Updated: July 26, 2015

Bluumax CNC Parallel Port Setup - Motor Outputs - Motor Direction

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E - Stop - General Config - Motor Tuning

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From Mach3 site You must use a Desktop PC with Mach3 Parallel Port Driver

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Neutral Wire Facts and Mythology
What's hot & what's not - about 110V in the U.S.

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for 110VAC ONLY

Black is (L) Line, also hot

Parallel Port Setup

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White is Neutral (N)

Green wire is Frame Ground (FG) or just ground
(literally Earth ground)

Step by step manual for

EMC2
from Avi (avlolga)

FG and V- are not the same.

V- is DC ground

Black or White wire to wide blade

White = wide
Black = narrow

This tab is under Config on main Mach page

Set up the port as shown, you only need to use Port #1
If The port address is different on you PC USE THAT HERE.
Do NOT go messing with your PC.

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To find your port settings go to:

Control panel > System
System Properties > Hardware > Device Manager
Also - Make sure you're using ECP, set in your BIOS

Motor Outputs

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Config > Motor Outputs

Make sure Port is set to 1 for all active axis.
These pin numbers are standard for most CNC software.
Dir LowActive will change the direction

Motor Direction

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Config > Homing / Limits

This changes the direction the motor travels.
This is standard for most motor driver boards & motors.
You can also wire the motor backwards.
If this is backwards, then the motor is wired backwards.
You can also CHANGE DIRECTION with MOTOR OUTPUTS by changing Dir Active Low / Hi

This is how mine is setup.

Home Neg affects how the DRO's act.
Whether they go positive or negative as
you move away from zero

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Config > System Hotkeys

This is how you can change the direction of travel according to the arrow keys.

E - Stop

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Config > Ports & Pins > Input Signals

E - Stop must be a hardware switch or Emulated.
If not you will not be able to turn the big red Reset switch at the bottom of the main screen off.

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Then NOTHING will move!

General Config

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Config > General Config

Ignore Tool Change NO! If you aren't paying attention it will ruin your project.
Say you're supposed to change from .125 to .0300, guess what happens - @$#^*&!!!
Screen Control Will expand your screen & make it full size.
G04 This a drill dwell (pause) If not set to ms, it will take SECONDS instead of Milliseconds.
So G1Z-0.1960F4.0 G4 P500 will be 1/2 second in ms.
IMPORTANT Config> Save Settings
Now restart Mach & make sure they saved

Motor Tuning

Config > Motor Tuning

I use 3/8-12 TPI Leadscrew
Z axis 5/16-18

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1.8 Motor 200 steps per revolution x 18 turns per inch (5/16"-18 rods) = 3,600 full step or 7,200 1/2 step, etc.

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1.8 Motor 200 steps per revolution x 18 turns per inch (5/16"-18 rods) = 3,600 full step or 7,200 1/2 step, etc.
1.8 Motor 200 steps per revolution x 12 turns per inch (3/8"-12 rods) = 2400 full step or 4800 1/2 step, etc.

FULL STEP IS NOT ADVISED

3/8-12 STEP
FULL = 2400
1/2 = 4800
1/4 = 9600
1/8 = 19200

5/16-18 STEP
FULL = 3600
1/2 = 7200
1/4 = 14400
1/8 = 28800

For BIPOLAR
Try Velocity at 36 to start,
increase as desided until stall

For BIPOLAR
Step Pulse = 10uS
This can be dereased as
low as 3 as long as it
doesn't miss steps

Drive Jumper Settings

Setting any axis step / Dir

pulse will set all

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Done - The End!

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