- DESKCNC CONTROLLER PDF
- DESKCNC CONTROLLER UPDATE
- DESKCNC CONTROLLER MANUAL
- DESKCNC CONTROLLER WINDOWS
To help with setting up deskCNC with a 3 axes milling machine.
DESKCNC CONTROLLER PDF
Here is the latest PDF version of the DeskCNC manual, about 60 A4 pages, 300 kB download Please note that this site is in the early stages of development, so check back often for new items. If you haven't experienced it you'll be bowled over and wonder how you ever managed.If you need to know about RSS, then please check out our rss feed page, we will be using rss to keep you up to date with changes on this and associated sites.
DESKCNC CONTROLLER MANUAL
I must say a CNC setup to complement manual machines is a great blessing. Some work and some don't! A non-integrated video card is best for the slickest operation but not essential. Reference to the web tells tales of woes about parallel port cards. All the step and direction pins worked a treat but I couldn't get the charge pump square wave out of it no matter what I tried. One machine I tried had a PCI Express parallel port. Finding the right computer can be tricky. At least I have two strings to my bow now. Nothing wrong with the SS apart from that pesky compensation. I had my desktop fail a month or two back and invested in a Smoothstepper to run with a laptop - no problem but lack of backlash compensation for the Wabeco hastened my efforts to locate a new desktop with parallel port which is now up and running. I use Turbocad to generate DXF drawings then into Sheetcam and onto Mach 3 with two profiles - one in metric to run a Wabeco 1210 manual mill that I've converted myself to CNC, the other to run an imperial Engraving machine which I designed and built from scratch. Everyone is different, does it their own way, swears by their own system and software, and has varying priorities but for me the great benefit of a desktop with parallel port is the backlash compensation which at present is a facility not available on Smoothstepper.
DESKCNC CONTROLLER UPDATE
I've used Mach 3 for a long time now and although IMHO it is time for an update or two there is no doubt it is a great programme. You could keep the laptop dual purpose by creating a new user account 'Mach3' for example and apply the above to the Mach3 account, just remember to re-enable your ethernet. I would operate the laptop with the lid closed, using an inexpensive external monitor, keyboard and wireless rodent.ħ. Please make sure you know what you are doing! Thm:Ħ.
DESKCNC CONTROLLER WINDOWS
(Not for the Faint-of-Heart ) There are several processes, services and start up exe's that can be disabled or removed with tools such as Windows Sysinternals 'autoruns.exe.' and 'process explorer.exe' as well as right-clicking on My Computer and selecting Manage then Services\Services you will get a peek under the hood as to what exactly your system is doing. and save.Ĭ) In 'System' go to your Device Manager and disable things like your Modem and Ethernet (assuming you are using you parallel port).ĥ. Go to your 'Control Panel' and a) In 'Display Settings' turn off your screen saver and change your background to none.ī) In 'Power Settings' change all your "When laptop plugged in to AC" settings (will vary with make\model of system) to never sleep, always on etc. Uninstall devices such as printers and scanners.Ĥ. Remove ALL programs not necessary to run Mach3 such as Antivirus and spyware programs, internet explorer etc, etc.ģ.
RAM is cheap now, find out what the maximum is for you model (usually 2~4GB) and upgrade.Ģ. Here are a few things you can do, or get a computer geek buddy to help.ġ. If you are going to 'Single Purpose' the laptop to run Mach3 it should be no problem.
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