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General Mach Discussion / Problem on Mach3 Index Input as Spindle Speed Indicator

« on: January 07, 2016, 08:45:40 PM »

I used the available hall sensor on my milling machine and configured Mach3 Demo Port Input Index to reflect its pulses.
I can see the actual Spindle Speed only if I press [Spindle CW F5] and the reading will stay visible and is being updated only if I RESET out of emergency mode.
I don't want to press [Spindle CW F5] only to see the actual Speed, and no Mach3 teaching video or instruction on the Web mentions that I have to press [Spindle CW F5].
My Mach3 installation can not control the spindle speed, it can not even turn the spindle on and off, so a "turn on Spindle" command is ignored anyway.

How can I configure Mach3 to display the spindle speed at least if out of emergency mode without pressing any button to 'turn on the motor' ?

The other question is: My hall sensor issues 4 pulses every 3 spindle rotations because it is mounted on the motor and has a belt drive pulley (no different gears).
How can I mathematically adjust the true spindle Speed using Mach3 ? Currently Mach3 shows 4000rpm if the true speed is 3000rpm.

Thanks.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Mach3 Wizard not working, Input disabled

« on: June 29, 2015, 07:38:53 AM »

Hi, I installed Mach3Version3.043.066.exe (Demo Version from http://www.machsupport.com/) on a clean Windows XP SP3 on Asus L3500H 2.45GHz 512MB,
and configured
Units MM, Sherline, Parallel 3 Axis TB6560, Motor Speeds, which works good from [tab] Jog Controls and can run the Shapes example after I added a G20 command.

Now I wanted to try the Wizards, but if I open a Wizard (like circle), the input fields are kind of disabled:
I may click on an input that turn grayisch and enter a value, but if I klick on another input field, the value disappears and the former default value reappears.

What am I doing wrong ? Will the Wizards not work on Demo Version ? Some idiocratic operating procedure ?

By the way: I was not able to register to this forum using Internet Explorer, as the turning icons do not work. I needed access to another computer running Chrome. Do you really need THREE captchas ?