Cslabs now have Own Control Software

[JAZZCNC]

Nice video Dean thanks for taking the time to investigate. Hope your license arrives soon.

Not having the license isn't so much big deal as not having the time to play properly.!!

[Chaz]

Thanks, wasnt aware of this. Interesting move, they were having some real Mach 3 issues, so not surprised by this actually.

[Krammer002]

Thanks for the video Dean...

[Chaz]

Anyone running SimCNC? Just tried it, spent ages on it. Axis were drifting on their own, solved that with Zero offset. But I cannot PID tune and all I get are motors that shake and PID error.

Thoughts?

[Chaz]

Ok, got it to work.

The PID values in Mach 3 are not nearly transferable, wiped them to zero, enabled the drive, disabled commands to it, ran auto tune for all 3 axis.

What's strange at the moment is the fact that I cant run a programme whilst the MPG is enabled.

[Chaz]

Turns out that the MPG should not have its enable signal hardware but should be switched. Odd setup I think.

I cant find any info on how / where to do any backlash settings.

Nice looking software, seems decent but feels somewhat unfinished.

A pity. I can see me moving this machine to Centroid Acorn at some point.

[Steve_p]

Chaz have you used simcnc any more since your last post here? I've got a mill which came with an unfinished csmio-ip/a retrofit, I'm wondering whether to keep it or swap it out, you're the only person here who seems to have tried sim... any further thoughts?