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HiCON Motion Controller / Error: Motion Buffer packet Loss:plugin %d Ctrl %d

« on: January 04, 2024, 04:59:42 PM »

I'm getting the above error message fault every 5 to 10 minutes on a 7766 any suggestions? There has been no Mach 4 or plug-in updates recently.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Homing 7766

« on: October 25, 2022, 10:24:33 AM »

I have a 7766 in a router running stepper motors. It had been working fine daily and then one morning on startup I got an error message that it couldn't reference the screen set. I reloaded Mach 4 and reinstalled the parameters and all the motors move but when I try to home it I get the "reference complete" box instantly but Mach disables and nothing moves. The error message says "Motor 2 (Y) isn't enabled in mach" but I can't find anywhere it isn't enabled and it jogs fine. All of the  M LEDs are green and the Input and output axis LEDs are yellow in the diagnostic screen. The proximity home switches all trigger correctly. Any ideas?

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HiCON Motion Controller / hicon backup settings file

« on: May 11, 2022, 11:42:20 AM »

Where are the settings saved in the Hicon Integra plugin? I have to reload Mach and would prefer not to have to re-enter the settings manually.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Handy tip

« on: November 14, 2020, 06:32:58 PM »

Maybe I'm the last guy to realize this but recently I discovered the sliders could be adjusted with the center mouse wheel with much better precision and control than dragging. Just hover the cursor over the slider and roll the wheel, hope it helps someone.

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Mach4 General Discussion / auto start/load Mach4 with profile, windows 10

« on: August 06, 2020, 04:50:46 PM »

I had no problem doing this with windows 7 or xp with mach3 but I'm hitting roadblocks with 10. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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Bargain Basement / teknic servo motors , drives and power supply from a 2007 Frogmill

« on: August 06, 2020, 03:18:53 PM »

I have the above bits, willing to discuss a price depending on how much of it you want. Larry

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Mach4 General Discussion / Gecko G540 and PMDX-411 smart bob

« on: December 30, 2019, 09:47:26 PM »

Here's the information as best as I can describe it;
1. Booted up our 5-year-old shop built 4 axis hotwire this morning and the power supply popped with the accompanying burnt electronic smell.
2. I replaced the 48v power supply with a similar model.
3. everything fired up again but when I tried to home the machine it went the wrong direction, X motors only for 1.0797 inches and then disabled, that distance repeats every time, Y motors didn't move.
4. I can flip the direction of the home direction but it responds the same way in the other direction
5. I can jog in both directions and it will run g-code programs, all in the correct directions.
6. The proximity home switches are functional but the g540 won't recognize them, even when you jog over them.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 and kingstar

« on: November 11, 2019, 12:18:03 PM »

I'm looking at repowering a 1999 5 axis Thermwood router and wondered if anyone had any experience with the Mach 4 kingstar combo with such an application. I currently have 3 machines running Mach 4 (1X 3 axis and 1X 4axis), 2 with Hicon Integra motion controllers which have been good.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Run G code from here starts cutting at transfer speed.

« on: June 20, 2019, 01:39:54 PM »

When I use "Run G code from here" it starts cutting at the transfer speed, not the cut speed, not sure if this is a controller plugin issue or Mach 4. I'm using a Hicon integra controller. I guess I could just stick in an F command on the line I'm starting from, but it seems odd.

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HiCON Motion Controller / PWM output in the HIcon 7766

« on: February 05, 2019, 04:22:18 PM »

I'm considering using this board to control a spindle in place of one unused axis' does the Hicon 7766 output a PWM signal? Thanks
Cnc4Pc C41 - PWM Variable Speed Control Board
https://cnc4pc.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=c41