Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control

[dc42]

@3drikat said in Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control:

I already tryed to change the M208 command to: M208 X0 Y0 Z-100 U0 V0 S1, but it doesn't help.

Are you saying that with that change, it still gives the "outside machine limits" error? It doesn't on my bench system, when I use Z-1 where you have used Z-100. Did you allow the machine to restart after you saved this change to config.g?

[3DRikat]

@dc42 yes still the same error with either Z-1 or Z-100 and I restarted everytime I changed something in the config.g.

[dc42]

@3drikat said in Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control:

@dc42 yes still the same error with either Z-1 or Z-100 and I restarted everytime I changed something in the config.g.

That is odd, the whole file works for me. Please try the following:

1. Send M208 without parameters, and check that the Z minimum is reported as -100 or whatever you have set it to.
2. Try entering the lines of your print one at a time into the GCode Console and see which one is failing.

[3DRikat]

@dc42 said in Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control:

1. Send M208 without parameters, and check that the Z minimum is reported as -100 or whatever you have set it to.

M208
Axis limits X0.0:731.0, Y0.0:731.0, Z-1.0:108.0, U0.0:731.0, V0.0:731.0

Looks fine to me

2. Try entering the lines of your print one at a time into the GCode Console and see which one is failing.

;Project test
;Created by Estlcam version 11 build 11,105
;Machining time about 00:03:30 hours

G90
G00 X0.0000 Y0.0000 Z0.0000
G00 Z5.0000

;No. 1: Gravur 1
G00 X100.0000 Y100.0000
G00 Z0.5000
G01 Z-0.0100 F1200 S1
G01 Y363.9995
G01 X364.0001
G01 Y100.0000
G01 X100.0000
G00 Z5.0000

The error appears in the bold line. The Z axis rises unreasonably high and I have to stop with the emergency stop button.

[dc42]

• In your M92 command you specified 200 steps/mm @ x16 microstepping. Is that correct?
• If you send M92 without parameters, does it report that the Z steps/mm is 200?
• If you use the jog buttons to jog Z up 5mm, does it rise the correct amount?

[3DRikat]

@dc42 said in Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control:

• In your M92 command you specified 200 steps/mm @ x16 microstepping. Is that correct?

Changed it to 400 steps/mm (T8 screw)

• If you send M92 without parameters, does it report that the Z steps/mm is 200?

Steps/mm: X: 100.000, Y: 100.000, Z: 400.000, U: 100.000, V: 100.000, E: 420.000:420.000

• If you use the jog buttons to jog Z up 5mm, does it rise the correct amount?

Yes, I measured the correct amount with my digital caliper. The difference is only 0,01mm.

[radiomodell]

@3DRikat Please try to use a work piece coordinate system. If you generated G-code with a Z-axis zero position at work piece upper surface, Z-axis will move outside machine limits when the tool dives into the material. Same can happen if your cad design touches X- or Y Axis zero in Estlcam and you add cutter radius compensation. Toolpath will be outside machine limits.

I used following G-code: G10 L2 P2 X5 Y5 Z25 to select 2nd coordinate system and activated it with G55.

[3DRikat]

@radiomodell I tryed it but it was just like before. After the outer square is done the Z axis rises and I have to stop it. There's the error message "outside machine limits".

I really don't know why the Z axis rises so high.

[dc42]

@3drikat said in Unable to run Gcodes from Estlcam in Web control:

I really don't know why the Z axis rises so high.

Neither do I!

What happens if you send the commands in that file one at a time from the command line?

[3DRikat]

I got it working now

There was a endstop set for the z axis

; Endstops
M574 X1 S1 C0
M574 Y1 S1 C1
M574 Z2 S1 C2
M574 U1 S1 C4
M574 V1 S1 C3

So I changed it to

M574 X1 S1 C0
M574 Y1 S1 C1
M574 Z0
M574 U1 S1 C4
M574 V1 S1 C3

and now it's working. Thank you all for your help.