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CNC UC100 User Manual

Usb cnc motion controller to use with mach3 software
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Contents:
2. Installation of the USB drivers and the plugin.
UC100
USB CNC motion controller
to use with MACH3 software
Current plugin version: V2.133

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    2. Installation of the USB drivers and the plugin. 3. System setup. a.) The first run. b.) Setting up Mach3 with the UC100 controller . 4. LED feedback signals on the UC100 controller. 5. Errors and installation debugging. 6. DSUB-25 connector pinout.

  • Page 2: Product Description And Background Of Working

    LPT port and exists on all today's computers. The UC100 has a look as if it was a “simple USB to LPT port converter module”, but it is much more than this. The UC100 is the result of a 2 years hard development and testing...

  • Page 3: System Setup

    2. Installation The UC100 controller is compatible with the same operating systems as what Mach3 is compatible with, these are Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The installation can be done easily with our automatic installer software: http://www.cncdrive.com/UC100.html The automatic installer is an online and offline installer which means it connects to the internet and downloading and installing the latest plugin and the USB drivers for the UC100 controller.

  • Page 4: B.) Setting Up Mach3 With The Uc100 Controller

    UC100 and the plugin in Mach3 will be always compatible with eachother. b.) Setting up Mach3 with the UC100 controller Because the UC100 has the same pinout as an LPT port the setup is the same as when using the LPT port drivers.

  • Page 5: Led Feedback Signals On The Uc100 Controller

    4. LED feedback signals on the UC100 controller There are 2 LEDs located and floating out of the UC100 DSUB backshell. These LEDs providing informations about the UC100 working states and these states are the following: - The green (power LED) lighting continiously indicates normal operation and that the UC100 is up and running normally.

  • Page 6: Errors And Installation Debugging

    Windows XP operating system. The following popup screen indicates that Mach3 is unable to establish the connection with the UC100 controller, check the USB connections and the LED states of the UC100 and restart Mach3.

  • Page 7: Dsub-25 Connector Pinout

    CPU or memory resources for Mach3 to keep the step with the UC100. Also the indication of this kind of error is that the blue LED in the UC100 backshell is blinking slowly with about 1Hz frequency only.

  • Page 8: Known Limitations And Bugs

    7. Known limitations and bugs Known limitations: There are no known limitations in the current firmware version. Known bugs: There are no known bugs in the current firmware version. 8. Parameters and functions summary General properties: Automatic firmware checking and firmware update. Motion control on upto 6-axis (X, Y, Z, A, B, C).

  • Page 9: Safety Notes

    A good example for this is our HDBB and HDBB2 breakout boards, the datasheet of these devices can be found and downloaded on our website. ! Use the UC100 motion controller product only if you understood it's working and also understood the risk of working with machine tools.
  • Page 10 Functions were missing in previous version and were added in this release: 1.) Internal communication protocol was reworked for even more robustness. 2.) Selectable “topmost” property on the UC100 I/O monitor window. Bug fixes in this release: 1.) Spindle PWM missing some pulses when backlash compensation is set and when backlash compensation movement is in progress.
  • Page 11 This was not a bug though, just a comfort issue. V2.125 New installer and common drivers for UC100, UCR200 and UC300 was released. V2.127 Bug fixes in this release: 1.) It was possible to switch the spindle on when e-stopped with a short pulse going out on the spindle output...

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