[CURVEDMTL]

Hi, I think you have your port address wrong; Set to 0x378. Thats a zero, not letter O, for Mach to work. Just a thought.

[kkaylor]

Thanks for the tip. I tried that and still no motor function. I have a PCI slot parallel card and according to device manager it E400. I tested the parallel cable and get responses when set to E400. I also tested the cable and the pins all go straight through.

[hoss2006]

When you turn on power to the driver does the stepper lock up?
Hoss

[kkaylor]

Yup. Motors lock up when power is on.

[hoss2006]

ok, try unchecking step low active in motor outputs.
Hoss

[kkaylor]

Yes, I actually wired a switch that connects 5v to the EN wire that should enable the C10. I've tested it with a volt meter and get 5 volt reading to the EN port when switched on.

I think I've tried unchecking step low active in motor outputs but, I'll double check when I get home from work.

Should all the pull up pull down jumpers be played with? I left them alone since I got it, but wondering if there set wrong. The instructions on how/when to use them is unclear.

Thanks for all your help guys... specially you Hoss!!!!!

[FannBlade]

Have a look at this guys video series (i think it is 8 videos) it will help you see the wiring. It helped me on my first go around.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzr-QSPzTM&feature=plcp]cnc electronics - main power supply - YouTube[/ame]

[hoss2006]

Yeah, I linked on my site to Buildyourcnc.coms page that has all the videos together.
CNC Electronics and Wiring
Great stuff.
Hoss

[kkaylor]

Those videos are nice and I used them originally as guides to wire and trouble-shoot. In the videos he test the volts on the parallel cable and the C10 BOB while jogging the axes. I did the same thing with the same results, so I'm assuming that there must be an issue further down stream in the driver or motor. But, the motors lock up when turned on so it must be the driver? Right?
Thus, can test the output on the driver with a volt meter somehow?

Also, I followed this schematic http://www.kelinginc.net/KL-6050WithC10.pdf from keling except where they wire the A axis I wired the X axis? Does that matter?

[hndswthtshdws]

Where you wire the axis does not matter as long as its wired to output pins and the pins match up in the "ports and pins" menu.

How are your jumpers on the C10 set? If you followed that diagram then com should be set as 5v, pins 2-9 should be set as output, I don't about the pull up/down jumper.

[SCzEngrgGroup]

"Where you wire the axis does not matter as long as its wired to output pins and the pins match up in the "ports and pins" menu." - Sadly, with many CNC4PC BOBs, that is NOT true. You are much better off using the pins as indicated in the CNC4PC documentation, as the Step signal optos and buffers on their boards are often designed for higher speed operation than the other outputs, and assigning a Step signal to another output may result in unreliable operation. Ask me how I know....

Regards,
Ray L.

[kkaylor]

It runs!!!! It was the jumper pins. Man those are hard to see where they are set. So, for anyone ever doing this I would recommend setting the jumper pins before you even wire it up.

Thanks HOSS!!!!

[Madda]

Glad to see that you got it working!

Was it hard to wire that box? How long did you do that? I don't mean the problem, I mean only the wiring time.

[DRock]

If you are thinking about paying someone to build it for you...don't. Take the time to learn how to do it yourself and it will come out much better and you will be able to troubleshoot a lot easier.

Ask me how I know.

[Madda]

Rock you talking about me?
If so then I have already planned to go that road.

[DRock]

Yeah, thought you were possibly considering buying a pre-assembled box and I was just chiming in with my first-hand knowledge of the subject.

I am going to be building my own now as well, those videos above helped a TON!

[kkaylor]

The wiring was pretty easy due to the schematic that's on keeling site. I wouldn't try stuffing into dell pc tower though, its a tight fit and working on it is a pain.

Also, I don't think I learned a lot building the box. In the time it took me to troubleshoot and build a mediocre box I could of just worked at my job and earned an extra $300. I'm not sure it was worth it. I'd rather be learning CAM or MACH3

I just looked at keling site and you can get a plug and play box for about the cost of all the parts including all the little stuff. Now, I kinda wish I just bought the box and spent the extra time reading about how stepper drivers work.

A CNC retrofit is a huge time commitment. Learning metal working / machining is too. Hell, building parts is tedious. That being said, choose your battles, sometimes buying is smarter than building.

[kkaylor]

It took me about 15-25 hours to do everything. From stripping everything out of an old pc tower, layout, and wiring. If you include troubleshooting and that I'll probably re build the whole thing... 50 hours. The hair-loss, insomnia, and Hoss's generous time... priceless.