Re: First Timer - Please Help

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "barclaygeo" <bdog4@h...> wrote:

> I'm just getting into cnc and I have bought some gecko 201 drives

and

> a DB1 controller. I have it hooked up right now just to one

Astrosyn

> 23LM-C004-50 motor and I cannot get it to move. Should the motor

be

> locked when the gecko is powered up. Is there a simple program

that

> I can use to test my setup? Just want to test the step/dir. I

tried

> using Qstep but crashes every time I try and make the thing move.

I

> guess it doesn't like win2k. Not sure if I have everything hooked

up

> correctly so I'm posting a pic in the picture gallery called "first
> timer"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barclay

Most Software not specificly stated to run in Win2k or any Nt flavor
will not function properly when sending output signals to the port.
Try to boot of a dos disk before running those programs.
Otherwise there is a program called Mach1 that can run on Win2k.
Good Luck.