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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: MACH4 G31 MOTION WILL NOT STOP ON PROBE CONTACT

« on: August 29, 2021, 04:49:52 PM »

Hi,

Since probing is a real-time process, it must be handled entirely by the motion controller.  So I would investigate the settings of the Pokeys.

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Current Position not updating

« on: August 29, 2021, 04:45:31 PM »

DFitz,

It sounds like you have turned on the encoders for position feedback in the HiCON plugin.  Also check that nothing in the screen load script calls mcCntlDroSetUseAuxPos() or mcCntlDroSetUseAuxPosAxis().

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Lood Script

« on: August 29, 2021, 04:36:46 PM »

It is saying that there is no function definition for ZeroAll().  It is the first line in your InputZeroAll() function where you attempt to call the ZeroAll() function.  But it doesn't exist and the LUA interpreter is telling you so.

The solution most likely is to take that line out, as the rest of the InputZeroAll() function looks like it will do what you want.

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 vs Mach3 Gcode?

« on: August 29, 2021, 04:31:39 PM »

No, Mach3 lathe and Mach4 are totally different.  Mach 3 had lathe functions "bolted" onto the one and only G code interpreter which was primarily a mill interpreter.  Mach4 has the capability of having multiple interpreters (chosen in the first tab of the configuration dialog).  So Mach 4 has a proper lathe interpreter that is Fanuc compatible.  It will accept one or two line variants of the G76 threading cycle, so a generic Fanuc post processor in most CAM systems should do well. 

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Start Cycle with a Push Button in Mach4

« on: August 24, 2021, 06:56:02 PM »

The PMC is a GRAND tool to use to accomplish this task.

A one rung ladder consisting of a contact(mapped to an input of your coosing) to a one shot rising to a core action coil (cycle start).

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: X64

« on: August 16, 2021, 08:48:31 PM »

Eventually, yes.  I'm working toward it, but features and fixes seem to keep me from getting there. 

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Doing deadly unexplained rapid moves after Manual Tool Change

« on: August 16, 2021, 08:46:33 PM »

I dunno...  It is pretty easy just to try.  Make a backup of what you have, got the newest build, and install the new build over what you have.  Test it, and if you need to go back to the 4612 build, just restore what you backed up. 

You can find the dev builds here:  http://www.machsupport.com/ftp/Mach4/DevlopmentVersions/

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mcode does not run from Gcode nor MDI

« on: August 16, 2021, 08:39:46 PM »

You are getting too good at this, Craig.  Your diagnosis was spot on. 

The installer will delete all of the *.mcc files in every profile directory.  This, in the event a LUA version changed, would cause the *.mcc files to be rebuilt.  But after you installed, you copied your old *.mcc files, which basically defeated the installer's delete.  So I think you just figured out why "sometimes" it appeared the installer didn't work. 

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Doing deadly unexplained rapid moves after Manual Tool Change

« on: August 16, 2021, 07:12:06 PM »

Be patient with them, as Industrial customers will get priority.  Until then, have you tried a newer build? 

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Doing deadly unexplained rapid moves after Manual Tool Change

« on: August 16, 2021, 05:59:18 PM »

Have you talked with support and made a ticket?  If not, I would have them check it out.  They will want a packaged profile (Help -> Support -> Package Current Profile) and the G code file that you are running.  There has to be some explanation for this and they will find it.

Steve