  i used to have this card though, i could be wrong but i remember not having to config the pins. it could be a problem though if you set them all to the same pin, who knows.