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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 PMC Cycle Start problem
« on: April 21, 2022, 11:03:55 AM »
Hello
I used an external button via the PMC for the Cycle Start command.
The button works perfectly for the cycle start of a program but does absolutely nothing for MDI.
Do you have any idea why MDI differs from the window where the program is loaded (Gcode)?

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 Turret with ClearPath motor
« on: May 31, 2021, 04:06:58 AM »
Hello
I want to make a turret with a ClearPath MCPV motor that gives me the option to select 16 positions that can be controlled by two pins, one Index and one Trigger.
The problem is that on the index pin I need a number of pulses equal to the position I want (Eg. position 6 - 6 pulses), after which a pulse on the trigger pin and the motor executes.
There is the possibility to do this in the script and if so what the script would look like. I know how to output a signal to a script, but I don't know how to give a no. of pulses according to a T code.
You can guide me on how the script should look like.
What is good about this motor is that if you ask for the position it is already in, it does not make any other movement, and the reference it is made at a point of your choice.
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 PMC error
« on: April 25, 2021, 03:00:33 AM »
Hello
After I made a ladder in PMC I can't open it anymore, it gives me this error. This is the second time I have suffered the same thing. It is as if the ladder exceeds a number of rows, it can no longer be read.
Do you have any idea how to solve this?
Thanks.

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Mach4 General Discussion / UC300ETH Analog Output 2 setup
« on: September 22, 2020, 11:04:07 AM »
Hello.
I bought the UC300ETH board because it has a lot of I / O and for the second analog output, but my problem is that I don't know how I can control that output from mach 4.
The only thing I can relate to is the output variable.
I want to use that output for the live tool motor.
Can someone help me with setting these pins.
Thanks.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Button G code juggle
« on: September 09, 2020, 12:31:36 PM »
Hello.
I have a problem with programming in LUA for a button that has to juggle between two G codes
For the two codes I have already made two macros, which work perfectly (M15, M16),but I also need a button that when pressed once makes the code for M15 and when pressed again makes the code for M16 and the cycle repeats as many times as needed. The button opens and closes the spindle collet , which helps for machine setup.
I wrote a code, but Lua sometimes overtakes me.
What I really need is that every time I press the button, the B axis juggles between 0 and 100.
At the moment, at one press it goes to 100 but does not return.

local inst = mc.mcGetInstance()
local StartPos = mc.mcCntlDroGetUseAuxPosAxis(inst, mc.B_AXIS)
if (StartPos == 0) then
mc.mcCntlGcodeExecute(inst, "G53 G0 B100")
if (StartPos == 100)then
mc.mcCntlGcodeExecute(inst, "G53 G0 B0")
end
end

Thanks in advance for any help !

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Mach4 General Discussion / B C axis independent from XYZ axis
« on: January 12, 2020, 11:38:41 AM »
Hello
Does anyone have any idea how to separate the axes (move independently) B and C from the XYZ axes.
Can be done in LUA?
Has anyone tried so far to separate the axes ?
Thanks!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 liniar automatic tool change
« on: December 08, 2019, 08:41:41 AM »
Hello
I need some help with liniar automatic tool change on a turn Citizen 5 axis machine.
In fact I need, that when I request a tool (ex: T5) the Y axis to go into a position defined in the text box T5/Y.
The same will apply to all tools with the position inserted in the text boxes for Y X A axis.
These would be parameter-defined positions and I wish they could be changed only with a password by activating and deactivating writing in boxes.
Thanks!
 

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General Mach Discussion / Cincom citizen L20 control conversion
« on: July 16, 2019, 03:10:01 PM »
Hello
Do you think that a Mach3 ~ 4 numerical control conversion can be made to a cincom citizen.
The machine has 5 axis and 3 spindles which should be controlled by PWM.
I know for sure that I can control 5 axes with Mach3, but 3 spindles one of which is the live tool ...?
Thank you in advance for your answers

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