I've got some problems on a new build. I'm in the testing and adjustment stages. First off, when I jog, my X axis just buzzes a little, then finally starts to move. It's not lead screw binding, because it does the same thing when disconnected from the lead screw. I'm running a G540, so I moved the X connector over to the A axis plug, enabled the A axis in Mach3, and the motor turned correctly. I then tried swapping the A and X modules inside the Gecko, but the problem still remained. So now I'm thinking I may have a problem with the signals and/or voltage coming from X axis Step pin on my parallel port.
So I then try to reassign the A axis pins to the X axis by going into Mach3/Ports and Pins. I change the X axis Step and Dir pins from 2 and 3 to 8 and 9. (which are the default Step and Dir pins for the A axis) and put zeros into the A axis assignments. My thinking was that since the motor turned correctly when connected to the A axis on the Gecko, I could just reassign those two pins to the X and problem solved. But.......now when I jog the X axis, the DRO shows movement, but the motor doesn't actually turn. Is my thinking wrong, or do I need to do other configurations in Mach3 to change the Step and Dir pins from A axis to X Axis?
As a last resort, could I just connect my X axis to the A connector on the Gecko, and change any X movement in the G-code to A movement.