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Pinout documentation confusion on TB 6560
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:02 pm
by tylersrus
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I can't get any of the pinouts I have seen to work.
I need the correct parallel pinout for the attached board.
I got this 4 axis board here. I have seen multiple possible configurations for the parallel pinout, both on this website and on other sites. I am driving it in qbasic. I have written a test program moving it 100 steps. I can move 1 axis forwards, but not backwards. I am setting enable to high, then cycling the step pin (with and without the direction pin)
Another website has the following pinout:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/controlle ... oblem.html
X-
Enable: PIN 4
X-Dir: PIN 1
X-Step: PIN 16
Y-
Enable: PIN 17
Y-Dir: PIN 7
Y-Step: PIN 14
Z-
Enable: PIN 5
Z-Dir: PIN 6
Z-Step: PIN 3
Note the THREE enable ports. Is this correct? Does each axis has a separate enable port?
Do I understand correctly that the enable pin needs to be low in order to drive that axis, because the one axis I have going was with enable set to high.
Please help...thank you.
Re: Pinout documentation confusion on TB 6560
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:57 am
by Tech_Marco
Sorry to reply you late as I over-sight your post.
You may look at this 4-axis board for better understand. It is not the exact board but much similar
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=251
I used Mach3 to run the TB6560 board. You need to make sure "Enable" is active or it will not move
Regards,
Marco
Re: Pinout documentation confusion on TB 6560
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:12 pm
by tylersrus
Thanks for the reply. I can't get that pinout to work either.
I am trying to directly control the motors with QBasic. Setting pin 1 on 890 high enables the board, but cycling the step pins with delay just makes the motors growl. (With or without DIR)
Is there s G-code interpreter that needs to be turned off in order for QBasic to drive the board?
Re: Pinout documentation confusion on TB 6560
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:14 pm
by Tech_Marco
I don't know too much about the QBasic as I used Mach3 to run it. You can get a demo copy from Mach3
BTW, I think the board is using "Active Low" (0V) logic to enable a port
Marco
Re: Pinout documentation confusion on TB 6560
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:21 pm
by tylersrus
I need to be able to control each individual step, when I need it. Mach 3 just doesn't have that level of control.
Does this board use a G-code interpreter?
Do you know who else might know how to use QBasic with this? Sainsmart support? Any other ideas or contacts? Thanks again.