You have done well Luke Skywalker! If I may suggest my version of a bible: DOS for dummys. I apologise. Rott needs to be "root" directory, which is the first level directory of the hard drive. PFM.exe is in the root directory. First thing to check but I do not believe the problem is here. I copied this from another post.
At the main screen (where you can select Do event, etc) press the "*" key. In the top left hand corner, it will ask for a code. Type in "11235" floowed by the enter key twice. These are the machine parameter. The rest are in a BMDCPRMS.SYS file. The file you are looking at is really the sys.bez file in the root directory.
For a series 1:
Machine series: 1 Series 2
X travel: 30.0 32.0
Y travel: 12.0 14.5
X offset: DNA
Y offset: DNA
X backlash: always a positive value. Never saw anything greater than .0035
Y backlash: same as above.
X lead error comp: positive or negative. Never saw more than .0035 here.
Y lead error: same as above.
On the back of your CRT housing, you will find 3 keyboard plugs, 2 of which are not used. These are actually a jumper. Move the existing wire to the top one and plug in your full size beneath it.
Boot control; press 9 for utilities; you should have a black screen with white letters (if not you have the newer software , so now press 4 for comm); Now do a CONTROL C ( which means press down and hold down the control key and then pree the C key, now release both). At the bootom of the screen, you should see "terminate batch job?" Press Y for yes, you may need to also press the enter key. ou are now in DOS. To make sure you are in the root directory type CD\ and enter.
Now type PFM.exe and enter. Use the arrow down to highlight TUNER; press ENTER.
You will now see across the top your axis position, position error, DAC command, home switch state. Bemeath that are commands that are self explanatory.
You may have to write a small program to run the X and Y axis at a 45 and tune the drives using position error and DAC. This is done using the offset and gain pots on the drives. Your maintenance manual may have a description of the drive boards and the pot location. If I can dig up a procedure, I will try and post it.
George  |