I got a machine from China, 5x10 Sign CNC A2-1530. I got the machine up and going. I have to switch everything from MM to Inches. Now when I try to run a job it just hangs up on the third line of code. I think I'm missing something. Maybe a setting need to be converted to inches. I've done motor tuning and limits. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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If you are using the copy of Mach3 and licence that came with the machine that will be your problem.

Some sample code and screen shots will help us diagnose the issue.

I was trying to post my config and gcode. Yes I am using the copy of Mach they sent.

Remove the pirate copy and the licence and go to the Mach3 download page and get an original copy, install and run it in demo mode to get the machine up and running.  Once you are happy buy a genuine licence from Newfangled.com and all will be good.

LOL So I have a laptop with my copy of Mach and My license file installed on it. I tried to run the machine from it and I get the same results. I think I got something Configured wrong.

Im going to try and upload my config and gcode file but this site is not the best. I might have to take my problem to a different site I guess.

Wow 102 lines of code for a square, 10 lines is all you need for a square.

Do you have a slave axis?

Anyway, the 3rd line (G0Z0.8000) could be a softlimit issue.

No G90 so code is incremental.
No G21/20 is code metric or inch.
No G43 tool compensation (T1M6) can't be applied.

I could be wrong too.

The MaoA˜A¯Ðtonar is not a genuine Mach3 license and Graham has already outlined what you should do in post #3.

If you are not prepared to act on expert advice given then perhaps you should do as you have said and take your problem to a different site.

Tweakie.

Please bare with me I'm not good at this stuff but I try my best. And I have been in a hurry here with the holiday. I was trying to upload files at first and the site was being weird. I switched computers and the files uploaded and I can see the captcha better. I'm totally open to advise that's why I'm here.

 I have a Industrial CNC 4x8 that I have been learning on and using and abusing for years. I use Vcarve and Mach 3 on it. It is all legit software. I tried to use it on the 5x10 at first and couldn't get it to move at all. I talk with china and they said I had to use their software. So I put a micro pc on it and installed everything they sent and got the machine to move. but i don't work in MM so I attempted to change it to inches. I'm sure its a soft limit problem. I have no idea what "No G90 so code is incremental. No G21/20 is code metric or inch. No G43 tool compensation (T1M6) can't be applied." this means. Yes Axis is slave, two motors run Y.

I most definitely don't wanna use their license. was only using it at first to see if it would work with theirs. So I got the right drivers on my laptop and got the machine to move with my copy of mach. I don't think I had the right drivers at first. I plan on re installing my copy and license on this machine, set it back up and try again. Im 90% sure I got something wrong when converting everything to inches. I had to change the motor tuning and stuff. at first if I moved the machine and inch it showed MM on Mach. I have that all sorted out now. And I converted the MM to inches in the soft limit setting but no change.


Thank you guys!

Y axis has two motors, X and Z have one motor.

Is this setting correct?

I dont know why it doesnt upload my files sometimes