[legendarylarry]

The title should say "DoSpinStop". Not spindle. I am using windows8.1 with an ESS with Mach3 on a router. Has worked fine for 2 years. Today, program would start and run but just stop moving on an arc. I was told to add a G91.1 at program start and it worked. But at the end of the program when the M5 spindle came up, the spindle stopped. But on the screen, the spindle button light was flashing. A window pop-up said error triggered, and at the bottom of the screen it said: Error on line: 1 - internal error DoSpinStop. Then it shutdown Mach3. I rebooted everything and at Mach3 start up the bottom said: Application Watchdog Triggered. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Mach3 but it still does the same thing. I can also manually turn on the spindle by M3 or spindle button, but when turned off, the same error occurs. I have tried debounce settings, but it is still the same. What else can I try?

[machinehop5]

Loose wiring terminal or dirty Plug Connectors possible. Ground wiring I have seen cause weird problems, just because of loose wire.

[mactec54]

I am using windows8.1 with an ESS with Mach3 on a router. Has worked fine for 2 years. Today, program would start and run but just stop moving on an arc. I was told to add a G91.1 at program start and it worked. But at the end of the program when the M5 spindle came up, the spindle stopped. But on the screen, the spindle button light was flashing. A window pop-up said error triggered, and at the bottom of the screen it said: Error on line: 1 - internal error . Then it shutdown Mach3. I rebooted everything and at Mach3 start up the bottom said: Application Watchdog Triggered. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Mach3 but it still does the same thing. I can also manually turn on the spindle by M3 or spindle button, but when turned off, the same error occurs. I have tried debounce settings, but it is still the same. What else can I try?

How do you have the programing at the end of the program

[legendarylarry]

It ends with a home move, M5, and M30. The program end doesn't really matter though, because it does the same thing if I turn on the spindle with a M3 and turn it off with M5 in manual mode. I tried it with another computer and it gave an error after M5. The error message said: "Error on Line: 1 - internal error DoSpinStop".The network diagnosis found no problems so it is either in the ESS or the VFD, I think. But I have no way of checking. Programs run fine until they end. I am not sure if the problem with it stopping during arc is part of the same problem, but it was cleared up by adding a G91.1 at the first. I don't think it is an interference or noise problem because the machine next to it works fine with Mach on a different computer. But it doesn't have an ESS.

[ger21]

Sounds like your M5.m1s macro is corrupt.

[legendarylarry]

Thanks for your reply. I replaced the m5.m1s but there was no change. Then I replaced all the spindle macros: m3.m1s, m4.m1s, m5.m1s, M6End.m1s, M6Start.m1s,
and spindlespeed.m1s. There is still no change.

When I start up Mach3, in the status bar it reads: Application Watchdog Triggered. I don't know if that is part of the problem or not. Can you think of anything else I can try?

[mactec54]

It ends with a home move, M5, and M30. The program end doesn't really matter though, because it does the same thing if I turn on the spindle with a M3 and turn it off with M5 in manual mode. I tried it with another computer and it gave an error after M5. The error message said: "Error on Line: 1 - internal error DoSpinStop".The network diagnosis found no problems so it is either in the ESS or the VFD, I think. But I have no way of checking. Programs run fine until they end. I am not sure if the problem with it stopping during arc is part of the same problem, but it was cleared up by adding a G91.1 at the first. I don't think it is an interference or noise problem because the machine next to it works fine with Mach on a different computer. But it doesn't have an ESS.

G91.1 is not need if you control is set correct this is how your control should be set under General logic Configuration Tab

But using this has not relationship to M5

Write the code how you have it in the program saying you have M5 and M30 does not show how you have it formatted

add this % at the beginning and end of the program and it all should work
%
--
--
--
--
M5
M30
%

[ger21]

"Error on Line: 1 - internal error DoSpinStop"

The error message you are seeing is referring to your M5 macro. Are you sure you replaced the one in your profile folder? What did you replace it with?

[legendarylarry]

Thanks for your response, Macteck54. My files have been generated for me by Artcam 2011. They are files that worked in the past. But when I ran them this week, they would get stuck on an arc. Adding G91.1 made them run. My General Logic Config is set up for IJK to be absolute. I have never changed it. I guess I should check Artcam's Mach3 post processor to see if it generates arcs in absolute or inc.

As for the % thing, there is no % anywhere on any of my programs. So I added it to one, but it did the same thing at the end--error, then shutdown.

[ger21]

G91.1 sets the IJ mode to incremental, which is what virtually all cam software uses. If you have Mach3 set to absolute, you're code will not run without the G91.1.

[legendarylarry]

In response to ger21:

I replaced the m5.m1s in my Mach3/macros/router profile. I use one that was from a post on another website that suggested I replace all the spindle macros. I don't see a macro M5 (with a capital M), only the m5.m1s (with a small case m).

I'll change IJ to inc.
Thanks

[mactec54]

Thanks for your response, Macteck54. My files have been generated for me by Artcam 2011. They are files that worked in the past. But when I ran them this week, they would get stuck on an arc. Adding G91.1 made them run. My General Logic Config is set up for IJK to be absolute. I have never changed it. I guess I should check Artcam's Mach3 post processor to see if it generates arcs in absolute or inc.

As for the % thing, there is no % anywhere on any of my programs. So I added it to one, but it did the same thing at the end--error, then shutdown.

I J K are always incremental it would be rare to find a cam system that does them in absolute, although some cam programs you can choose what you want to use in the post processor

When setting up Mach3 that is one of the normal first things to change , adding the G91.1 to your program this is telling Mach3 to do it in incremental, so once you set it in Mach3 you won't need to use the G91.1

You most likely have a problem with the M5 macro or it is not seeing the M5 for some reason as to how it is placed in your program or what is happening before it, if it is not working in MDI mode then it could be a setup problem or a messed up macro

Using the G91.1 did not have anything to do with the M5 problem

How do you have the spindle settings setup in Mach3, if you reinstalled the software everything will have to be checked to see if it suits the SmoothStepper

You need to cut and paste the last part of your program here so we can try it to see if it has a problem

[legendarylarry]

All the g-code *.Tap programs that I've run many times before with no problem now all give an error when the spindle shuts off. Here is my .xml.:
KL-6090_router.xml

I am trying to attach my .xml but I don't know how. Can someone help?

[legendarylarry]

Here is my .xml file. Change the dxf to xml.

[mactec54]

All the g-code *.Tap programs that I've run many times before with no problem now all give an error when the spindle shuts off. Here is my .xml.:
KL-6090_router.xml

I am trying to attach my .xml but I don't know how. Can someone help?

That does not mean the program is correctly formatted, Mach3 can run almost anything you can through at it, and run then after awhile it will decide to fail for no reason

[ger21]

Copy the m5.m1s from the Mach3\macros\Mach3mill\ folder

[legendarylarry]

I had already tried that but I just tried it again. Still gave an error.

[legendarylarry]

I just tried setting up a new profile. Still gives me an error.

[ger21]

I don't think anyone knows what those Artcode errors are. I've never seen one myself.
Are you using the parallel port, or a motion controller?
If the parallel port, I'd do a complete uninstall, and reinstall. There are specific instructions you need to follow when doing this, including a reboot at some point. I believe this info is in the Mach3 manual.

[legendarylarry]

I'm using an ethernet connection to a Warp9 ESS. I haven't had any response from their forum.