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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: how reset counter
« on: August 16, 2021, 05:21:16 PM »
Since that is a Pokeys register, you may have to pose that question to PoLabs.
Steve
Steve
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Interesting plot twist: I just upgraded to a new build last week and it lets me type the desired speed into that box and works fine. So either a) I'm crazy and it was never like that before or b) this feature was recently added or c) something happened to my old installation that randomly made that feature not work.As for B and C, it is possible. I don't run the stock screens, so I could not say. I made my own from way way back that I guarantee nobody else would like. LOL But that's OK. I like it.
I'm betting on B or C.
PS: I don't think it's fair at all to compare a free open source program (Linux CNC) to a commercial product that costs a significant amount of money. Yes, it is pretty janky I will agree though.But I did also compare Mach to Fanuc, Fidia, and Siemens first though. That is what we end up replacing most of the time. And they cost significantly more than Mach. Like in the multiple 10s of thousands. Plus, on any given machine, Mach will most likely be the cheapest component of the machine! Most power supplies cost more than Mach.
The VS x64 version will not load, I'm running 32 bit Windows7 Embedded Standard on my machine PC, so it should probably come as no
surprise that a x64 version won't load.
To be fair though, it makes no sense that the "spindle RPM" box on the main screen lets you type a number in, but it does nothing. It had been long enough of a time gap that I had forgotten about all the quirk in Mach4 and how truly bad ArtSoft is at making intuitive and clean UIs. Sorry guys, it's true. You need to hire someone to help you make your UIs .
You might investigate how Mach does its Torch Height Control (THC). THC is generally considered a realtime feedback process however Mach has done it
using software alone and achieving bandwidths of about 10Hz. It seems to use PMC which is a much faster method of communication/output control.
Would 10Hz bandwidth be enough for your axis?
Craig