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Mach4 General Discussion / ERROR " E stop due to limit switch" while im cutting in mach 4

« on: November 10, 2018, 03:26:12 PM »

while cutting i get this message,  " E stop Due To Limit Switch" 

1 i have changed my limit switch wires to shielded, i grounded the shielding to earth ground,

2 i am using individual limit switches on each axis

3 they have there own pins in pokeys 57 cnc

4 im using a pokeys 57cnc break out board with maximum filter input, i also tried dropping the filter but it had no change other than maby worse,....


   I have read somebody used capacitors on theres but they didnt explain how to or what to use really,...any info on this method would be appreciated
 

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Mach4 General Discussion / looking for more fonts for Mach 4 engrave wizard

« on: September 16, 2018, 03:45:14 PM »

i am looking for more fonts to install into engrave wizard on mach4 an also how to install them, my guess is to drop them into the file in mach4 where the rest are... but where do i get more? an how do i install them

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Mach4 General Discussion / Has Anyone Setup A ''PoNET kbd48cnc Keyboard'' to Mach4.. Mines not working..?

« on: July 21, 2018, 02:31:13 PM »

i bought the PoNET kbd48cnc Keyboard for a 57cnc board an im running Mach 4, but there manual is for Mach3 so not allot of help, i got it sync to device with solid green light on keyboard an i tested it with the LED wave test when you press a button an its working but only in POKEYS software.... i sent to device when i was done....  an thats it,  dont know what else to do,  i need some help on how to setup the rest i guess, i was told its plug an play but im missing a few steps i guess,... dont see a driver for it for mach 4 either so im stuck

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Mach4 General Discussion / Pokeys 57cnc

« on: July 10, 2018, 11:36:23 PM »

I'm using Mach 4 with pokeys 57cnc,... I got limits an home switches setup right to work together,  but when i home it,  it doesn't back off so if I try to jog it will activate a limit error,... I can get it to back off in the Mach settings using the back off function,... I set it to like 2.00 or - 2.00 on some an it fixes my issue but leaves my dro now not Zeroed,... I don't want to have to hit zero every time I home my machine,... What's the fix for this or is it not gonna throw off all my gcode,....

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Mach4 General Discussion / CAN I CHANGE [mc.ISIG_INPUT] TO A {KEYSTROKE INPUT}??

« on: July 04, 2018, 01:48:57 PM »

THIS IS CODE NOW....

[mc.ISIG_INPUT10] = function (state) --Anytime the state of input 1 changes, run this function
    if (state == 1) then --Input one is active
        CycleStart() --Run the CycleStart() function
    --else --Input one is inactive
        --mc.mcCntlFeedHold (0) --Do a feed hold
    end

end,

SO I WANT SOMETHING LIKE THIS AN I KNOW THIS ISNT RIGHT BUT JUST SO YOU CAN SEE MY IDEA OF WHAT I WANT...

[mc.ISIG_KEYSTROKE F1]= function (state) --Anytime the state of input 1 changes, run this function
    if (state == 1) then --Input one is active
        CycleStart() --Run the CycleStart() function
    --else --Input one is inactive
        --mc.mcCntlFeedHold (0) --Do a feed hold
    end

end,

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Mach4 General Discussion / I NEED ''Enable'' an ''Cycle Start'' scripts for activating with a ESS input

« on: July 01, 2018, 04:09:04 PM »

I HAVE TRIED to activate cycle start with a script i got from joe average but we just cant get it to work, i know my input is working we have it activating the diagnostic led but cant seem to get it to activate Cycle Start when you trigger that input #1
 
Cycle Start()
[mc.ISIG_INPUT10]=function(state)
   if state==1 then
      CycleStart()
   end
end

i have put it in the left down script, the left up script i have put the left up an left down actions  to cycle start with an without the code installed in the  clicked boxs, not sure what the exact scenario is that i need to have them installed an what order needs to be on an off with the left dwn/up clicked act/srpt/ boxs,... 

im trying to get all my main screen buttons onto external buttons or either have them where they can be triggered by key strokes an use a macro keyboard to activate them, i dont care which way but this was suppose to be the easiest way to do it an its not been easy to figure out,... i have tried some of the scripts in another post similar to what im trying but those didn't work either,...so im tryn to determining if its in my inputs or in the scripts,...

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Mach4 General Discussion / easy way i can make "Enable, Cycle start,ect" in mach 4 work with key stroke

« on: June 30, 2018, 08:26:18 PM »

using mach 4 on win 10

 there is a keyboard plugin in mach 4 but it has loaded with keystrokes you can map to keys but its limited in what functions you can map to a key,...or is ther a way to add some that arent ther into it...
whats the easiest way i can make mach4 buttons like "CYCLE START" , "FEED HOLD", "STOP", ''ENABLE"  need to start when i hit a key on keyboard,... im thinking its in the lua script or code im guessing but i have not a clue in how to do it or use it, ive tried to figure the script out but its just to much right now im pulling my hair out tryn to figure it out, Therese no vids that i know of unless yal can point me in right direction

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Mach4 General Discussion / "Jog inc" is under ouput signals so how to trigger inc Jog step in mach 4??

« on: June 28, 2018, 06:11:28 PM »

how do i get a external button to switch incremental Jog Step in mach4, i have pokeys but Jog inc is under outputs not inputs so i dont understand how to get it to trigger a inc step in mach 4 if inc step is under a output an not a input,...

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Mach4 General Discussion / Pokeys, Mch4, cant figure out how to make a external button for "inc. Jog Step"

« on: June 28, 2018, 05:35:38 PM »

NOT HAVING TROUBLE USING INPUTS... its just all i can seem to find inc step  under is the  out put signals ,...? so how do i hook up a external switch an make incr. step work by a external switch if its pin is under output signals an not input signals or am i thinking of this wrong?

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Mach4 General Discussion / WHATS THIS ERROR..??? Clearing a spurious limit hit latch event,

« on: June 24, 2018, 07:59:36 PM »

error message as soon as its starts to cut it stops an throws this error....

>>>Clearing a spurious limit hit latch event, Start logging in menu Diagnostic Logging to see more detail,....<<<<

 i tried that diagnostic logging... i belive i did... if im in right area,... an i didnt tell me anything unless im not using it right,.....i thought maby my motors are moving to fast so i turned them down... same error,  works if i cut air but the min i start cutting aluminum it throws this error,....im at a lost as what its referring too??? its like it knows it is cutting but it never lets me go any farther than the  start ofo ,               the cut, im going slow as possible but same error..?wth???