More than 20 outputs with pokeys & mach?

[giannis121]

As i can see in the "output settings" on mach3,
there are no more than 20 outputs# to be used.
How can i have more outputs?
I just want to use my pokeys to activate and deactivate 40 outputs.

[borisz]

Probably Art will answer you as he made plugin.

regards

Boris

[giannis121]

OK.
I had a talk with Art and he told me that i can have more than 20 outputs
by modifing the pokeys plugin.
For sure i can say that i cannot touch it.
Can somebody do that for me?
There will be reward. Its something i need.
Await your response.

[giannis121]

Finaly i did the following:

I use 3 outputs to control 3 "select" relays.
The rest 17 outputs control 17 "set" relays.
Its something like multiplexing the outputs.

So, now i have 17x3=51 outputs controled by mach.
But as you understand, i can use only 17 relays of each selected set separatelly.
I just categorized my outputs to sets that will not be used together, and thats it!

Below you will find a draft schematic how i conected the relays.