Hello all,
I bought a cnc router and having difficulty getting it going. The system initially had Ya Cncpro software driving Gecko 201s. The problem is this: all three axis drive only in one direction regardless of direction given. I downloaded the demo version of Mach2 with the same results; I have tried two different computers. Since it is all three axis it would seem to be a global setup issue. I am probably missing something simple. I talked to Mariss yesterday on the phone and he was very helpful and offered a few things to try.
One was to disable the input from the computer A Gecko dir input. In its place put a jumper that can be taken back to the computer and ground it on the chassis as the axis is directed to move. The ground/unground at the computer should change the direction of the motor. It did not.
Another test was to measure the voltage at the output of the lpt1 to see if it would toggle between the 5VDC and 0VDC. It did but is closer to .66VDC and 5.1VDC, I would think this is good enough, but then again I am still having problems.
Thanks,
Lou