Congratulations on assembling your BobsCNC.  We are now ready to download Arduino Driver, UGS,  and Java.  and learn how to connect and home your machine.  Let's get started!

The first thing to do is to download the Arduino Driver:   

Video: Installing the Arduino Driver  

Website Link: Arduino IDE Software

Once the driver has been downloaded, let's verify that is was done correctly: 

Verifying Installation

UGS Platform

The next step is to download the UGS Platform.  

Video: Installing UGS and Java Video

UGS Download Link: UGS

To familiarize yourself with UGS, Bob has created an informative video, click on the link below. 

Connecting and Homing the Machine Article

Connecting and Homing the Machine Video

We are now connected and ready to go, one of the first things we need to understand is how homing creates soft limits. 

Homing and Soft Limits

If your CNC will not home it may be the home switches. Please see here for a video on diagnosing home switches:

Diagnosing Home Switches

For an overview of UGS and how to orientate your machine, please watch the following video. 

UGS Overview and Machine Orientation

Remember, we are here to help, so if you have any questions, visit our Help Center and if further assistance is needed, don't hesitate to contact us via the email at helpdesk@bobscnc.com.

Have fun!