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Mach4 General Discussion / problem with my tool lenght sensor

« on: March 05, 2017, 11:39:56 AM »

hi all
i need your help  
i try to use a tool length sensor with mach 4 but i don`t unterstand how i can use the measurement.
what i`ve done:
i use a Ethernet smoot stepper plugin.
and i`ve already configured my input as a probe.
if i press the button on my tool length probe, the probe light in the machine diagnostic is going on.
so i think the configuration is ok.
if i press a button (for example) z position "measure z" something like a macro is executing but few seconds later nothing happen and the enable switch is flashing green. my cnc machine is doing nothing.
is somebody here who can help me with the settings, should i configure something more? not just the input from the tool length sensor?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Is somebody here who has expiriance with a mach4 handwheel

« on: December 03, 2016, 01:29:48 PM »

Good evening

I've a question
Have somebody a handwheel togheter with mach 4 connectet?
Is this possible and which hand wheel is it?
I have a smooth stepper with 3 parallel ports.
all handwheels i found  was just for mach 3.
Thank you for our help.
Kind regards
Bear

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Mach4 General Discussion / Enable my interface with a Wachdog Signal? Possible?

« on: October 23, 2016, 04:38:13 PM »

Good Evening

i like enable my machine with a Watchdog Signal from Mach4

My hardware config. is:

- Mach 4 Home Software (Unlocked)
- Darwin Parallel Port Plugin
- Interface from Benezan Electronic it`s cold "interface advanced Pro" (mini Breakout board)
  http://www.sorotec.de/shop/CNC-Steuerungstechnik/Interface---Platinen/Interface-Advanced-PRO.html
- 4 Leadshine DM556 Digigal Amps

first, why i would do that.
my old cnc machin has enabled the steering after startup winpcnc.
if i start mach 4 and press some butons in the software, the parallel port sent some uncontrolled signals to my interface and start form example my spindel or my second relais.

my idea was to do the same like my old controller (for safety). i would like send a signal in this moment if i enable the software by pressing the green button on the left bottom side on the screen.

what i`ve done:

in darwin, i configured charge pump 1 to pin 16 with a frequency of 10000Hz an enabled the Signal.
i`ve pressed the toggle button 2, 3, times and my led on the interface was going on and of. i was happy and was the meaning it schould working.

in the mach 4 sw i`ve configured the Machine enable to charge pump 1 and enabled the sw with the button on the left bottom side(enable/disable) but, no reaction on my interface!

i`ve tried a lot of other signals (Charce pump2/3/4 and others) and configs but it was not possible to start my interface (watchdog input) with the mach 4 software.

is sombody here who can help me?
how can i enable it?

Thank you for your help

Kind regards

beat