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Mach4 General Discussion / Issues with VistaCNC P2-S USB pendant and Mach4
« on: November 27, 2018, 04:27:44 PM »
I have a new VistaCNC P2-S USB pendant. I have updated the firmware and it shows "imach4" on the pendant. I am however having stability issues with Mach4 and this pendant. When I use the jog wheel and reverse direction (usually small increments) I find that the system becomes unstable. Basically no matter what axis I jog it then starts sending steps to the axis under command and another axis. If I jog say my X and do a small increment on the wheel (one notch) and reverse direction, it moves rapidly back and forth (once - like a hiccup) and then also sends tiny uncommanded steps to my Y (or Z). Once Mach4 is in this state I have to restart to get it out of this state of small but scary uncommanded moves. I can see the drives on other axis are receiving steps (led flashes) when this happens.
The plugin is all enabled in Mach4. Although there is no configuration screen despite the plugin entry in the top menu. I'm not sure if this is because it needs configuring elsewhere?
As it stands I only test this pendant with the belts off as it feels unsafe to do it any other way given the issues I have experienced.
Aside from this pendant the system is stable. It never get's into this state without the pendant.
The plugin is all enabled in Mach4. Although there is no configuration screen despite the plugin entry in the top menu. I'm not sure if this is because it needs configuring elsewhere?
As it stands I only test this pendant with the belts off as it feels unsafe to do it any other way given the issues I have experienced.
Aside from this pendant the system is stable. It never get's into this state without the pendant.