Originally Posted by
ger21
make that
ftp://anonymous:[email protected]/MACH3/
All the versions are there.
Various versions, using 5 axis plus a slave axis (two for X), have sections that don't work correctly.
Lots of different flavors.
In some of the (later ??) versions you can have offset compensation OR homing on A and B work correctly, but not both. XYZ are fine.
I have not found a version where homing on A and B work, and backlash compensation does too!!
There are a few in the 043.04x that don't even have a page (that works) for some of the settings!!
Some in 043.03x range are fairly flaky, too.
And this was on a 12M x 5M x 2M 5axis machine, using smoothstepper. PITA, big time.
043.050 as advised for SS has many problems. 043.062 and 043.066 probably OK, depending on homing/backlash needs.
Using SS if you hit the ESC key then all turns to $hit as SS runs out of data., but the red onscreen RED RESET is OK.
It seems just stops data instantly, but the screen button and decelerate to a stop.
Above probably applies to just plain steppers too, without SS
Different versions of USB drivers may not work as expected, too. Don't make lookhead very large.
You might find some of the earlier versions, in the 30s work, but some are just bad.
It would seem, that as versions have progressed and things were fixed, or features added, that various other things got broke along the way.
Oops, here is a new version with a problem fixed, but some new problem.
Grr!!! Anyone??? know a good version that everything works? I have tried at least 20!
The bug list updates explain what was added or fixed, but as bugs crept in, nobody knows where, often.
Super X3. 3600rpm. Sheridan 6"x24" Lathe + more. Three ways to fix things: The right way, the other way, and maybe your way, which is possibly a faster wrong way.