Thread: How to home the slave sensor?
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02-05-2021 #1
Greetings from Denmark.
Hi every one.
I have recently finished my cnc router and could use some help.
Have not been able to home my gantry automatically.
I am running with MACH 3 and NVUM V2 usb interface.
All 3 axes have their own home sensor and in addition the slave also has. Has two steppers on Y axis. (A as a slave). Everything moves perfectly and home everyone works too. First Z, then Y and finally X. The problem is that the system does not look at A home sensor. I have manually moved A axis about 10 mm further away from home, but when I try to home Y then the gantry does not straighten so it is at a perfect 90 * angle.
In the diagnostics screen I can see all 4 home sensors separately.
What am I doing wrong?
Kind regards Laszlo
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03-05-2021 #2
You are doing nothing wrong, you just have wrong controller.
AFAIK NVUM/NVEM controllers don't support squaring with slaved axis.
Get rid of that controller and buy a decent one like ESS.
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03-05-2021 #3-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
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04-05-2021 #4
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04-05-2021 #5
Nope, I too until about a week ago I run Mach3 on XP, all be it on Cslabs IP-S controller on my own machine. But I've been fitting UCCNC with AXBB-E or UC300 on machines I build for over a year now and it's blown me away how good it is. So when Mach3 crashed and wrecked a £150 job and £40 tool it was the last straw and I ripped it out.
UCCNC never does anything unexpected, never crashes for no reason, Feed hold works as it should and stops instantly, etc I could write a long list but won't other than to say if you ever consider changing then don't hesitate to go with UCCNC because I resisted for years but now realise I should have done it years ago rather than struggle being loyal to mach3.-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.jazzcnc.co.uk
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03-05-2021 #6
Thank you so much!! i will check ESS out!
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03-05-2021 #7
Would be a mistake, the UCCNC and AXBB-E or UC300 from here knock the spots off the ESS and Mach3/4. Much easier to set up and far better software, also cheaper.
http://cncdrive.com/UC300.html
http://cncdrive.com/AXBB.html
http://cncdrive.com/UCCNC.html
http://www.shop.cncdrive.com/index.php?categoryID=174-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.jazzcnc.co.uk
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03-05-2021 #8
Thank You!
I have to use Mach 3 because my "teacher" has the same program.
I'm a beginner!
Which of the two controllers is best for Mach 3?
Sincerely, Laszlo
Sincerely, Laszlo
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03-05-2021 #9
Both the controllers I linked to can use both Mach3/4 or UCCNC software. The ESS can only use mach3 or 4.
UCCNC works just like mach3 but is much more stable and doesn't crash or do crazy things as mach3 does. Mach4 is full of bugs and I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
I have used mach3 for nearly 20yrs and I can tell you with 100% guarantee that UCCNC is far far superior. The controllers are also better than the ESS and the support is second to none unlike that of Warp9 who makes the ESS.-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.jazzcnc.co.uk
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03-05-2021 #10
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