

LCD DRo by Colten Edwards (c) 2011



So, you want to try this out.. Here's what todo. Take the DLL and place it in the plugins directory ( c:\mach3\plugins )

Run Mach3 and Config/Config Plugins          enable the LCD DRo plugin

Due to my use of VS 2010 which sucks when it comes to MFC, I am unable to create a dialog to configure the plugin. VS2005/2003 just cause segfaults within Mach3.

So we use something differant. After running the plugin once, you can then use XML Reader found on the Mach Support Forum. This will allow you to edit the values I've placed in the XML file. After installing the Reader, pick up the default XML that you use and drop it on the reader. Find the "LCDDRoPlugin" and click on it. Under that Value you will find 2 settings. ComPort and Show4th. ComPort is the comport value of the gravitech device.. Show4th is for displaying the 4th or "A" Axis. Show4th needs to be either 0 (false) or 1 (true). 

Thats it folks..

Feedback would be appreciated either on the Mach forums or you can email me directly at cd.edwards@sasktel.net
 

1.0	Initial Release. Warts and all.

1.1	After some feedback, I changed the display format to +09.4f. this gives 4 digits of precision for those using inches.
	I had already added runtime, and changed the ESTOP from clearing the screen and sitting in the middle to the lower right corner
	and made it flash.
	Started adding support for the SURE LCD Smartie which I had originally purchased. After playing with this, I'm thinking I might scrap it. 	Documentation is pretty well non-existant. Adding support for a Matrix Orbital if someone was willing to donate one, would be quick though :)



TODO
	Still working on menu's. VS2010 and Mach3 do not play nice.. The new header files that someone created for VS2008 work well, but there's 	something not quite right. On top of all that I managed to screw up VS2010 when I switched from VS2003, VS2008 to VS2010. SQL error so 	Intellisense doesn't work, and the Class Wizard is screwed up. After all that, I think I have to re-install windows 7.0 to fix it :/

KUDO's 	to all the previous authors who uploaded source for demo plugins. Also to the person creating the VS2008 header files. I only had to change
	the filenames by adding an _ to the name and reversing a couple of header's so they are included differantly

