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Third party software and hardware support forums. => CS-Lab => Topic started by: HIDinc on November 28, 2015, 08:13:14 PM
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I have had this system for almost 18 months and have just now got it connected and powered up. I have been impressed so far but I have run into a couple of glitches
1st when I load a program with an M84, the machine runs the tap cycle as it regenerates the toolpath display. I have only loaded a single hole for testing so I don't know if it will do it for every threaded hole in the program, but my guess is it will.
2nd This is an old Bridgeport R2C3 machine which has a pneumatic brake to hold the spindle for tool changes. I set up a brain to turn off the brake when the spindle is on. This works normally, but not with the M84 cycle. This not a big deal as I can disable the brake manually.
How can I stop the M84 from cycling on regen?
Thanks
Cliff
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Put a tick in the box detailed in screenshot, it is on General Config page.
Hood
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For your brake problem you could possibly make up a custom M Code to operate the brake and insert the custom M Code before the tapping cycle.
Hood
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I had overlooked that. I knew it had to be something simple.
I have considered modifying the M84 code to turn on a bit that would disable the brake when running and turn it off at the end of the M84.
I was also going to look at the firmware changes to see if that was addressed.
Thanks again