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→Startup: Added login information because I found this confusing.
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=== Startup === | === Startup === | ||
#Login to the computer using your personal Protospace username and password | |||
# Power on the machine (black box under the table by the PC) and run Mach3. The controller may take a couple minutes to boot up. | # Power on the machine (black box under the table by the PC) and run Mach3. The controller may take a couple minutes to boot up. | ||
# Disable the soft E-stop. If it doesn’t clear, check the mechanical E-stops | # Disable the soft E-stop. If it doesn’t clear, check the mechanical E-stops | ||
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# Move the machine to the XY datum, 0, or ‘home’ position of your job, and <code>Zero</code> the X and Y axes. | # Move the machine to the XY datum, 0, or ‘home’ position of your job, and <code>Zero</code> the X and Y axes. | ||
# (Optional) While your project may be designed in metric units, it is far easier and safer to simply export the gcode in imperial inches, which are the default units in Mach3. '''If''' you really want to run your gcode in metric, issue command <code>G21</code> in the MDI box. G21 should then show up in the <code>MODE:</code> line next to the E-stop button. | # (Optional) While your project may be designed in metric units, it is far easier and safer to simply export the gcode in imperial inches, which are the default units in Mach3. '''If''' you really want to run your gcode in metric, issue command <code>G21</code> in the MDI box. G21 should then show up in the <code>MODE:</code> line next to the E-stop button. | ||
=== New / Untested Programs === | === New / Untested Programs === | ||