New User Lichuan CL3 57E and Stepper Online A6 - Problems

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19 Sep 2026 18:04 #349738 by BreadMonkey
Hi New guy here...

I am trying to get a 3 axis mill up and running. I am using three CL3 57E drivers for the axis(es) and have a A6 750w Servo motor for the spindle. 

Debian is up and working and Ethercat is installed. The cia402 is also integrated. Everything boots and looks good. I am running Linuxcnc 2.9.10.

UI is qt_dragon. Slaves are all there and go over to OP when linuxcnc starts... There are no errors other than a 5000 ns time out for the CL3 57Es no time out error for the A6 though? The Stepper motors do not energize... No buzzing, nothing and can be moved by hand. 

Button for the coolant work in the UI but the motors will not (just the CL3 57Es) activate and move. I don't know if I have missed something... I have spent the last 3 days searching the forum looking for answers and trying different things. It would be great if you guys could take a look at my config  files and let me know what I missed.

Thanks 

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File Name: ethercat_conf.xml
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File Name: ethercat.hal
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File Name: qtdragon_metric.ini
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19 Sep 2026 21:13 - 19 Sep 2026 21:13 #349744 by mwc
Have a look at my ethercat xml for those drives, as I have nothing in the SyncManager 0 and 1 idx.
I did have an xml reading the drive digital inputs, which I'm sure was in the 2 and 3 idx, but I'm not sure where I saved it, and I've still not got as far as adding them to my current test setup.

You probably want to start simpler with just the enabling/motion
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