Re: CHINESE ROUTER SOFTWARE
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Originally Posted by
jdclark
HI-
I just picked up a Chinese mini router 20 X 30 size from E-Bay. The name on the sticker is CNCEST. It was delivered out of Ontario Ca. in just 3 days, and was nicely packaged and
mechanically complete, so I had it on my bench within 30 minutes with all cables attached to an old Dell computer with Windows XP. The manual that came with it was a poor photocopied series of screen shots that were un readable and the script was in the typical "Chinglish".
The problem was with the installation disc- it kept giving me an error and wouldn't run. I tried it on another computer with the same result, so I'm sure the disc is corrupted. I worked my way through the XML file setup and got close. My steppers are energized and the Mach 3 DRO shows movement when I give a G-code command, but no stepper motion, so it must be in the step and direction signals.
If anyone else has experience with these units, I would appreciate any help, because so far my requests for a new disc have gone unanswered.
Here is a photo of the unit
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Re: CHINESE ROUTER SOFTWARE
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Originally Posted by
timgo
Thanks,
But I already have a licensed copy of Mach 3.
Re: CHINESE ROUTER SOFTWARE
When you say got the xml close, what did you chance? The choice of ports, pins and polarity for step/direction on that machine would be my first target for scrutiny.
Re: CHINESE ROUTER SOFTWARE
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Originally Posted by
dharmic
When you say got the xml close, what did you chance? The choice of ports, pins and polarity for step/direction on that machine would be my first target for scrutiny.
I actually found a series of screen shots showing all the setups in Ports & Pins for all the selections. As I said before, the stepper are energized, but I'm not getting the step signal to make them move. I tried changing from active high to active low etc. in about every combination I could think of with no luck.
On my other machine the port & Pin settings for the axes are as follows-
X 2 3 DIR LOW ACTIVE red STEP LOW ACTIVE red STEP PORT 1 DIR PORT 1
Y 4 5
Z 6 7
A 8 9
On this router they are
X 16 17 ( kinda odd) DIR LOW ACTIVE green STEP LOW ACTIVE green STEP PORT 1 DIR PORT 1
Y 4 5
Z 6 7
A 2 3