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PoKeys / Changing Charge Pump frequency

« on: October 13, 2016, 08:49:38 PM »

HI

Planning to use a 57CNCdb25 USB to parallel port unit on my existing parallel port connected CNC  machine.

Have just realised I’m possibly going to have a problem with incompatible charge pump frequencies.
 The 57CNCdb25  generates a 5KHz signal but the breakout board that it will interface to rquires a 12.5KHz input signal.......................

 Does anyone know if it’s possible (and how it can be done) to change the 57CNCdb25 charge pump to generate a 12.5KHz output?. I’m hoping it would likely be a simple software change.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks
Richard 

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Mach4 General Discussion / M06 not working

« on: November 29, 2015, 10:39:15 PM »

M06 doesn't halt program and stop for the tool to be changed.......................M06 command is basically ignored by M4, when Gcode is run. (M01 operates OK).
Also The tool Change LED in the prog run window never illuminates.

Interestingly the above applies to 3 different computers, M4: Version 4.2.0.2803 -  2 unlicensed computers (Demo) running the simulator (Win10 X64)  and my licensed workshop Machine OS XP SP3 with parallel port and Darwin.
 A M6 macro is installed in Macros under the machine Profile - (all machines).

 I can see no reason for the command to be ignored - as far as I can tell the M06 Lua code runs OK, (but I'm very much a learner with this)...............the other thought  perhaps  the Mach4 configuration is not setup correctly - which could be the case, as no one else seems to having the same problem.
  I'm totally at a loss as to what to try next!.

Their is a tool change option in the output Tab of  M4 config - is this meant to be set somehow (I have tried all sorts of combinations but with nil result so far.
Does anyone know what is wrong and/or what the fix might be? (Mach3, M06 stop and  tool change works fine).

Thanks for any advice/help
Richard 

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Copy Cat - End of file

« on: April 24, 2013, 09:59:33 PM »

Hi

Can anyone help please.

 Running Copy Cat V1.1. (NFW is licensed).

 I find after every Rapid or Feed move  ( or any of the other on screen button comands)  an "End of file EStop selected" message is generated, requiring a reset command before any further commands are allowed. This might be a feature of Copy Cat, or maybe something wrong in it's setup? - I don't know, but it gets a bit tedious having to continually apply a reset after each move, especially when their are a large number of Rapid and Feed moves involved.


Thanks for any help

Richard