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PoKeys / Re: Slave axis seems to be not suported by Pokeys57CNC and Mach3

« on: January 14, 2019, 08:49:33 PM »

Pokeys 57cnc and Mach3 can run 6 axis.  Axis A, B and C can be slaved to X,Y and Z.  Slave settings are done in Mach3 and your settings in the plug in on pulse engine tab need to be setup correctly.

I have running all 6 axis with a 57CNC on one machine and 57E on a different 6 axis machine.  The 57U also runs 6 Axis with Mach3.

Best way to get help from Pokeys is to open a support ticket with them.  They are quick to help.

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PoKeys / Re: PoKeys57CNC and external sensors?

« on: February 03, 2017, 10:20:46 AM »

Mach can access values from Pokeys and Pokeys can access values from Mach.  Its in the manual(s).

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 06, 2016, 03:25:44 PM »

Re: the failsafe.  It will set any pin to a user defined state (high or low) when communication with Mach is lost. 

What you were experiencing was the charge pump going into failsafe setting when Mach was terminated.  I think the default of the Pokeys system is a high level.  By switching the default to low the pulse engine signal will go low when Mach is terminated.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 06, 2016, 02:52:19 PM »

Make sure you click "send to device" after setting your default failsafe settings.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 06, 2016, 02:51:33 PM »

Have you tried this:

1) Open, Pokeys application (should be Pokeys Configuration v4.2.13)
2) To to: Peripherals> Failsafe Settings.
3) Set any pin to the desired failsafe setting.

This will allow the pokeys device to revert to a specific logic value when Mach3 is closed.


I will see if anything comes to mind when taking a look at the .xml you attached

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 02, 2016, 03:52:38 PM »

I have noticed that  the plugin for Mach3 seems to leave a pin i/o state in its last know status when closing. 

So if the i/o pin that the poblocks app is looking at is high (say Mach3 active) when closing Mach3 the signal will stay high until Mach3 is restarted.  Obviously this isnt what you want.  Your goal would be to have the signal go low when closing Mach. 

Charge pump seems to be the only signal that turn on and off when mach3 is active.  But as you may have notice in the .xml when mach3 is inactive the change pump pin still floats and needs to be pulled down.  The GT block was just a quick way to demonstrate the concept.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 02, 2016, 09:32:56 AM »

If your willing to share your poblocks .xml I might be able to assist.  I understand if you are not willing.  I am sure there is some other poblocks configuration that can solve for this.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 01, 2016, 03:25:04 PM »

Just another note:

Mach3 and Poblocks can communicate via pins as long as they are configured correctly on each side.  If a Poblocks application uses pin 1 for example them Mach3 plugin can not use pin 1 for anything.  The same goes in reverse.  This method allows you to have an output from Poblocks (say pin 1) communicate to Mach3 on an input pin (say pin 2).  You configure the output pin 1 in Poblocks and configure the input pin 2 in the Plugin for Mach.

Shared pins can be used by both but the Mach3 to Poblocks is limited in number of pins (21-27) and if you want to only communicate simple logic level stuff you have to create an LED, DRO and brain as mentioned earlier.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 01, 2016, 03:01:51 PM »

I may not fully understand your goals, but after reading through this thread again I think I have a grasp on what you want to do.  When Mach3 is active it should have control over machine movement.  When Mach3 is not active or the computer is not running you want a poblocks configuration to allow machine movement via MPG or other manual control method???

You don't need a brain, macro pump or vb script, though you could probably accomplish the task with one or more of these tools.

The simplest way I can think of is to:

1) activate "Enable safety charge pump (pin 45) and keep "Enable in emergency (reset)" unchecked in the Pokeys plugin for Mach3.

2) Jumper pin 45 and 43 on the Analog inputs connector on the 57CNC.

3) Load the attached Poblock to the 57cnc board via the Poblocks application.  or merge the poblock configuration that is attached into your current custom poblocks build.  This is one method for telling a poblocks configuration that Mach3 is active.

4) For testing purposes only: wire an led from pin 13 on the Encoders connector on the 57cnc board to a ground pin next to pin 13.  If your using pin 43 and/or pin 13 in the plugin for Mach3 you will have to disable them to allow the poblock program to have access to these i/o's.

When Mach 3 is active (running and out of estop) the LED on between pin 13 and GND will light.  When in active estop or you close Mach3 the led will go off.

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PoKeys / Re: HOW TO DETECT THAT IS RUNNING MACH3 IN POKEYS57CNC

« on: December 01, 2016, 10:51:50 AM »

Correct me if I am wrong but doesn't the Pokeys Mach3 plugin override any pulse engine generators setup in Poblocks?  If so then the Poblocks pulse engines would become inactive when Mach3 is running.

Another method would be to just use the E stop led in the brain vs the charge pump.  Mach3 starts up in E-stop active mode and the signals can be used as described above in a brain to poblocks setup.

But again.  On my end when I setup a poblocks utilizing a pulse engine block configuration it works as long as Mach3 is not running.  When Mach is active the poblock pulse engine is ignored.