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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: How to use the list object on screen

« on: April 25, 2022, 09:37:06 AM »

If you want to do some Lua just make a button on your screen not a drop down.
Here is something to help you start in the Lua.
https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=45397.msg289143#msg289143

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Touch Probe spradic input flicker and won't probe

« on: April 21, 2022, 03:31:16 PM »

USB stinks for machine control.
Just because it worked fine in M3 does not mean anything.
M4 is much better at everything and will see things M3 did not.
You have something causing the spurious signal.
Bad connections?
Bad usb cable?
Noise in the control box having nothing to do with the cable to the probe?
something

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Touch Probe spradic input flicker and won't probe

« on: April 21, 2022, 10:49:14 AM »

It sure looks to me like you are getting noise in the system.
A bad connection?
I have never used a G540 so do not know anything about it.
I use an ESS and PMDX-126.
I have had strange things happen with a bad ribbon cable between the 2.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Touch Probe spradic input flicker and won't probe

« on: April 19, 2022, 08:20:41 AM »

I don't use a probe but do use the Probe input for a tool setter.
Never had a problem.
I would check the probe and/or wiring.
I use an ESS and it has noise filtering settings for the inputs.
Have you tried that if it is available on your controller?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Upgrade to Mach4 v4612 and ESS 278.1, all axes now clunking/skipping

« on: April 14, 2022, 08:28:00 AM »

increase the Hz to 100

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 4809 losing steps on Z with video

« on: April 14, 2022, 08:26:45 AM »

remove the tool information at the start of the program and test it then

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 4809 losing steps on Z with video

« on: April 13, 2022, 01:09:59 PM »

Does anyone else get this in the code he posted?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 4809 losing steps on Z with video

« on: April 13, 2022, 08:42:25 AM »

Are you using stepper motors?
If you are I am guessing the speed or acceleration is too high

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Setting of digital read out values using script Mach4

« on: April 13, 2022, 08:39:38 AM »

It will take a little coding.
Here is a doc that might help.
https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=45397.msg289143#msg289143

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Change default tool number when starting Mach4

« on: April 13, 2022, 08:33:28 AM »

There might be an easier way but you can put some code in the plc script.
At the bottom is a section that only runs one time at startup.
You should be able just put the following line.
mc.mcToolSetCurrent(inst, 0)