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General Mach Discussion / Really basic spindle control question
« on: July 24, 2013, 11:13:04 PM »
Hi guys - I'm new to all this - my 1st post, 1st mill, 1st project.....
I'm evaluating a Mach3 trial with a view to purchase. Installation and configuration went well, and all operates as it apparently should.
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When I start a gcode run, the spindle (pwm control) starts as expected when the M3 is encountered, and stops on M5 as expected. During a gcode run if I click Stop, gcode execution pauses and the spindle stops, when I click CycleStart gcode execution resumes as expected.
But I don't understand this: when I click CycleStart to resume gcode execution, why does the spindle not restart too? There has been no M5 to stop it, so technically, to me, the gcode is broken by the CycleStart function not having performed a full 'resume'.
Perhaps this by design, but I have now broken two tooltips. And what else is not restored on a restart? Is there is a preference/configuration setting to toggle this that I've missed?
Otherwise, great program! As a software engineer myself, I can see the years of work that have gone into this. Alternatively for my spindle issue, is there an "ExecutingGcode" output from Mach3 that simply tells hardware that gcode is executing?
Cheers and thanks
PS: The capcha box on your ContactUs screen fails every time.
I'm evaluating a Mach3 trial with a view to purchase. Installation and configuration went well, and all operates as it apparently should.
-
When I start a gcode run, the spindle (pwm control) starts as expected when the M3 is encountered, and stops on M5 as expected. During a gcode run if I click Stop, gcode execution pauses and the spindle stops, when I click CycleStart gcode execution resumes as expected.
But I don't understand this: when I click CycleStart to resume gcode execution, why does the spindle not restart too? There has been no M5 to stop it, so technically, to me, the gcode is broken by the CycleStart function not having performed a full 'resume'.
Perhaps this by design, but I have now broken two tooltips. And what else is not restored on a restart? Is there is a preference/configuration setting to toggle this that I've missed?
Otherwise, great program! As a software engineer myself, I can see the years of work that have gone into this. Alternatively for my spindle issue, is there an "ExecutingGcode" output from Mach3 that simply tells hardware that gcode is executing?
Cheers and thanks
PS: The capcha box on your ContactUs screen fails every time.