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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Jim Neifert on November 05, 2006, 08:44:59 AM
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I am getting an Abnormal flashing button with a comment about "Axis are not refed to normal condition". Somehow I started this and now can't figure out how to correct the problem. OK, I am not sure what it means or what I did to cause it.
Can anyone help?
Jim
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Is it doing this while homing? What had you changed, if any thing when it started this? Any settings?
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Its flashing all the time with this warning. I am just not sure what I changed, was just setting up my mill when it started. I have a sherline with Xylotex board, no switches and in the Diagnostics page there are no lights.
I printed off the Mach3 Mill Manual but can't find anything on it.
Jim
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I have not seen this. But then again I'm pretty new. Can you get the machine to home?
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Hi, Jim
This is a warning ( Abnormal/Normal Condition) Yellow/Green Flashing, When you get everything setup and working the way you want it, you can double click on it and a window will pop-up "Normalcy monitoring" asking reset normal monitoring Yes/No.
You probally changed something axis Port's Pins, recheck every thing is set/working properly including axis ref home...........
then double click and click yes, Then you've established a normal condition.
Hope this Helps, Chip
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Thanks Chip, that took care of it.
again thanks Chip and Chaoticone for the help.
Jim
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You're welcome Jim.
Good job chip. You must know those machines pretty good. "Target is locked". LOL :D
Brett
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Hi, Brett & Jim
Converted a couple machines, several in the works, You no, trip-fall-stumble-get-up, learn something every day.
It doesn't get any better than this.
Thank's Chip
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Sir Chip
Well as long as I am showing my stupidity, why in my screens does the x y and z arrow show up below my table outline? In the "program run" screen with table display on, the table outline is almost at the top and the coloured arrows is almost at the bottom.
Jim
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Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse, this should let you move the screen to suit. Holding down the left will allow you to tilt and scrolling the wheel (if you have one) will zoom in and out.
Hood
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Oh also a double click on the screen will put it back to default view, double click again and you will get an isometric view.
Hood
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Ok thanks, that I have figured out, but why is the table outline so far away from the x y and z arrow indicator?
Jim
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Maybe I am misunderstanding you, what happens if you double click on the screen?
Hood
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Is this the kind of thing you are seeing?
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Hi Jim
It's not stupid at all, I think what your referring to is a normal situation it just shows a view orientation marker, not a 0,0,0 position.
Hold down the left mouse key in the view screen and move it around, shows world view orientation, double click mouse again should be straight view d-clk again should give a 3D view, right mouse moves/drags image around.
Hit the Tab key, MPG-Jog window, something else to think about if you haven't found it yet.
So-many feature's, Mach3 is great, Check-out the Tutorials Documentation down-load some of it and review.
Hope this Helps, Chip
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yes sir it is.
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Then double click on the screen, if it takes you to an isometric view double click again.
Hood
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ok if I double click it goes from the Isometric View back to table display, which again places the coloured arrows, so far down on the screen I can not see but only part of my table outline
mayby this is just a normal thing?
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Nope its not normal, can you take a screenshot and post it, so we can see.
Hood
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could if you tell me how, I would guess use Prt Scr, just not sure where it puts the file, never used it before
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Hi Jim
Click on Display mode you'll see a Tool:0 only in top left corner it takes you out of Table View Mode.
Thank's Chip
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Hi, All
I see everyone is awake now WOW!!!!!
OK maybe awake was a bad word to use
Chip
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yes you can press Alt+Prt/scr and it will take only the active window. Then you will need to paste it into a graphics program to create a jpg. The go to the full reply form by choosing the reply option directly below the last post, choose aditional options and brows to the location you saved the jpg.
An easier way to grap a screenshot is google for ScreenHunter and download the free version.
Hood
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Ha ha its 17:10 here, been awake for a while ;)
Hood
Hi, All
I see everyone is awake now WOW!!!!!
Chip
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ok hope this shows you what I mean
Jim
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Hi Jim
Double click in view to reset it, if that dosent work go to Program Run screen reff All Home.
Click on Display mode you'll see a Tool:0 only in top left corner it takes you out of Table View Mode.
Thank's Chip
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that is the problem,,the picture is taken after I double click. I can right click and hold drag the table outline down into full view but when I double click it goes right back up to where the picture shows it
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same with tool :0 view,,it is all the way up in the top of the display,,
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What are your machine coordinates?
Hood
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they are , or can be all at o.oo
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OK can you post a screenshot of your homing and limits page, BTW pressing Alt with the prt Scr will allow you to just snap the active page.
Hood
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We ready to give up yet???
Think I am getting there
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Nope, never give up, just sometimes take a breather ;)
Dont see anything there, maybe if you could post your xml file I may be able to find something wrong in it.
Hood
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Hi Jim
Post your gcode also.
Thank's Chip
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I am getting an Abnormal flashing button with a comment about "Axis are not refed to normal condition". Somehow I started this and now can't figure out how to correct the problem. OK, I am not sure what it means or what I did to cause it.
Can anyone help?
Jim
If this is still the problem... all you need to do is set up your machine so that it is ready to run and double click on the "Normal Condition" and it will set that state to be the normal run condition of your machine :) that is all it is..