Hi again all.
Next question in my new found CNC quest!
I bought a relatively vanilla flavour Chinese made 6040 machine.
Control box looks like this:
It has an USB controller connected to a Win7 32bit laptop.
PROBLEM:After installing and configuring Mach3 software (as per manufacturer's instructions), I got this message in the final step of setup:
"Find no XHC NcUsbPod!"
This happens when hitting the E-Stop button in mach3. The message is shown in the STATUS field, like this:
STEPS TAKEN TO RESOLVE PROBLEM:1. I contacted the supplier, but as expected, it would have been more helpful to contact The Pope in Rome!
2. I searched this forum for "ncusbpod" and read everything I could find.
This lead to a link posted by
joeaverage that pointed me to a Chinese supplier website and there I found a different (and newer) version of the NcUsbPod.dll file.
(The website is here:
http://www.cdxhctech.com/html/edownloads/220.html)
3. I replaced the old NcUsbPod.dll file with this newer one and voila! Message gone and machine seems to be working. (I only ran one test piece of Gcode, but it seems to function OK for now).
MORE INFO:I have checked every single setting in Mach3 with the two different .dll files installed.
Everything is exactly the same except the following settings screen:
->Mach3 Main Menu ->Config ->Config Plugins ->NcUsbPod-XHC-Mach3-USB-Motion-Card ->Config
Here is a screenshot of that settings screen with the original .dll file installed:
And here is the same settings screen with the new .dll installed:
The old NcUsbPod.dll file is 268K big and dated 26 Jan 2015.
The newer one is 420k and dated 15 Jan 2018.
I have not (yet) opened the control box to see what exactly is in there. I guess I can if that info would help.
QUESTION TO THE GROUP:Was this a good idea to simply replace that file? Can I break my motion controller by doing that?
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Regards
Andre