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Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« on: November 22, 2015, 06:02:01 AM »
This is my first post, although I have much time consulting the valuable contributions of the forum members. I am currently in the design phase of a control pendant for my milling machine. I bought a PoKeys57U of which I am very pleased with the potential that it presents.
I'm from a few days trying to get in the LCD display the axis positions ago. I set up the lines of LCD using the plugin and the values ​​are displayed on the LCD. The problem is that the value of the first row moves to the right and is truncated. In the other rows flicker seen in the numbers (reduced a little by changing the value of Communication rate to slow, but not disappear. Occasionally values ​​disappear. I am using the demo version of Mach3 R3.043.066.
I've also tried to make a checkbox Map to User Label and write the following script:

SetUserLabel(100,"coord X " & Format(GetDRO(0), "+0.0000;-0.0000"))
SetUserLabel(101,"coord Y " & Format(GetDRO(1), "+0.0000;-0.0000"))
SetUserLabel(102,"coord Z " & Format(GetDRO(2), "+0.0000;-0.0000"))

The problem with this solution is that the values ​​are not refreshed. To update I have to press RUN on the VB Script Editor.

Thanks for your help

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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 06:24:06 AM »
Which version of PoKeys software and firmware do you have installed?
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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 11:29:44 AM »
The firmware version is 4.1.43 and 3.1.66a software pokeys

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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2015, 02:46:59 PM »
There will be an update soon (this week if all goes well) that will solve this issue.
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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2015, 03:13:51 PM »
Thank you. I'll be aware.
Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2015, 05:26:31 PM »
I installed the new version of software Pokeys published today (3.1.67), but have not solved the problems with the LCD. The firmware version is the same (4.1.43), although in the log that is displayed when loading the software, some changes are reported in firmware version 4.1.44 ("LCD protected from IO pins updates"), but not I know where I can download.
The LCD display problems have increased: the characters of the first row is moved to the right, in the remaining rows some characters blink, appear strange signs in the blank spaces, ...
I tried to send the text from the LCD setup or by using the following VB script (macropump) with the same bad results  :'(:

Dim Cadena As String
Dim Cadena1 As String
Dim Cadena2 As String


If GetOemLed(800) Then             'Reset LED 800
   SetUserLabel(100,"PARADA DE EMERGENCIA!")
   SetUserLabel(101,"Sin servicio!")
ElseIf GetOemLed(57) Then          'MPG Jog ON 57
   SetUserLabel(100,"Modo MPG en:")
   
   If GetOemLed(59) Then         'MPG 1 Jogs X axis LED 59
      SetUserLabel(101, "X " & Format(GetDro(0), "+0.000;-0.000"))
   ElseIf GetOemLed(60) Then         'MPG 1 Jogs Y axis LED 60
      SetUserLabel(101, "Y " & Format(GetDro(1), "+0.000;-0.000"))
   ElseIf GetOemLed(61) Then         'MPG 1 Jogs Z axis LED 61
      SetUserLabel(101, "Z " & Format(GetDro(2), "+0.000;-0.000"))
   End If
   
   If GetOemLed(117) Then         'MPG jog Velocity mode selected LED 117
      Cadena1 = "Vel     "
      Cadena2 = "           "
   ElseIf GetOemLed(118) Then         'MPG jog Velocity/Step mode selected LED 118
      Cadena1 = "Stp/Vel "
      Cadena2 = "           "
   ElseIf GetOemLed(119) Then         'MPG jog single exact step mode selected LED 119
      Cadena1 = "SingStp "
      Cadena2 = "JgInc " & Format(GetOEMDro(828),"0.000")
   ElseIf GetOemLed(120) Then         'MPG jog multiple steps selected LED 120   
      Cadena1 = "MultStp "
      Cadena2 = "           "      
   End If
   
   
   Cadena = Cadena1 & Cadena2
   SetUserLabel(103,Cadena )

Else
   SetUserLabel(100,"X: " & Format(GetDro(0), "+0.000;-0.000") & " Y: " & Format(GetDro(1), "+0.000;-0.000"))  'prints the X & Y axis
   SetUserLabel(101,"F: " & Format(GetOemDro(55), "0.0  ") & " S: " & Format(GetOemDro(817), "0.0"))  ' prints the F & S
End If
Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2015, 09:21:45 AM »
I got the same Problem regarding the LCD.
I made the Update to 3.1.67 but aint got a Firmware Update.
Im now still on 4.1.43

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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2015, 03:36:01 PM »
Fixed in 3.1.67a. 3.1.67 happened to be released without the latest 4.1.44 update.
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Re: Help with flicker and shift characters LCD with PoKeys57U
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2015, 01:50:13 AM »
Resolved. Luxury works. Thank you. :) :)