A well-functioning configuration for ChinaCNCzone 3040Z-DQ

Greetings to you colleagues!

Can someone share a well-functioning configuration for ChinaCNCzone 3040Z-DQ?
I believe that many will be grateful...


Thankful in advance,
Ogogon

tommylight wrote:

That is easy, just pick one of the administrators or moderators of this forum, send him or her a machine for free or for a limited period of time, and many will get you a working config for version 2.7 and 2.8.

Thank you, this is a very interesting way. Unfortunately, the transfer of the CNC machine and the control computer will cost me more than the machine itself and the computer.

tommylight wrote:

Or you can ask us how to configure it yourself and we will gladly help.

This is more real for me. Moreover, I already had to install EMC2 several times before. But now, I have obviously run into some kind of underwater rock. I am ready to do this.

tommylight wrote:

If anyone already has a working config they will post it for sure.

It will be wonderful! If such work is already done - why do it again?

Ogogon.

tommylight wrote:

You learn something new.

Maybe you are right, but I have some academic doubts ...
With all due respect to the efforts and resources invested in the EMC2/LCNC, I consider it a temporary and transitional solution.
I believe that it will be replaced by a qualitatively different one, built on a platform with a hard real-time, and most likely - an embedded platform.
From the EMC2/LCNC will remain a visualization subsystem and elements of KAD/CAM. Perhaps, there will still be a system of interaction with the HID periphery.

Ogogon.

Hi Ogo,

This product has standard a embedded cnc controller.

It is a lot of work to modify this product. Better buy something else.

Grotius wrote:

Hi Ogo,

This product has standard a embedded cnc controller.

It is a lot of work to modify this product. Better buy something else.

I'm sorry, but I did not understand what you mean?

What product are you talking about? Which controller does not make sense to modify?
Did I miss something?

Ogogon.

Actually its not clear what you have, some 3040Z-DQ's come with USB motion controllers and some are parallel port compatible. A parallel port model would work directly with LinuxCNC.

The USB model would not work without some modification (removing the USB motion interface at a minimum perhaps re-wiring the USB interface to the drives/limit switches if its not brought out to a parallel port pinout at some point)

PCW wrote:

Actually its not clear what you have, some 3040Z-DQ's come with USB motion controllers and some are parallel port compatible. A parallel port model would work directly with LinuxCNC.

My control station - without any signs of USB.
Strict, conservative LPT-port. Photo attached.



Ogogon.

P.S. The goat is wonderful!!

Ogo,

Did the manufacturer or seller supply you with a Mach3 configuration file? If you happen to have that xml file Stepconfig in Linuxcnc can import it to help build a linuxcnc config.