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General Mach Discussion / ab pulse train output

« on: May 05, 2011, 12:31:44 PM »

hi guys i have a plc allen bradley micrologics 1400 and it says that on out put 0,1,2 has a pulse train output (100khz) that can drive the axis so i was thinking if i can use this to drive the axis my servo drive have the step & dir input is this possible ? my intention is so i dont use the parallel port i make 1 ethernet cable to communicate with the plc and the plc will do all the work like i/o and the axis drives too

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 tool remember

« on: July 11, 2010, 05:29:47 AM »

hi guys
i have a milling with a 16 atc carousel and my problem is that when i reboot mach3 the tool go to position 1 cause the brain is sending this to the plc via modbus
so i always have to rotate to tool 1 before i turn off the computer  or mach3
how i can resolve this

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General Mach Discussion / master cam to mach3 turn

« on: June 27, 2010, 04:20:08 AM »

dear guys
i am trying to work with the mastercam and posting in mach3 turn and i have a problem when mastercam generate the gcode G02,G03 in mach3 turn they are coming up circles i tryed to change the i,k to absolute but the problem keep coming up the difference is when i change I,K from absolute to incremental the circles come big or small any one is useing mastercam to mach3 turn so can help me !!!!!!!!!

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General Mach Discussion / lazyturn problem

« on: June 24, 2010, 12:53:25 AM »

dear guys
i down load the lazyturn and i was playing with it i just notice that when i make the roughing tool in diameter mode they come ok but when i make the fine tool they come in radius instead of diameter
what i am doing wrong ?

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General Mach Discussion / 2nd parallel port

« on: June 23, 2010, 08:47:13 AM »

hi guys
i just brouth a pci parallel port  and i instail it but when i whent to find the adress in the device manager there is no resources tap so i cannot see the adress
is there an other way where you can see the adress ?
the driver of this card is sun-4008t

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General Mach Discussion / waterjet screen

« on: June 22, 2010, 01:45:50 PM »

hi guys
i allready have a waterjet running and in the near future i will need an other one so i was thinking that maybe some of you already did this i need a screen for a waterjet cutting machine i am ready to pay for it cause the next machine i want it to run by mach

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General Mach Discussion / re setting milling

« on: January 02, 2010, 08:46:50 AM »

hi guys
i have a mill with an atc and all the hardware is in place and i managed to start the machine and now as the machine is getting more complicated i am confused with the brains so i was thinking maybe there is some one want to come to Malta and help me set the machine and make everything working as suppose do if he is from Europe would be grate

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General Mach Discussion / cnc bending roller

« on: November 19, 2009, 01:40:32 PM »

did any one made a cnc bending roller with mach3 ?

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General Mach Discussion / z+ z- move

« on: November 05, 2009, 06:39:43 AM »

hi guys
is it posible in mach 3 to make 2 buttons z+ z- to jog but i need these two buttons work while the g code is running

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General Mach Discussion / spindle

« on: October 30, 2009, 12:57:39 PM »

hi guys
i am trying to make a spindle control with a brain and vb i need to know where do i have to write on the plc holding output,contacts ,coils,input registry
any one did this before may share with me some help