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Modbus / Re: MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 25, 2010, 02:04:56 PM »

Is there a newer version of the plugin thatn the one I am using?  I have 2.1.

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Modbus / Re: MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 25, 2010, 02:02:22 PM »

Is all good.  I will keep at it.  I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something simple I was overlooking.

Mike

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Modbus / Re: MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 23, 2010, 06:59:44 PM »

I got the led"s for the soft buttons to work when the left switch is in positions 9 - 12.  I still cannot make the light next to the lower left button come on at all.

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Modbus / Re: MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 23, 2010, 02:23:50 PM »

I have gone through and checked everything.  It is all setup the way the help file states.  On the mp-03 page I can see the state change for all of the buttons.  I can also get the state to change for the Spindle, E-Stop, and FRO LED.  I cannot get them to change for the Tool change, Soft Button LED A,B, or C.

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Modbus / Re: MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 23, 2010, 01:16:23 PM »

Wiring checks out.  I am a little lost on how to manually trigger through the test dialog.  How and where do I do that?  Do I need to setup something in the modbus or output configuration screens?

Thanks for your help!
Mike

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Modbus / MP-03 Pendant Setup Question

« on: January 23, 2010, 10:57:17 AM »

I have one of the ModIO MP-03 pendant kits that I have built.  I have all of the buttons and switches working but the one problem I have is that I have never been able to get the LED lights above the 3 middle switches or the led to the right of the cycle start button to work.   All of the buttons work just not the lights. The lights for the estop, spindle, and feedrate work fine.  I have tried multiple configurations and going through the ModIO manual without luck.  I also don't believe it is a wiring issue since the corresponding lights on the modio board do not light up either. Any insight would really be appreciated.  I am using the MP-03 plugin version 2.1.

Thanks
Mike

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Mach MAD Plug in (Maintenance and Diagnostics)

« on: June 10, 2009, 12:50:18 PM »

Scott,
How can I use the plugin to act like a touch probe.  I set one of the user Led toggle buttons to oem825 but it won't light my led up.  It works with a real probe though.

Mike

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Modbus / Re: Mod IO Pendant Kit Plug in is finished........

« on: June 08, 2009, 03:54:09 PM »

Scott,
I think I get it.  I will try it out this afternoon when I am in front of the actual pc with the pendant.  I appreciate your help.

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Modbus / Re: Mod IO Pendant Kit Plug in is finished........

« on: June 08, 2009, 03:12:00 PM »

You are correct that it is a probing macro. So after entering the above code in the macropump.m1s fileThen I would save the macro itself as M777.m1s in the macro folder?  In the first line of your code
 
ProbingCallNum = GetUserDRO(1500) <- should this be 2000

This is starting to make sense.  Thanks for your help I do appreciate it.
Mike

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Modbus / Re: Mod IO Pendant Kit Plug in is finished........

« on: June 08, 2009, 02:24:46 PM »

So if i have this macro how do I assign the user led to it in the macropump:

Rem VBScript To center probe inside a pipe

If GetOemLed (825) <> 0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty

    Code "(Probe plate is grounded, check connection and try again)"

Else

    FeedCurrent = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current settings
    XCurrent = GetDro(0)
    YCurrent = GetDro(1)

    Code "G4 P1" 'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate
    Code "F4" 'slow feed rate to 4 ipm

Rem Probe Left

    XNew = Xcurrent - 3 'probe 3 inches to left
    Code "G31 X" &XNew
    While IsMoving() 'wait for the move to finish
    Wend
    XPos1 = GetVar(2000) 'get the probe touch location

    Code "G0 X" &XCurrent 'rapid move back to start point

Rem Probe Right

    XNew = XCurrent + 3 'probe 3 inches to right
    Code "G31 X" &XNew
    While IsMoving()
    Wend
    XPos2 = GetVar(2000)

    XCenter = (XPos1 + XPos2) / 2 'center is midway between XPos1 and XPos2
    Code "G0 X" &XCenter 'rapid move to the x center location
    While IsMoving ()
    Wend
    Call SetDro (0,0.000)
    Code "G4 P0.25"

Rem Probe up

    YNew = YCurrent + 3
    Code "G31 Y" &YNew
    While IsMoving()
    Wend
    YPos1 = GetVar(2001)

    Code "G0 Y" &YCurrent

Rem Probe down