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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: Pedio on February 14, 2016, 01:51:55 PM

Title: Mach 4 freezes occasionally at spindle control
Post by: Pedio on February 14, 2016, 01:51:55 PM

Occasionally Mach 4 freezes when it encounters a spindle control. I can run the same G code file numerous times and Mach 4 will all of the sudden stop at a M03 command. The cycle start button will be grayed out. Sometimes I can disable Mach 4 and re-enable it to get the cycle start button to be slectable again. Sometimes this does not work so I have to reboot Mach 4 again. I am running build 2797 with SmartBob 33.159 plugin.

Anyone else having this problem? Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Mach 4 freezes occasionally at spindle control
Post by: DazTheGas on February 14, 2016, 04:08:13 PM

Have you considered updating to the latest version of 2872 to see if the problem still exists

DazTheGas

Title: Re: Mach 4 freezes occasionally at spindle control
Post by: Pedio on February 14, 2016, 04:48:14 PM

I tried that version and had all sorts of problems. There is another thread on the problems. I went back to this version.

Title: Re: Mach 4 freezes occasionally at spindle control
Post by: bob_at_pmdx on February 14, 2016, 10:41:41 PM

Quote from: Pedio on February 14, 2016, 01:51:55 PM

Occasionally Mach 4 freezes when it encounters a spindle control. I can run the same G code file numerous times and Mach 4 will all of the sudden stop at a M03 command. The cycle start button will be grayed out. Sometimes I can disable Mach 4 and re-enable it to get the cycle start button to be slectable again. Sometimes this does not work so I have to reboot Mach 4 again. I am running build 2797 with SmartBob 33.159 plugin.

Please post this issue on the PMDX support forums (http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-Forums/), since you are running a PMDX-410 and PMDX-132.  The Machsupport forums are not our primary support venue, and this will get into plug-in and SmartBOB specific troubleshooting.

Bob