Xylotex 4 Axis Drive Box - Mach 3 Set Up

[Latiana Gourzong]

Hi there, 

I have the 4 axis kit from Xylotex on my Sidewinder CNC build. For some reason I'm having trouble getting the 4th Axis (blue connection) to work. I swapped the connection on the motors and both function I just can't get the blue/4th axis to move. Any thoughts? I'm probably missing something really simple. 

Thanks!

[Jeff Pollard]

Hi,

  Check your parameters to make sure you have the parallel port address set correctly.  Also check to make sure you have the pin definition for the STEP/DIR set properly.

Jeff

[Dave Gatton]

You probably don't have the A axis enabled in Mach 3.  Go to the Config tab, then Ports & Pins, then slide over the Motor Outputs and make sure you have a green check mark beside the A-Axis to enable it.

Dave

[Jeff Pollard]

Hi,

  The problem has been solved.  It was that the slave bit was not set properly.

Jeff