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General Mach Discussion / Mapping the path for M11 / M10 commands

« on: November 16, 2015, 03:06:11 PM »

OK this is one of those " should be simple" but for I have not figured out how to get the M11 command to work triggering a laser diode.

I do have it working with the M07 and M09 commands for the flood control. but flood control has enough delay to notice a deeper burn from the delay.

I also have the latest version of MACH3 that has the M11/M10 laser support.

I'm just doing simple on/off. The signal is connected to pin 17 of a break out board. The BOB is connected to PORT 3 of a smooth stepper. In the MACH3 plugin control I have port 3 enabled as an output.

Question one on the M command. As I understand it, in the G code the command has to look more like this: M11P1    So the "P" is that for a pin out, as in pin 17 from the BOB. So in my case it should read as M11P17 ? Or do they mean OUTPUT#1 ? from the ports and pins set up?

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SmoothStepper USB / Run 2 machines, one ess and one printer port?

« on: August 19, 2015, 12:59:38 PM »

My first cnc machine runs with ess. Am looking at a second one but it requires running from the printer port. When I make a new profile for the second machine will I get an option to select the printer port during set up? Reason I ask is I remember selecting the "don't ask me this again" for this:

Does it apply only to that machine profile? or for Mach3 in general? If so how to I un select it so I get that pop up again?

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General Mach Discussion / limitations on trial version?

« on: January 29, 2015, 05:44:08 PM »

Hello,
Planning to build a Rockcliff design CNC router. A trial download of Mach3 came with the plans. Trial versions always have some kind of limits to them. Can anyone tell me if it it time limited or the type of work that you can do is restricted? My test projects are in the line of 7" by 18" max.
Are there graphics cards that are more ideal for mach 3 other than the required 1/2 gig of ram?