homeing and limits & slaving a axis

[ghostlx]

hello to all I could use a little help . I have built a 3 axis machine and have rack and pinion for x axis , y and z are 1/2 acme thread. I slaved a axis to x and machine runs great . until i hooked up the limit switches and home switches . z axis and y axis work fine . x and a is where the problem lies. I have 3 home switches and 2 limit switches for x and y only they are hooked up to pin 10, 11, 12, no limit on z will use soft limits here.
The problem is no sync. between x and a . I cannot tell if x is going 1 way and a another or if a is not homing it pops and jumps and teeth slip.
could some one who has a ac and pinion machine please post some screen shots of their set up of ports and pins , and home and limits pages as well as motor set up page so i can compare their set up to mine so i can find out where i made my mistake. I feel that i just may have a setting off.
thanks for your time and help
ps: I also have a gecko 540 and the 540 fix from mach3 installed and working
thanks
ghostlx

[ger21]

Try changing your homing script. Go to Operator menu, and choose Edit Button Script. The Ref All button should be flashing, click on it and you'll see the homing script.
Try replacing

DoButton(22)

with

RefCombination(9)


Also, in General Config, make sure that "Home Slave with Master" is NOT checked.

[ghostlx]

Originally Posted by ger21 Try changing your homing script. Go to Operator menu, and choose Edit Button Script. The Ref All button should be flashing, click on it and you'll see the homing script. Try replacing DoButton(22) with RefCombination(9) Also, in General Config, make sure that "Home Slave with Master" is NOT checked.

Sorry but my version does not have those options (bummer)
my version is 1.89 i worked around it and got it to working using the home and limits section. it seems to be happy . but i have found a second problem my program is mirrored see sample . I have got a feeling that it is in my set up in mach or it could be a code or lack of code in my program.
would you please check it out and give any suggestions that you may have.
thanks for letting me pick your brain
thanks
ghostlx

[ger21]

Your X axis is set up backwards.

Why are you using a 3 year old version of Mach3?

[ghostlx]

Originally Posted by ger21 Your X axis is set up backwards. Why are you using a 3 year old version of Mach3?

ill try to change x and a tonight . thanks for the help
as for mach3 . i have been unemployed for 1 1/2 years and the software was a gift from a friend that didn't need it any more . when i get my machine running and can make some money i do plan to purchase a newer copy . it looks like a lot of improvements have been made.lol
thank you so much for all your help
ghostlx

[ger21]

If you have a license, it'll work on the new versions too.

[ghostlx]

Originally Posted by ger21 If you have a license, it'll work on the new versions too.

where do you put the license in the newer version ?

ghostlx

[ger21]

The license file just goes in the Mach3 folder, usually C:\Mach3\

[ghostlx]

Originally Posted by ger21 The license file just goes in the Mach3 folder, usually C:\Mach3\

thanks for the info ger21 I have a extra box Ill play around with the newer version and swap them out later . swapping the x and A axis did the trick machine preforms wonderful and it homes just like it should. ready to cut chips as soon as my new collets arrive .
Thanks for all of the help that you have given . hope to be able to return the favor some day
thanks for your time
ghostlx