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mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« on: October 12, 2011, 03:21:42 PM »
I want 4 MPG on mach3, one for x,one for y ,one for z and one for a.

three works, but is four also possible?

and can somebody tell me how?

(sorry for the bad english)

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Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2011, 03:12:25 PM »
nobody?

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Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 07:57:25 PM »
Swets,
Config>ports & pins>Encoder / mpg's allow for configuring 4 mpg's.
You can set which axis is used by the MPG by clicking on the ALT A,B,C buttons in the jogging flyout.

Maybe save yourself some money / work. I use two MPGS and actualy you can use one for all the different axis.

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Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2011, 03:33:56 PM »
 configuring 4 mpg's?... can only config 3 mpg, or is that what you mean?

so 4 is not possible?

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Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2011, 05:11:04 PM »
Sorry, my bad, there is only 3 in config.
Is it possible? Probably...if Mach was rewritten to provide for it.....but then why?
It is the way it is.
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Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2011, 06:17:13 PM »
oke... why... yeah... why not...  but if it not possible than i use 3 for 3 axis... and if i use the 4 axis i change it with alt-a