Mach3 + Galil

[propclock]

I need help I have a Galil 4080 with an additional encoder wired to aux channel b/y second axis and can not get
any response from Mach3 . I see it in the diagnostics panel as a functioning encoder. I enable MPG mode but nothing.
The axis is functional in the continuous mode . IE keyboard but I don't know if I should be configuring it in
Galil as a E/slave gearing or I just missed something in Mach3 setup with he Galil plug in setup. again HELP please

[NosmoKing]

I have a motion control card MPU 11 from Ajax out puting +- 10V
I can get a copley servo amp for example, and drive a AC servo motor or DC servo motor.
Just want to understand what the +- 10V drives in terms of servo amp output.

jim

I set my drives up in the Torque mode as suggested by Galil etc, in this mode the drive is known as a Transconductance amplifier, simply put, the current out is directly proportional to the analogue voltage input.
Nosmo.

[battwell]

can anyone help with this?
i have to set lots of i/o
using setuserled(1000,1) etc switches on  output 1, setuserled (1000,0) turns it off (i started my user leds at 1000 for outputs)
i have this working fine on the bench
using vb script to make an mcode is it possible to use one mcode followed by the output number (eg m100-1015 ) to switch output 15 on
or M101-1015 to switch that output off.
m100-1020 m101-1020 etc top switch output 20
wanted to see if this was possible rather than writing 2 seperate mcodes for each output
if anyone has ideas on this could they share please.
im using a galil 2280 with galil 1964 opto output breakout plus 2 off icm 1900 for everything else
any better ideas? how are other people doing this sort of thing?

[battwell]

also having trouble getting a delay between outputs
tried g4 p5 etc but it seems to skip it in a running code (but seems to work if you step through the script)
someone please help im pulling my hair out and i dont have much left!

[battwell]

here is a trial sample program im running

aaa=1
While aaa<33
Setuserled(1000+aaa,0)
code "g53 x0"
code"g4 p0.5"
code"g53 x0.5"
code"g4 p0.5"
aaa=aaa+1
Wend

aaa=32
While aaa>0
Setuserled(1000+aaa,1)
code "g53 y0"
code"g4 p0.5"
code"g53 y0.5"
code"g4 p0.5"
aaa=aaa-1
Wend
End

can anyone see whats wrong with it?
i need to write a tool change routine but need the outputs switched on in sequence with moves etc so i cant have all outputs coming on or off like this.
if i put end in the gap in the middle of program it just switches outputs once

[rforney]

Battwell,

  I am a complete novice, so take this with a grain so salt.  I am very much just starting to learn macro editing in mach.

I think your moves run into eachother.  Without a While IsMoving/Wend after each move, it immediately feeds that data into Mach.  A few milliseconds after you initially told mach "G53 X0", you told it to dwell for 0.5 seconds.  Without the While Ismoving/Wend, these two commands pretty much happen simultaneously, that is, the 0.5 second clock started at the same time as the initial "G53 X0" command. 

I realize you would break syntax if you tried to put the While IsMoving/Wend command within your current conditional loop (after each motion, to inhibit any commands until complete).  Perhaps you could, instead of the { Code "G4 P0.5"} command, try a {Sleep 500} command. Of course, you would want to add the required motion time to that number.

I would love to hear the correct answer, so I will be watching this thread.

Cheers!

Rob

[battwell]

im going to give it another try today. now ive read the programming guide!
never done vb before
attatched the very useful guide!

[battwell]

ok. this worked right.
aaa=1
While aaa<33
Setuserled(1000+aaa,0)
sleep(500)
code "g53 x0"
While ismoving()
Wend
code"g53 x0.5"
While ismoving()
Wend
aaa=aaa+1
Wend
While aaa>0
Setuserled(1000+aaa,1)
sleep(1000)
aaa=aaa-1
Wend
End

switches off outputs and sequences with moves in x, properly timed
then switches inputs back on in reverse order timed at 1 second intervals
thank god for written idiot guides!

one thing i noticed. couldnt stop the program when it was running? is there something to write into code so space bar or escape gets you out of vb loop?

[don de]

Hello, I am a newbie in this forum and I am looking for help with running a mill on mach software. this machine has a Galil DMC 1030 card.

[NosmoKing]

I think you are out of luck, the legacy DMC-1000 ISA series is not supported by Mach.
I have about half a dozen of these cards.
Pity, because they are CNC capable.
Interface can be written using the VB files available from Galil.
Nosmo.