ZP5A-INT breakout an M542 driver problems

[landbrockcnc]

hi there
had 3 of the TB6560 blue boards and kept blowin lumps out of the chips so decided to upgrade bought ZP5A-INT breakout board (5 axis)and 4 M542 stepper drivers of ebay

all wired up to a new nema23, NO GO
tried a nema 34 still NO go
my power supply is a 24V 12a

any ideas

i no i should of just got a new kit from ZAPP automation

[doorknob]

Can you post a diagram showing how you have the breakout board wired to the drivers?

What are the driver DIP switches set to?

Do you have a 5-volt power supply connected to the breakout board?

[landbrockcnc]

here is the wiring plan from the supplier but got a different plan from mycncuk forms
tried both no go, the motors have power cause you cant turn them and they seem to turn one step when jogging but thats all

dips set to 4.5a, full current, step ang .225

using usb for the 5v to break out board

[doorknob]

Are you sure that the DIP switches are set to the correct directions and are not reversed (on vs. off)?

Also, some people have suggested that similar drivers need to have the enable signal wires disconnected.

The wiring diagrams that you attached are set up such that the BOB signals source current to drive the optoisolators in the driver inputs. I do not know for certain whether the BOB outputs are capable of supplying enough current to do that - if not, then there may be an alternate wiring method that could be used whereby the BOB signals sink current from the optos instead of sourcing current to them (it would involve connecting the step and direction and possibly also the enable signals from the BOB to the - inputs of the driver, and connecting a common +5 volt signal to the + inputs of the driver).