On Wednesday 02 January 2019 11:59:37 John Dammeyer wrote: > With MACH3 you can assign any pin you want. I have X on pins 2,3 just > like I have for my Electronic Lead Screw kit. Pin 10, I think,is the > only one that should be ESTOP because that's what most BoBs use. The > Linux CNC machine I'm putting together also has X on 2,3 and the > BeagleBone Black with MachineKit also has X on pins 2,3. > And all the LCNC stuff uses pin 1 for estop.
> So I'd rewire it. And still waiting for pictures or did I miss an > email? John No, John, its ultra messy ATM so I haven't taken them yet. So keep nagging me. :) > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > > Sent: January-02-19 3:47 AM > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [Emc-users] mach3(winderz) vs LCNC bob useage diffs > > > > Greetings all, PCW in particular; > > > > Trying to sort a basket of rattlesnakes here. This computer has been > > driving an HF micromill, thru the parport, using software stepping > > since the early 2000's, thru a variety of actual motherboards. > > > > It seems that mach3 at least, uses pins on a std parport that > > somewhat resemble a game of 52 pickup. Scrambled would be the mixed > > audience description. > > > > Whereas all the stuff I've ever used, this being a linux only site, > > has driven the x axis steppers from the db25 pins 2 and 3. > > > > But not mach3, where ack a doc I just found on cnczone: > > pin1=XStep > > Pin2=YEnable, > > Pin3=YDir > > Pin4=ZDir > > Pin5=ZStep > > Pin6=ZEnable > > Pin7=XDir > > pin8=YStep > > pin9=spindle on/off relay on most bobs. Dir and speed apparently not > > supported by mach3. Shakes head in disbelief. > > pin10=input1 > > pin11=input2 > > pin12=input3 > > pin13=input4 > > pin14=XEnable > > pin15=not used in 3 axis setup, but I've a 4 axis machine. > > pin16=expand output1 > > pin17=expand output2 > > pins18-25 grounded > > > > Funny part, from the keyboard Y works both dirs, Z works both dirs > > although I had to invert the scales in the .ini file. So I am not > > even 50% sure that is how THIS machine is wired. > > > > PCW: Does the 5i25 have a firmware that can drive this mess? > > > > Or am I doomed to rewire the electronics box that came with this > > beast to make it into a std machine? In which case I'll just go get > > the box I was driving the HF toy with, its already setup to drive 4 > > axis's. Thats sounding like a better option all the time, but it > > needs more volts, only 28 for the 2M542's in it. Needs 40+ volts to > > reach the speeds a 5i25 can drive it at. Uses the same motor > > connector although I might have to make pins match in the cabling. > > IIRC that will be a matter of moving wires on the output terminal > > strip on that box. Since the 2m542's have been totally bulletproof, > > that might be the best idea. That leaves the spindle control to deal > > with. > > > > Its bob is different from any I've seen before. > > > > Even if I expand p3 usage with a 7i76? > > > > Thanks everybody. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > -- > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
