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 and verify the installation:   

Video: Installation

Website Link: Arduino IDE Software

UGS Platform

The next step is to download the UGS Platform.  

Video: UGS and JAVA Installation

UGS Download Link: UGS

To familiarize yourself with UGS click on the link below. 

Connecting and Homing the Machine Article

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

Hard vs 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

Home Switch Information

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

UGS and Project Set-Up

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 email at helpdesk@bobscnc.com.

Have fun!