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1511

FAQs / Re: touch plate guru brew plan- not getting mx4660 to cooperate

« on: January 09, 2019, 03:03:30 AM »

do a Little test wirh two wires.
one connected to input4
the other one connected to a GND terminal on your mx4660

now if you put the two wire together the Digitize LED in Diagnostic Screen should Show up.

1512

General Mach Discussion / Re: *** FORUM SEARCH FACILITY BROKEN ***

« on: January 09, 2019, 02:44:00 AM »

search fuction (internal and extrenal) seems to work again. Looks like there is an new Version of the Forum Software.

1513

General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Z-axis brake control by mach 3 estop

« on: January 09, 2019, 02:40:59 AM »

Config -> Ports&Pins -> Outputs -> Enable1 to Enable6 should work.

1514

General Mach Discussion / Re: New to site - Mach3 homing support needed

« on: January 07, 2019, 04:45:30 AM »

ok that is a normal PP BoB.

can you post some screenshots of your motortunig Screens.
maybe your acceleration is so "soft" that the axis is not able to stop on the Limit Switch ?

1515

General Mach Discussion / Re: New Mach 3 Won't load G code

« on: January 07, 2019, 01:29:09 AM »

have you tryed to load roadrunner example code ?

1516

General Mach Discussion / Re: New to site - Mach3 homing support needed

« on: January 07, 2019, 01:27:46 AM »

witch BOB are you using?

1517

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Y axis manual input

« on: January 06, 2019, 04:11:38 AM »

hi tmax1,

here the code with "online update" of the DRO during Input.

Code: [Select]

Global value As String
Global DroNum  As Integer

Sub Main
'declare variables
Dim YPos As Double
Dim OldDroValue As Double
Dim YMinPos As Double
Dim YMaxPos As Double

'preset the variables
YMinPos = 1.0
YMaxPos = 50.0
DroNum  = 1201

'get the actual DRO value
OldDroValue = GetOemDro(DroNum)

'show the virtual keyboard
call NumericKeyboard(DroNum,YMinPos,YMaxPos)

'get the new DRO value
YPos = GetOEMDro(DroNum)


'check that the entered value has changed
If YPos <> OldDroValue Then
'doe the move
Code "G0Y"+CStr(YPos)
Message "driving Y to: " & YPos
End If
End Sub



'TPS 01.12.2017
'numerische Eingabe
Function NumericKeyboard(ByVal DRONum as Integer , ByVal Min as Double , ByVal Max as Double) As Double
Dim title as String
value = "" 'GetOemDRO(DRONum)
title = Header


Begin Dialog UserDialog1 60,60, 105, 210, "input value:"  , .Enable

PushButton 10, 10, 25, 25, "7", .but7
PushButton 40, 10, 25, 25, "8", .but8
PushButton 70, 10, 25, 25, "9", .but9

PushButton 10, 40, 25, 25, "4", .but4
PushButton 40, 40, 25, 25, "5", .but5
PushButton 70, 40, 25, 25, "6", .but6

PushButton 10, 70, 25, 25, "1", .but1
PushButton 40, 70, 25, 25, "2", .but2
PushButton 70, 70, 25, 25, "3", .but3

PushButton 10, 100, 25, 25, ".", .butD
PushButton 40, 100, 25, 25, "0", .but0
PushButton 70, 100, 25, 25, "<-", .butB

PushButton 10, 130, 25, 25, "+/-", .butN
PushButton 40, 130, 25, 25, "Del", .butDel

TextBox 10, 160, 85, 18, .FText
PushButton 10, 185, 40, 21,"OK", .OK
CancelButton 55, 185, 40, 21
End Dialog


Dim Dlg1 As UserDialog1

Dlg1.FText = CStr(value)
x = Dialog( Dlg1 )

NumericKeyboard = CDbl(Dlg1.FText)
If CDbl(Dlg1.FText) < Min Then NumericKeyboard = Min
If CDbl(Dlg1.FText) > Max Then NumericKeyboard = Max

SetOEMDro(DRONum,NumericKeyboard)
End Function

Function Enable( ControlID$, Action%, SuppValue%)

Select Case Action%
Case 1

Case 2 'Button wurde gerückt
If ControlID$ = "but0" Then
value = CStr(value) + "0"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but1" Then
value = CStr(value) + "1"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but2" Then
value = CStr(value) + "2"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but3" Then
value = CStr(value) + "3"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but4" Then
value = CStr(value) + "4"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but5" Then
value = CStr(value) + "5"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but6" Then
value = CStr(value) + "6"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but7" Then
value = CStr(value) + "7"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but8" Then
value = CStr(value) + "8"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "but9" Then
value = CStr(value) + "9"
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "butD" Then
   If InStr(1,value,".") = 0 Then
value = CStr(value) + "."
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
   End If
End If
If ControlID$ = "butB" Then
value = Left(value,Len(value)-1)
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "butN" Then
If Left(value,1) = "-" Then
value = "+" + CStr(Right(value,Len(value)-1))
Else
If Left(value,1) = "+" Then
value = "-" + CStr(Right(value,Len(value)-1))
Else
value = "-" + CStr(value)
End If
End If
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "butDel" Then
value = ""
DlgText "FText", CStr(value)
SetOEMDro(DRONum,CDbl(value))
Enable =1
End If
If ControlID$ = "OK" Then
Enable = -1
End If
Case 3 'Text verändert
'MsgBox Dlg1.FText
Case Else
End Select

'Wert zurückgeben
If Enable = -1 Then
Enable = value
End If

End Function   


1518

General Mach Discussion / Re: Windows xp vs Windows 7

« on: January 05, 2019, 11:15:36 AM »

there is a Little tool called "Move Mouse" as Freeware avaliable,
maybe this will avoid to go into power save mode?

1519

General Mach Discussion / Re: PCI Parallel port not communicating with Mach 3 in Windows 10

« on: January 04, 2019, 02:09:25 PM »

Hi TPS,
Have you tried it?
Craig

no, because i think it is waste of time.

TPS

1520

General Mach Discussion / Re: PCI Parallel port not communicating with Mach 3 in Windows 10

« on: January 03, 2019, 02:11:15 PM »

hi Craig,
maybe it is off Topic

Hi TPS,
does that include Windows 10 32 bit? Certainly any 64 bit Windows is no go for PP.

a short look lool to NFS Homepage -> mach3 -> Software requirements (https://www.machsupport.com/software/mach3/):

Requirements if using the parallel port for machine control:
Desktop PC with at least one parallel port
(Laptops are not supported)
32-bit version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
(64-bit versions will not work)
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Non-integrated Video Card with 32MB RAM
(Large G-code files, especially 3D files will require a video card with 512MB RAM or higher)


there is nothing about Win10 32Bit.
if you only remeber all this Win7 (32bit) PP + Win Update K(i can not remember the number) Trouble,
do you realy think to get a Win10 (32bit) to work with PP porper?

IMHO i do not think so, but this is only my completly insignificant personal meaning.  

i personaly get scared of all this 5V (3.3V) NPN Pull Up/Pull Down/Pull somewhere stuff.

i prefere to use stuff witch has a "touch" of industrial standard (CSMIO), 24V Inputs 24V Outputs an so on.

sorry to be "off Topic".

TPS