Stepper motor not moving :)
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13 Oct 2025 11:55 #336374
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Hello!
I installed LinuxCNC 2.9.4 on a Dell optiplex 790 PC. I attached a parallel port card to the PCI slot and connected a BOB to it. I attached a single DM556 driver and a 57BYGH76-8 Nema 23 stepper motor to the X axis following the recommendations for the wiring(attached photos) but the stepper motor is not moving. The motor is powered (it's impossible to turn it by hand when the power supplies are connected). I tried to remove the GPU (Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660) but the stepper is still not working but the OS is running better (before this when I tried to do a Latency Test the OS crashed a several times).
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Adrian
I installed LinuxCNC 2.9.4 on a Dell optiplex 790 PC. I attached a parallel port card to the PCI slot and connected a BOB to it. I attached a single DM556 driver and a 57BYGH76-8 Nema 23 stepper motor to the X axis following the recommendations for the wiring(attached photos) but the stepper motor is not moving. The motor is powered (it's impossible to turn it by hand when the power supplies are connected). I tried to remove the GPU (Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660) but the stepper is still not working but the OS is running better (before this when I tried to do a Latency Test the OS crashed a several times).
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Adrian
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13 Oct 2025 12:07 #336375
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Powering the enable input disables the drive; perhaps that's the problem.
Leave the driver's enable pins unconnected or shorted together.
See if that fixees your problem.
Leave the driver's enable pins unconnected or shorted together.
See if that fixees your problem.
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13 Oct 2025 12:09 #336377
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Why would removing the GPU help?
A dedicated GPU can actually improve latency and performance.
But make sure all your monitor(s) are connected to the NVIDIA if it is installed.
A dedicated GPU can actually improve latency and performance.
But make sure all your monitor(s) are connected to the NVIDIA if it is installed.
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13 Oct 2025 13:32 - 13 Oct 2025 13:51 #336380
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13 Oct 2025 16:50 - 13 Oct 2025 16:50 #336385
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Weird.
Is the status LED red or green?
Are the Y and Z axes also controlled via stepper motors?
Try connecting them to the X-axis driver.
Perhaps your power supply is at fault?
What is your power supply?
Is the status LED red or green?
Are the Y and Z axes also controlled via stepper motors?
Try connecting them to the X-axis driver.
Perhaps your power supply is at fault?
What is your power supply?
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13 Oct 2025 17:37 #336387
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On the stepper driver, the led is green and on the BOB there are 3 red led lights. I have a 36V 11A Stepperonline and a 24V 6A MeanWell power supply. I measured the output of the power supplies and they are working properly. For now, I just connected the X axis to test if the wiring is correctly and to learn to operate LinuxCNC.I also tried with another driver and stepper motor but is the same. Maybe because I didn't connected the Y and Z axis the stepper motor is not moving? Thank you for your time!
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13 Oct 2025 18:26 #336390
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In StepConf wizard, the "parallel port" page there is an entry for "parport base address" so set that to 0x2000 and test if the stepper moves.
If not, also try 0x2010 but it would be good to reboot the PC before testing it.
If not, also try 0x2010 but it would be good to reboot the PC before testing it.
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13 Oct 2025 19:51 - 13 Oct 2025 19:59 #336393
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Parport base address set to 0x2000 is the solution. Now the motor is working! Thank you very much!
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13 Oct 2025 20:01 #336394
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You are welcomed, always.
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