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CS-Lab / update to M4 .5000 version

« on: January 07, 2023, 03:22:04 AM »

i have an EMCO mill converted to mach3 and that runs for a few years now. i use CSLABS CSMIO/IP-S six axis and pokeys for the pendant. the pc is an intel nuc with W10/8GB internal RAM. i converted it to M4 (previous version 46..) all went wel, i made the software for the toolchanger, perfect. (https://youtu.be/a72-Q8TJUow) i did an upgrade to the .5000 version. now CSLABS comes with PID fault: error 1092
i reinstalled M4, made a new clean profile and entered all the setting.. nothing works.
i hope to get some ideas...

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Mach4 General Discussion / M4 update to 5000 version, result: system failures

« on: January 07, 2023, 03:15:11 AM »

i have an EMCO mill converted to mach3 and that runs for a few years now. i use CSLABS CSMIO/IP-S six axis and pokeys for the pendant. the pc is an intel nuc with W10/8GB internal RAM. i converted it to M4 (previous version 46..) all went wel, i made the software for the toolchanger, perfect. (https://youtu.be/a72-Q8TJUow) i did an upgrade to the .5000 version. now CSLABS comes with PID fault: error 1092
i reinstalled M4, made a new clean profile and entered all the setting.. nothing works.
i hope to get some ideas...

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VB and the development of wizards / Edge detection on input

« on: January 13, 2016, 01:15:19 PM »

i need to detect a falling edge of an input to control my turret

i think the code is right but it hangs mach3?

wanted_position = 6
counter = 0
marker = 0
'input 1 = the couter of the turretpostion

message "c = " &counter
sleep(100)

activatesignal(output3) 'start run turret
While ismoving()
Wend


While (counter <> wanted_position)

   If Not isactive(input1) And marker = 0 Then
      counter = counter + 1
      marker = 1
   End If
   

   If isactive(intput1) And marker = 1 Then
      marker = 0
   End If

   message "c = " &counter

Wend

deactivatesignal(output3) 'stop turret

tnx for your reply!

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PoKeys / Pokeys56 and Smoothstepper (ethernet)

« on: March 01, 2014, 05:08:04 AM »

i use the pokeys56 usb and smoothstepper ESS on a windows xp computer with latest mach and plugins. if i run gcode i get the following errors

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SmoothStepper USB / ESS and Pokeys

« on: February 28, 2014, 10:18:26 AM »

i have the ESS installed with latest mach and plugin version. i also have a pokeys connected to the same computer. with the later pokeys version i got the fault as in the pictures. i asked pokeys and the told me they do no development for mach3 anymore?

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General Mach Discussion / G84 reverse time

« on: September 08, 2013, 02:15:38 PM »

I am testing my emco vmc100 with mach3 every works fine but i do not understand one thing

I use the g84 for tapping that works oke except that if the tap is at the bottom the spindle reverses but it takes a second or so before the z-axis moves up. I think that should be immediatly?

Thank you for your reply

Tantan
http://m.youtube.com/#/user/tantancnc?&desktop_uri=%2Fuser%2Ftantancnc

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Machscreen Screen Designer / System hotkeys

« on: September 08, 2013, 02:07:31 PM »

Hi,

I use the 1024 mach screen and i made an extra page in tis screen set. All works fine except the systemkeys like jogging the axis with the keyboard arrow keys. If i select an other (standard) page the keys work well

Tnx for you reply

Tantan

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VB and the development of wizards / Moving 2 axis simultaneously with vb

« on: August 11, 2013, 10:05:04 AM »

what i want is swinging the a-axis while the z-axis is moving to a position. how is that posible in vb?
i made this but this wil move the z-axis first and then swing the a-axis. i want this simultaneously

counter = 0
code "g1 z90 f100"

While counter < 20
 code "g0 a0.5"
 While ismoving()
 Wend
 code "g0 a-0.5"
 While ismoving()
 Wend
 counter=counter+1
Wend

thank you for your reply.

tantan

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PoKeys / pokeys 56u analog FeedRate Override issues

« on: December 08, 2012, 08:55:43 AM »

hi,

i use the latest mach and pokeys software.
if i map encoder 1 directly to FRO (DRO:821) it works great, but it would be perfect if i press reset FRO that the encodervalue would be reset too to a value of 100.
if i use analog input on input 41-47 and if i map this to DRO:821, feedrate override does not respond correctly, or not respond at all.

tnx TanTan

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General Mach Discussion / softlimits and 4th axis

« on: November 04, 2012, 03:28:33 AM »

hi,

in general config there is an option to turn on/off softlimits for the fourth axis (rotational: rotational softlimits). this does not seem to work. if you turn softlimits on the softlimits for the fourth axis are enabled, no mather if the rotational limits are checked on or off.

tnx TanTan