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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Brian Barker on January 16, 2007, 10:28:14 AM

Title: New PlugIn
Post by: Brian Barker on January 16, 2007, 10:28:14 AM

Hello,
I wanted to tell you that I made you all a gift in my free time ;)
This Pluging is Called JCode (Jog to Gcode) I have no idea what you will use it for but it is a fun toy and could be used to make your machine do great things like dip a tea bag and stir in the honey all by jogging!

Or you could use it to teach facing a part because Cam is just to slow... that works for me too (I would rather have a good cup of tea) 

You can get it here on the Plugin's page:
http://www.machsupport.com/artsoft/plugin.htm

Thanks
Brian

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: chad on January 16, 2007, 07:30:37 PM

Thanks! This actually could be handy in a number of things. It would make a neat way to teach a multi axis robot moves.

Chad
 (or make tea)

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: ynneb on January 16, 2007, 11:45:38 PM

Quote from: chad on January 16, 2007, 07:30:37 PM

It would make a neat way to teach a multi axis robot moves.

My thoughts too. I wonder how hard it would be to track movements from encoder input instead of jog input?
That way it would be easy to show a robot how to spray a car etc.

Oh did I say thanks Brian? Thanks mate.

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: fer_mayrl on January 17, 2007, 12:44:39 AM

This was covered in the feature requests section a while ago, a Brazilian guy, Junior, was working on a board that converted encoder inputs into step and direction signals, so you could control a robotic arm in real time, no move recording tough.

Regards
Fernando

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: Brian Barker on January 17, 2007, 01:43:57 AM

That is cake :)  I could do that in about 10 min ;) (after all I have most of it done)

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: Chaoticone on January 17, 2007, 01:48:05 AM

Sleep on it first. ;D

Brett

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: ReCar on February 05, 2007, 04:48:09 AM

Hi,
 
I would like to capture four axis with JCode, and to transfer "Rec Point" to external button. Is possible?
 
Thanks.
Renon

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: Brian Barker on February 06, 2007, 04:50:13 PM

It is only 3 axis at this time :( But I think I can add a 4th axis... The external button is not going to be simple :( I will think about that one, somhow I have to pass that the Key has been pressed from Mach3

Thanks
Brian

Title: Re: New PlugIn
Post by: jemmyell on February 08, 2007, 12:03:22 PM

Hi Brian,

It would be GREAT if you and Art could add a general 'button pushed' event to the Mach3 plugin SDK, just like you fire a realtime callback for the 'reset' button, I would LOVE it if I didn't have to poll for button states in my plugins.

-James