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  1. Re: How does UGS know Arduino pins for stepper drivers?

    To answer your question about how does the arduino know what pins are being used. The pin assignments are usually in the Arduino grbl library that is edited depending upon which board your using.
  2. Re: How does UGS know Arduino pins for stepper drivers?

    Steve are you running the A4988 thru a ramps 1.4 board or just a bread board? If just a bread board I would suggest getting a arduino Mega 2650 as a minimum to run any kind of automation using...
  3. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    It would not be a program "merge" as much as changing a lot of variables with a hardware switch and 1 long program
  4. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    My personal preference would be 2 X mega2560 one with grbl and another with Marlin. I would 1st setup the grbl and get it working and then the 2 print head version of Marlin. The 2 print head is...
  5. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    Let me clear up a misconception. Marlin is a variant of grbl. I have never tried to run CURA on a grbl setup. If your doing dual head printer I would recommend using Marlin since dual heads have...
  6. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    I forgot to mention I am running Marlin 2.0 on one of my 3D printers that I use CURA on instead of grbl. I run grbl on my laser engravers.
  7. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    For 3D printing I use CURA it's a free program and you can set most of your machine variables in it. I then let CURA run the 3D printer who's processor is running a version of Grbl It is in the grbl...
  8. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    I have 2 3D printers and use Cura, Slic3r, Simplify 3D and 3D-Coat print and all seem to slice a little differently guess I will have to take time to see which I like best and stick with it
    until...
  9. Re: CNCmilling and Dual-Head-3Dprinting firmware/Software?

    I would suggest Cura for the 3D printing. and Slic3r for model slicing. You might want to consider one of the newer 32 bit boards instead of the Mega. BigTree makes some good boards but they are set...
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    Re: Arduino Based Zero Touch Pad

    I think I will let you have the last word as mis-informed as it is because sticks and stones may break bones but miss information will hurt innocent users and my point has been made.
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    Re: Arduino Based Zero Touch Pad

    Doug;
    1. Be sure all of your power supply grounds are connected together including the router, the 24 volt power supply for the lift motor and the power supply for the arduino. If not you can get...
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    Re: Arduino Based Zero Touch Pad

    LOL LOL Double Sigh
    Reply to A --> I have already stated that the de-bouncing should to be done in software-- hardware de-bounce circuitry design is beyond most hobbyist
    Reply to B --> You are...
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    Re: Arduino Based Zero Touch Pad

    You are correct in that he is motorizing a router lift. But a router lift and CNC Z axis are the same thing. Commercial router lifts are way overbuilt for the job they do. A CNC Z axis takes a lot...
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    Re: Arduino Based Zero Touch Pad

    Ok you have peaked my interest. If I was doing the router table and wanting to get into CNC at some point in the future I would build the table this way
    1....
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    Re: 5 volt proximity sensor connection to USS?

    Check your ports and pins input screen and change the input from hi to low or visa versa that should do it. If not then using a volt meter check the BOB to make sure no broken wire.
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    Re: Single Board computer for LinuxCNC

    Have you looked into the Beaglebone black sbc it's small runs linuxCNC and uses onboard PRU - programmable realtime units. Should be lots of info on how to wire this up. The one I have came with a...
  17. Re: Electronic newbie - what to include in ESS enclosure?

    On the ESS you have 3 "db25" ports. Port 1 is the port for the parallel I/O for your G540. The others port 2 and 3 can be used for inputs or outputs depending upon which pin and which port. I have...
  18. Re: X and y rotating at same time when x or y command given separately

    Sounds like your machine has 2 y motors to drive not just one. If this is the case just swap one of the y cables to with the x axis. If this solves the problem great. Put the cables back then swap...
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    Re: NEWBIE IN ELECTRONICS - PLEASE HELP!!!

    Emanuelg
    If all your wiring checks out then maybe it's a software problem. Have you loaded the GRBL software into the Arduino?? And run checks to see if the pololu driver boards are plugged in...
  20. Re: Brain is frying, first cnc but cant figure out adruino

    Ryand88
    1. Have you check your mechanical alignment on the z axis to be sure it's able to move with little effort. Should be able to move with 2 fingers twisting the drive screw.
    2. Steppers like...
  21. Re: Brain is frying, first cnc but cant figure out adruino

    LOL link has been fixed. Thanks Biggs427. Running Linux Mint so hijack is not so easy. If you want to see the furniture link click on the copy of my post by A_Camera
    Update seems that my firefox...
  22. Re: Brain is frying, first cnc but cant figure out adruino

    Your Chilipepper link has been hijacked to another website selling furniture
  23. Re: A version of PhotoToMesh which outputs CNC code.

    Awerby - Andrew I went to your website and see that Owen's software will be in competition with your website and product promotion.
  24. Re: A version of PhotoToMesh which outputs CNC code.

    Andrew you seem to have limited or no knowledge of the software since you did not look at the code generated in the program and recognize. It is just g-code for the picture object that was converted....
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    Re: stl to gcode for milling

    You might look at the stl file with MESHLAB to be sure their is no under cuts etc that will cause problems when the stl is converted to g-code and you try to cut it. With Vetrics which is very...
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    Re: stl to gcode for milling

    Most of these programs have a menu section that allows a choice of what machine to convert the code for. Find that section and then learn how to write a driver/converter for that software for the CNC...
  27. Kinsa

    Could you post a set of instructions for seperating the parts of LinuxCNC program.
    thanks
    Doc
  28. What's old is new again

    Many years ago when I first started with computers we had "Main Frames" now everything is distributed balewolf clusters so it will be with LinuxCNC in the future. I am currently testing a Raspberry...
  29. How to Get Paid

    The way I get paid is to only release the 1st 1/4 to 1/3 of the code(with no tool changes or vertical tool calibration) then after payment is received the complete code. If you don't get paid it's...
  30. Thread: Shark Forum

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    I would vote for a shark forum

    I would vote for a shark forum
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