Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] port problem

Mach2 is has step/direction output by default, right? I cant find anywhere
to change this so I must assume. . . Everything else you mentioned I have
setup properly, I think.

-John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Wander" <awander@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:58 PM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] port problem


>
> Your'e on the right track with the voltages you're trying to measure on
> the
> Dir pin.
>
> Make sure that Mach2 is set up to point to the address of the port(first
> page of Config/Ports& Pins), and that the port is enabled.
>
> Make sure that Mach2 is set up to output the Step and Dir signals for at
> least one motor, and that the port/pin settings are correct for those
> outputs.
>
> Make sure that Mach2 has the outputrs set to "Active Low.
>
> Make sure you have run +5V to the Gecko Commons.
>
> Andy Wander
> Verrex Corporation
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John D. Bussema [mailto:bussema@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:45 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] port problem
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> I'm having some trouble interfacing my PC to my set of G320's. I have one
> drive fully wired to a servo, and I'm trying to use Mach2 to get the thing
> to spin. I installed Mach2 and set it to output step to pin 1 of the
> parellel port and direction to pin 2. After trying to jog the servo for a
> while with no success, I decided to check into problems I might have with
> the parellel port. The first obvious one I found was that it wasn't
> enabled
> in the bios. . . so I of course enabled it, happy that I had most likely
> solved the problem. Unfortunatly that wasn't it. My first question is if
> there is any simple way to test output. Lacking a scope, I tried testing
> the
>
> logic level of the direction pin as I "jog" Mach2 in different
> dirrections.
> I would expect to see something around 0 volts for one direction and
> something around 5 volts for the other. . . right? My other question I
> guess
>
> is if there is some common problem I could be overlooking. Anyone have a
> simple fix?
>
> Thanks,
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JanRwl@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] rotary table as 4th axis
>
>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/27/2004 10:20:24 AM Central Standard Time,
>> rogerstykle@... writes:
>>
>> has anyone here been able to convert a regular 6" 8" rotary table to
>> cnc? I dont have a rotary table so I dont know if it's possible to get
>> all or at least most of the backlash out. Im thinking about purchasing
>> one but would like to see if you can do it before I spend the money.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I once built a circuit to drive a stepper from a PC, the whole "set"
>> connected to a Bridgeport mill's computer, making the 4th axis. The
>> user-shop
>> attached the stepper I provided to their 10 or 12" rotary table. I
>> don't
>
>> recall
>> any discussion about backlash. I THINK there was no concern about this,
>> as
>> the accessory was always used rotating in ONE direction. Simple,
>> really.
>>
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