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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: giannis121 on January 16, 2013, 12:35:30 PM

Title: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: giannis121 on January 16, 2013, 12:35:30 PM

Have you noticed any problem on the 066 version with pause button (on plasma screen)?
When I hit pause the program pauses at the end of the line, never pauses in the middle.
Any ideas would help...
Thank you in advance,
Giannis

Title: Re: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: geast on February 28, 2013, 12:24:04 AM

Hello everybody.
I have the same problem and i'm running version 43.022. Does anybody know a version that does not do that?
I need when i press the pause button the program must stop immediately. 

Title: Re: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on February 28, 2013, 04:53:52 AM

Hi Guys,

The Pause function is intended to halt the program execution in a controlled manner in order to maintain ‘position’ (relationship between program position and machine position). If Pause was to occur immediately, within a program line, then it could and in most cases will cause loss of ‘position’ so would be useless if the work was to be continued from the point at which it was halted.

The Stop button (or EStop) will halt the program immediately (within a program line) but exact ‘position’ is then lost.

Just my opinion.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: geast on February 28, 2013, 11:09:16 AM

Yes but this will cause a problem when plasma or oxyfuel cutting.When the arc/flame is lost we need to pause immediately the program and start to go backwards.

Title: Re: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: Hood on February 28, 2013, 11:28:12 AM

Mach3 will never pause instantly but I have never had it wait until the end of the line until it does, well unless the line is a short move.
Hood

Title: Re: Pause button on 43.066 version...
Post by: BR549 on February 28, 2013, 01:19:15 PM

What is your look ahead setting ???

(;-) TP