... I am wondering if you have looked at this list of the pins, it appears that you have mixed input and output pins on the last (problem)connection. Where all...
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turbocnc@yahoogroups....
Sep 1, 2009 5:54 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the turbocnc group. File : /Parallel Port...
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andrew.mathison
Sep 1, 2009 6:39 pm
... I have posted some simple but useful documentation about the parallel port, simple interfacing, infos about each pin, Hi or Lo output or input. I hope this...
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winfieldmoodys
Sep 3, 2009 4:58 pm
Hi all, I am trying to track down the source of a problem. I have drawn some ellipses with my cad program (ViaCAD) and turned them into g-code with CamBam. The...
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dgoadby
Sep 3, 2009 5:39 pm
... Hi Mike, There are some quirks in some versions of TCNC but the place to start with this is the GCode. There are some free GCode players around and you...
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McKee, Don {Quaker}
ddmckee54
Sep 3, 2009 5:51 pm
I had a similar issue with the software that I was using at one time, only it happened on circles. I can't remember the cause, that was several years ago, but...
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Tim Krause
artmarbles2
Sep 3, 2009 5:54 pm
Hi Mike, I have had some problems with an older version of turbocnc with setting any backlash compensation settings and circles. It does a behavior similar to...
19841
double_llama
Sep 14, 2009 7:19 pm
Anybody know which DXF version Ace converter is written to, or which DXF versions are known to work? Thanks, Kevin...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Sep 14, 2009 7:30 pm
IF memory serves me, I believe it was Rel 14 version of the dxf. I know some other programs prefer that and it was originally written in an era where them...
19843
rlwoodjr11
Sep 15, 2009 1:18 am
Hello, I use VB6 and can set breakpoints and debug my programs with ease...but pascal debugging is not going so well. I can not even set a break point to run...
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McKee, Don {Quaker}
ddmckee54
Sep 15, 2009 3:02 pm
It's probably over-kill, but I always save my DXF's in ver. 10 when I intend to use them for ACE, never gives me any problems. Don From:...
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dgoadby
Sep 15, 2009 3:54 pm
... Hi, If you are using the integrated debugger you need to add the $D+ compiler directive to your source code. It is also useful to add $L+ if you are using...
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rlwoodjr11
Sep 15, 2009 11:01 pm
... I do not understand the syntax to add the $D+ and the $L+....I will look in the help section.... any books that would start from the beginning?...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Sep 16, 2009 1:29 am
... That would be done if you're using the command line tools. If you're using the IDE (Integrated Development Environment), you'll want to set your...
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robertdouglasssr
robertdougla...
Sep 16, 2009 12:53 pm
Can anyone help me with testing my new controller using turbocnc? I have the controller and the motors all hooked up I have done the voltage adj. and so on....
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Sep 16, 2009 2:12 pm
Robert, The first thing you need to do is come up with a way to boot into DOS. Turbocnc does not and cannot work properly under any form of windows shell. ...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Sep 16, 2009 3:10 pm
... To expand on Art's comment concerning using TurboCNC with Windows: Windows 3x, 9x: TurboCNC runs and will generate output pulses, but the pulse train will...
19851
nitehawkhp
Sep 16, 2009 4:38 pm
Is it possible to use a surface probe with TurboCNC? I am talking about a metal plate that is placed on the surface of the material to be milled and the Z axis...
19852
Art Eckstein
axtein
Sep 16, 2009 4:56 pm
Nitehawk, I will say semi-automatically as I use an electronic probe (modified electronic edge finder) and wrote a small simple gcode to probe not only the...
19853
sarcasm_o_matic
Sep 16, 2009 6:14 pm
I just use the Z HOME pullup on the board (HobbyCNC EZ Driver) but instead of wiring it to a switch, I attached one wire to the metal plate and the other to an...
19854
rlwoodjr11
Sep 16, 2009 10:59 pm
Thanks for your help. If I am in the real mode it works, but the protected mode seems to disable the debugging. Is this normal?...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Sep 17, 2009 2:44 am
... I don't remember for sure, but I know that we did a lot of debugging while running in protected mode when we were developing the program. I'm not sure if...
19856
stcnc2000
Sep 17, 2009 3:52 pm
Hey Guys, ... www.cad2gcode.com/cncprojects...
19857
winfieldmoodys
Sep 20, 2009 3:17 am
Hi all, My router has a bit undersized motors, and I want to set for full stepping. From what I gather, full stepping gives the most torque. I have a HobbyCNC...
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rlwoodjr11
Sep 20, 2009 1:35 pm
If the scale is correct you should be fine. I use the hobbycnc pro board. I did not notice any difference in power between full and half step. I use an ACME...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Sep 20, 2009 2:16 pm
... In one of the axis configuration screens there's an item labeled "Microsteps per step." For full stepping, set this value to 1; for half stepping, 2; for...
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Paul Kiedrowski
paul_kiedrowski
Sep 20, 2009 6:02 pm
Mike, Just beware that in full step mode, you are very likely to encounter a resonance (at around 100-200 Hz I believe) that may result in missed steps. If its...
19861
winfieldmoodys
Sep 22, 2009 1:15 am
Just for grins I set the HobbyCNC board for 1/4 stepping. My motors now purr like kittens instead of growling like a washing machine full of gravel, and I...
19862
edgukated
Sep 23, 2009 10:23 pm
... Thanks Slavko. I went into the BIOS, the parallel port is set to ECP. So I have to change it. Unfortunately SPP is not an option. The only options...
19863
edgukated
Sep 23, 2009 10:23 pm
... Thanks Andrew, I will probably end up buying a proper board. I definitely see the benefits. But first I want to take a meaningful shot at doing it as...
