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  1. #1
    Hi All,
    Just wandered if Gerry is still giving help with Mach3?? Do you have a contact for him??

    Mike

  2. #2
    What's your problem.?
    -use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.

    Email: [email protected]

    Web site: www.jazzcnc.co.uk

  3. #3
    What kind of problem do you have?

  4. #4
    I have posted this on here some weeks ago, nothing sugested has sadly work, incluing re install of Mach3. To add to below I did some more checks and everything on the screen st works, but no motor movement
    Sadly my Gecko540 gave up on me, although I changed the fuse it sounds like there is a short somewhere which I cant find, I had bought some time ago a package of a breakout board and driver board. The breakout board connects to the computer with the same parallel cable as the gecko did. I have power to both boards red lights and if I use the key board I have green lights on the driver board each motor and the DRO's move, BUT I have no power or movment of the steppers.
    What have I missed?? I have run the driver test in Mach3, I have run the diver test and have an very good on this setting.
    Mike

  5. #5
    Sad about your G540, but you cad send it to Gecko drive for repair, it will be fixed for free, one time only, no questions asked, just shipping costs.

    Which breakout board do you have?
    Which stepper drivers you have?

    When asking these kind of questions be precise and provide all relevant info.

  6. #6
    Hi,
    I contacted Geko and they will not repair due to costs. I dont want to buy a new one incase I have the same problem
    This is what I have, but the break out board has a parallel port connection.
    https://bulkman3d.com/product/mach3-...roller-bundle/

    Mike

  7. #7
    Here is my breakout board

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  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikes Planes View Post
    Hi,
    I contacted Geko and they will not repair due to costs. I dont want to buy a new one incase I have the same problem
    This is what I have, but the break out board has a parallel port connection.
    https://bulkman3d.com/product/mach3-...roller-bundle/

    Mike
    I wouldn't touch a TB6600 driver (or this whole kit) with a bargepole!!!!.
    DM556 from stepperonline all the way.

    So. Are you saying you have that kit but don't have the STB5100 cotroller, just the stepper driver board and generic 5 axis parallel bob?.

    One would assume that you could get a jst-xh cable and link the 2 boards that way.
    Have to check the manuals to see if the wire order is correct but the little connectors inside the white plugs are easy to swap around.

  9. #9
    Hi, If I buy four DM 556 can use my break out board I sent a pic off?
    I dont want to spend money and find I have the same problem!!

    Mike

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikes Planes View Post
    Hi, If I buy four DM 556 can use my break out board I sent a pic off?
    I dont want to spend money and find I have the same problem!!

    Mike
    This one?

    Yes.
    PC+ (5V+) To ALL pul+, Dir+ (&En+ if you use it) on the drives.
    Pul- (pins 2,4,6,8 on board) to Pul- on drivers.
    Dir- (pins 3,5,7,9 on board) to Dir- on drivers.
    For En- I used p14.

    Or the little white plugs. Mine are marked +5v, CLK, CK, EN. (CLK is pul, CK is dir).

    Then used p16 for coolant and p17 for a relay NC position (had grief with the onboard)

    Is all here:
    https://warp9td.com/images/BOB_Vendo...line/ST-V2.pdf



    To be honest. ANY board that has pulse, direction, enable, 5v+, 5v-, can run a stepper driver.

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