Drivers operating in erratic way

[Neale]

Being honest Daz I dont really understand the ins and outs.
I was advised by a chap I met at the Alexander palace model show( member of the society of experimental engineers and I understand he was their CNC guru) that in order to run Mach 3 on a 64 bit machine I needed a UC100 . It would not drive even a single stepper when I first tried .
I took his advice and it then worked.
Same gentleman guided me here so his advice seems sound enough.
He may well be reading this thread !

Probably me, although "guru" is putting it a bit strong. Sorry I can't help with UCCNC issues as I have never used it for real, just had a look at the demo version. I have had graphics card issues myself, although installing the latest graphics driver helped the last time this happened. Glad you found this site - great source of help and sounds as if someone is now guiding you.

[the great waldo]

Hello John
I would like to recommend that you get yourself onto the uccnc forum
http://forum.cncdrive.com/viewforum.php?f=2
There should be someone there that can help you out and Balasz (uccnc drive) the chap that produces the UC100 is available there.
Regards
Andrew

[John11668]

I have registered there Andrew but I do not seem to be getting a confirmation email ( this has happened on a few forums recently)
Can this be brought to the attention of Admins over there ??

[the great waldo]

Hi John
If you can let me have your email( you can pm it) i'll pass it on to them.
Cheers
Andrew

[the great waldo]

Hi John
Maybe installing older graphics card drivers might fix the problem?
Cheers.
Andrew

[John11668]

Hi John
Maybe installing older graphics card drivers might fix the problem?
Cheers.
Andrew

Win 8 is weird Andrew so in all honesty I have never found how to do that!

[the great waldo]

Hi John
Before you get a new graphics card you are going to have to check if your computer takes a half height or a full height card.
Cheers
Andrew
Ps Maybe going to windows 10 or backwards to windows 7 (now obsolete but much easier to work with (at least for an old fart like me)) might solve your driver problem !

[John11668]

Hi again to all!
I was actually wondering that and actually wondered if I should go back to 32 bit. This machine is 32 bit and seems to have decent graghics (sufficient to handle UCCNC anyway)
Am I correct that with 32bit I do not need a controller ? I seem to remember that Mach3 would self set up on certain functions with the simple parallel port connection.
There are reasonable computers on Ebay for £80 or so .
So what is best for this task ? It is primarily to run this CNC function
32 0r 64 bit ?
Win 10 or one of the older versions
What do I look for if I want graphics which UCCNC will be happy with?
It would be dead easy to spend a lot of money and still have troubles.

Simple question is "what works best" ?

[John11668]

So a quick report!
Have loaded a new Mach 3 profile which does not seem to help.
I have checked connections and cant find errors , I have even run a new cable to y axis direct from driver to stepper and no improvement .
Havent yet managed to install UCCNC but working on that.

I am beginning to doubt the quality of kit I have , UC100 was obtained from a trusted source but could it have been spiked by other duff gear?
I have had a couple of dubious Breakout boards , How do I know this one is OK?
I have bought drivers from cheap sources as well as trusted sources but how do I know where even the trusted gear is being sourced ????
I did have a failed motor , but all seem to run sweet now ,
But all this kit seems to come from china so how on earth do I know what I am getting? and it is all so fragile anyway so if I get a failure then it is inevitably my own fault cos i must have shorted it ???
Is it worth paying the extra for gecko say? Should I get new motors too and from where ??
This seems to be a satisfying hobby but more than frustrating if things are going wrong.
Rant over

[the great waldo]

Hi John

If you haven't got a load of programs on the pc I would reinstall the operating system win 10 or 7 and see if the driver problem sorts itself out. I don't think for UCCNC it matters 32 or 64 bit . By the way did you get the registration on the uccnc forum sorted out.
Cheers
Andrew