noob settings questions

Hi
I have recently installed emc2 and need some help getting things configured. I am a noob to emc2, as well as diy cnc. I have installed emc2 via the ubuntu 8.04 disc, and plugged this into my driver board. I have tried to run the test movements to see if it works, but the motors do not turn. I need some advice to get the settings right, so I can make my machine work.

I am making a cnc router (a la diycnc.com). I have 3 x nema 23 motors, a system 4c board and driver boards (from www.diycnc.co.uk).

my step conf settings are as follows:

step time - 10000 ns
step space - 500,000 ns
direction hold - 20,000 ns
direction setup - 20,000 ns

jitter 7272

my pin numbers are as in the supplied manual for the driver board - with two exceptions. The manual asks for pin 15 to be input 5. however I was unable to find an input 5 option, so have this as unused. the manual also calls the inputs input 1, 2 ,3, 4 which i have taken to mean the emc2 digital input 0,1,2,3
I realise this may be incorrect - but it seemed worth a try.

steps per rev are 200
microstepping = 0.25
pitch = 1.95

(am using mm btw)

anyway When I turn the pc on and toggle the estop button on emc2, then all the lights on the driver board light up. When I toggle machine power, home each axis then run the trial, the motors do not spin at all.

any help or ideas would be much appreciated!
thanks

hi
many thanks for the quick response. you can find the manual here
www.diycnc.co.uk/html/system4.html

cheers

Hi
The charge pump is enabled, as in the manual. When I turn the power supply on and toggle power on (in emc2) the light activates.
thanks again for your help - I am very new (and somewhat ignorant) to emc2.
cheers

sent you a msg

Dave

Hi
Firstly thanks to all for these responses. Within an hour of posting I was on the phone to an expert who talked me through the step conf settings I needed, and after a bit of soldering I managed to get the motors spinning. This has really reaffirmed my faith in open source software, and also humanity! So thanks again!

My progress is basically I know the motors and driver boards work, and I need to do more testing to make sure the limit switches work etc. I now have a very basic working knowledge of emc and will be building on that. Unfortunately I don't have much spare time, so further testing will have to wait for the weekend. Once I have everything sorted I will post my settings etc.

Thanks again!