1st time setting up.. whats normal..

[EddyCurrent]

The 1st doesn't so much apply to me at this stage as I have the combined board but will be useful if (when) I get separate drivers and a BOB.

It does apply because it shows how the pin numbers were derived, about 5 minutes into the video. I'm not convinced you have the pin numbers right in Mach3.

[Neale]

I bought SY60 (Nema 23) motors, M752 drivers, and a nominal 68V linear power supply from Zapp. The drivers are analogue, and became obsolete a few months after I bought them. I would use digital drivers these days. There's all the info you need on this forum to do the calculations to find the best choices for a particular machine but when you've done that, looked at what's available, and assuming that you're building a typical machine capable of handling about a quarter-sheet of ply, then you'll probably end up with something similar.
I would not recommend going down the route I did, MDF, threaded rod from Screwfix, etc. I ended up with a machine that has been a source of frustration ever since I bought it. Getting good quality work out of it is slow and tedious, and I have probably wasted as much time as I should have spent doing it right first time. Plenty of learning opportunities, but not the way to go if you want to get directly to a good, useful, machine.

[Marlin]

Hi Neale, My working machining area is only about 450mm x 550mm with 150 on Z. I shall mainly be machining hardwoods and high quality close grain softwoods for my Guitar Building. Possibly some plastics. I decided on the Nema 23 2nm as they seemed the correct size for my requirements after reading many posts. Neither to big or too small. I knew that I would probably have problems with the combined board but could get better drives when I knew more.

I have been looking in more detail at my config and feel I have some conflicts. I would be grateful if you (anyone..) could look them over and see any obvious problems..
I have had to Type it out as I cant seem to get screen grab on my Mach3 XP Desktop..



I hope these are readable, they look awfully small.
I was turning enable on and off in Output Signals and noticed that on Enable1 (pin 12) did nothing if Enable 2,3 and 4 were off.
If I turned on Enable 2 (pin 4) then the X axis works in jog.
If I turned on Enable 3 (pin 13) Nothing moved..
If I turned on Enable 4 (pin 5) then Axis 4 and Z work.. in jog..
Hope that makes sense..

This is before I get to Motor Tuning..

I appreciate that are concerned for me to get my build as close to what I require prior to spending too much money but I am not much of a Theorist.. Ideally, I like to see something working to understand it.. I am sure your 2nd build will be far more specific to your requirements as from everything you have learned from building No.1.. You cant deny me the same opportunity.. Thanks.

[Neale]

Someone else will have to assist with Mach3 - I've had a little play with it when helping someone else but don't run it myself and really don't know the details at this level.

As for recommendations - I don't recommend what other people should do, although I might recommend what they should not do, based on my experience! I present my experience and hope people can learn from that - other people's experience is often cheaper than your own. But as long as you are fully informed and have your eyes open, then you can make choices that suit your needs. After all, even my grotty machine has done some useful work, and it did cost much less than the new machine will.

[Clive S]

I have been looking in more detail at my config and feel I have some conflicts. I would be grateful if you (anyone..) could look them over and see any obvious problems..

It looks like you have pin 16 configured twice which won't help (you can only have one pin configured once only for each port).
Are you using two motors on one axis if so have you configured slaving in Mach. ..Clive

[Marlin]

I intended to slave 2 motors together on the Y axis but on the board that channel appears Duff (to the best of my checking ability) so, No I haven't knowingly done any slaving.
Are you running Mach3?

[Clive S]

I intended to slave 2 motors together on the Y axis but on the board that channel appears Duff (to the best of my checking ability) so, No I haven't knowingly done any slaving.
Are you running Mach3?

Well I am not sure what you are trying to achieve. i.e. try and get 3 motors working first x,y,z and do things logically, don't keep jumping around. You have not said if you have sorted pin 16 out.
Yes I do run Mach3 and linuxcnc not sure why you want to know though.

I suggest you ask one question at a time and stick to the point. Sorry if this is harsh but there is no point in writing a novel. ..Clive