Hi guys,
After many years I decided to convert my Router to USB Controller as my XP PC has to be thrown out.
Now these are the images of what i am using just for a trial run, before i actually touch my CNC electronic.
But for some reason the stepper is not moving.
I have set up Mach3 as per videos that show how to do it.
What am i doing wrong. The USB controller did not come with any CD. So am i supposed to load some software apart from Mach3 to use this USB Controller. I have not seen any such thing on youtube, and am unable to find any CD or software for this USB controller. Am i missing something.
The Stepper Driver has 4 inputs, 5V, CLK, DIR, ENA. I can't figure out where to hook up ENA as there is no ENA marked on the USB Board. But from many videos i can see that even if ENA is not connected anywhere, the stepper motor should run.
When i connect this grey coloured box called pf-frequency-v1 0 to the stepper driver, it works perfect and stepper motors runs good.
When i first connected the USB controller to the Laptop, i got a notification of installing driver, and then it said ready for use.
I went to Device Manager and it did not show any Yellow Triangle, and from a video i saw, what is written against Human Interface Devices, the same was on my Lap Top. so i assume the Lap Top to the USB input of USB Controller is also ok.
There is a Red light on the USB controller that comes on when i connect to LapTop. and it blinks, about 1 per second, What ever i do in the Mach3, this Red light remains Red and blinks at same 1 per second. I loaded GCodes for the Roadrunner and ran it. but the stepper motor did not make any noise or turn, is just appears to stay still.
If someone can look at the images and find some flaw somewhere i would be grateful.
i will post the images in sequence one by one to show what I have done and what i am using for the time being to get the usb controller working.
These are the screen shot of when i connected usb controller to laptop etc etc.