Converting from Mach3 to Linuxcnc and set up

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19 Apr 2019 15:16 #131236 by Thomer

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Hi all
I have a Taigturn2000 that came with Mach3 and a UC100 Decided to make the switch to Linuxcnc.
Got a Mesa 6i25 card to use as parport and flashed it with the G540 firmware.

Having trouble with the pncconf though. I have the readhmid file up but the pncconf wizard shows channels instead of pins and it's a bit confusing what goes where. Plus, when I look at the Mach3 settings, it seems to not list everything I need? I can find the X and Z step and dir, but nothing for estop or spindle or anything else.

Can anyone offer some assistance or guidance or links or anything?

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19 Apr 2019 15:20 - 19 Apr 2019 15:25 #131237 by Thomer

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Here are hal and ini files

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19 Apr 2019 15:48 #131238 by tommylight

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Go to the Mesa web site, download the 5i25 files ( same thing as 6i25 for PCI slot ), and flash one of the files with G540 in it's name. No wiring required.

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19 Apr 2019 15:50 #131239 by Thomer

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Right.
I've done this already.
I'm not sure of the next step after this

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19 Apr 2019 15:52 #131240 by Thomer

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I get all the way through Pncconf and into Axis
But when i do anything, the machine does not respond.
I think i have the pinouts incorrectly assigned but i'm not sure what to look for.

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19 Apr 2019 16:12 #131244 by tommylight

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Check your G540 if it has a small switch for turning off the charge pump ? If it does, turn it of and test again.

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20 Apr 2019 03:30 - 20 Apr 2019 03:30 #131271 by PCW

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Another thing to check is that the step lengths are all set to 5 usec (5000 ns)
pncconfs default settings or G540 minimum timings are way to short for a G540

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20 Apr 2019 05:23 #131275 by cmorley

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Hey Peter any others you would change in pncconf's driver timings:

self.alldrivertypes = [
                            ["gecko201", _("Gecko 201"), 500, 4000, 20000, 1000],
                            ["gecko202", _("Gecko 202"), 500, 4500, 20000, 1000],
                            ["gecko203v", _("Gecko 203v"), 1000, 2000, 200 , 200],
                            ["gecko210", _("Gecko 210"),  500, 4000, 20000, 1000],
                            ["gecko212", _("Gecko 212"),  500, 4000, 20000, 1000],
                            ["gecko320", _("Gecko 320"),  3500, 500, 200, 200],
                            ["gecko540", _("Gecko 540"),  1000, 2000, 200, 200],
                            ["l297", _("L297"), 500,  4000, 4000, 1000],
                            ["pmdx150", _("PMDX-150"), 1000, 2000, 1000, 1000],
                            ["sherline", _("Sherline"), 22000, 22000, 100000, 100000],
                            ["xylotex", _("Xylotex 8S-3"), 2000, 1000, 200, 200],
                            ["oem750", _("Parker-Compumotor oem750"), 1000, 1000, 1000, 200000],
                            ["jvlsmd41", _("JVL-SMD41 or 42"), 500, 500, 2500, 2500],
                            ["hobbycnc", _("Hobbycnc Pro Chopper"), 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000],
                            ["keling", _("Keling 4030"), 5000, 5000, 20000, 20000],
                            ]

Chris

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20 Apr 2019 06:11 #131276 by pl7i92

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can you tell us what File did you flash your 5i25

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20 Apr 2019 11:56 #131295 by Thomer

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So, what I ended up doing is just hooking the lathe up to a different computer that I didn't need a mesa card for...
Now i'm using stepconf to try and set it up.

But thanks for the advice anyway

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