Do all 6040's from ebay require Mach3 or Mach4?
or is there a 6040 out there that doesn't require any Mach?
I just want to buy a new 6040 and use either Fusion 360 or Vectric Vcarve on my sixty-four (64) bit version of Windows without Mach.
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Do all 6040's from ebay require Mach3 or Mach4?
or is there a 6040 out there that doesn't require any Mach?
I just want to buy a new 6040 and use either Fusion 360 or Vectric Vcarve on my sixty-four (64) bit version of Windows without Mach.
You need a machine controller. Fusion 360 and V Carve can not run the machine.
Yes, generally you need 3 bits of software.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger21
CAD software to create the DXF drawing file.
CAM software to procuduce the machine code
Software that uses G Code to drive you machine ( Mach , UNCNC and lots of others....)
You could partition the hard drive and install LinuxCNC on the new partition if you wanted one computer to do it all.
Mach3 and Mach4 will run in 64bit Windows, if that's your concern. You just can't use the parallel port.
the ones i'm finding in ebay say that it is not recommended for 64bit windows. If I buy one of those that say that, is there a work around that would let me use it on my 64bit windows 10? like could I buy the UNCNC and UC100 to convert it such that it will work on 64bit?
Yes UCCNC works on 64bit Windows.Quote:
Originally Posted by eddiegnz1
Reading the UCCNC forum the other day I found this: forum.cncdrive.com • View topic - 6040 Chinese CNC settings
You should check out Centroid Acorn here's a video of a similar machine that has been converted to Acorn.Quote:
Originally Posted by eddiegnz1
https://youtu.be/ImbM8xtd1xM
UCCNC settings are posted on the forum on the above link, you can just copy them and get your machine going. :)
That's because they are pirated or cracked copies.Quote:
the ones i'm finding in ebay say that it is not recommended for 64bit windows.
If you buy a legitimate Mach3 license, Mach3 runs fine in 64 bit operating systems, provided you use a motion controller like the UC100. But if you have to buy a UC100, UCCNC is $125 cheaper than Mach3, and it's better in most ways.
By the time you purchase a legal copy of Mach3 which the Chinese love to use. Tear out the POS parallel port card that will only work with the 32 bit Windows and etc and put in a ESS or UCCNC, You could have an Acorn controller.
ok, so the "Controller Box" that comes with the 6040 from ebay/china does not have to be replaced if I buy the UC100 and the UCCNC. Are you saying that all I have to do is replace one component from within that "controller box" (which is the parallel port card). So this nightmare that i'm anticipating is fixed by simply replacing the parallel port card (which is located inside the "control box")....and replace that by putting the UC100 in it's place?
Is that a simple procedure for a newbiew beginer like me that has never owned anything CNC.
Oh but wait, I saw a 6040 in ebay/chinese that says that it hooks up by USB and that one still says that it won't work with 64bit...is that just due to the pirated/cracked version of mach3?
thanks so much. Honestly I'm very pleasantly surprised by the amount of help from ALL of you in this thread.
Can you take a photo of the control box you have? I'd like to see the connectors if it is printer port or USB?Quote:
Originally Posted by eddiegnz1
If it has a printer port then you can connect the UC100 and you are good to go.
If it has USB then I don't know what's inside, then take a photo of the internals of the control box to let us see what components are inside and how they connect.
thank you OlfCNC for that kind offer to look at the photo's. I have not purchased the CNC yet. I've never owned a CNC. I'm just trying to buy the one 6040 kit from ebay/china that will be the easiest to convert to 64bit windows.
I see some on ebay/chinese that say it is a USB with mach3...but that one says that it won't work on 64bit windows only 32 bit windows.
So then I thought that maybe it's because the mach3 is pirated.
Does it look to you like the following 6040 kit will be easy to convert to 64bit windows? It says it comes with no software. But I don't know if the software they're referring to is;
i) CAD software to create the DXF drawing file.
ii) CAM software to procuduce the machine code
or iii) Software that uses G Code to drive the 6040 ( Mach, UNCNC, etc)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-AXIS-CNC-...l/273800690123
...also, i contacted the seller and here's the response from the ebay seller...why MUST i use mach3 in the above ebay link
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Good day
Thanks for your message
This item work with win7 or winxp
Please check that in description
this item includes the controller
You must use Mach3
Looking forward to doing business with you.
Best regards,
Royal
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Because it uses a USB motion controller that only works with Mach3.Quote:
why MUST i use mach3 in the above ebay link
If you swap out the controller, you can use whatever software you want.
1) is it possible with this eBay/Chinese 6040 that swapping out the motion controller could be a nightmare involving a guessing game on how to rewire the "Break Out Board" to the new "Motion Controller".Quote:
Originally Posted by ger21
2) is it possible that this 6040 would have a single board that combines both the "break out board" and the "motion controller" into one single board such that I would then have to replace (and rewire) two separate boards?
thanks again !!
You're G540 will plug into the UCCNC controller with a single ribbon cable. Everything else is wired to the G540. You'll need to know the basics, but it should be pretty easy to swap everything to the G540.