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Mach4 General Discussion / Convert millisecond to time

« on: December 21, 2023, 11:41:40 AM »

Hi,
    could someone point me out on how to convert millisecond to a time stamp so i could have hour minute and second. I tried some code but unable to achive my goald.
Thanks in advance.
Mike

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Mach4 General Discussion / Change button state linked to a register

« on: March 29, 2022, 05:04:00 PM »

Hi folks,
            i want to link a button with the state of a register, so if register is 1 state of the button is down and when 0 state is up. Do i need to insert a code in the plc or there an easier way to do it.
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Way in lua to know if mach4 is minimized or not.

« on: February 28, 2022, 04:07:17 PM »

Hi again folks,
                    i searched in the api manuel and did'nt find what i want, is there a way to see in lua if mach4 is minimized or not so i can activate the keyboard plugin if mach4 screen is there and desactivate it when minimized.
Thanks in advance

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Mach4 General Discussion / pwm ess laser frequency question

« on: February 25, 2022, 10:44:14 PM »

Hello,
        i've install a laser atomstack m50 on my cnc, the controller is an ess. It is hoocked up to a pwn pin that is setup in the ess plugin configuration. When i put the laser to 100%, it is a lot less powerfull then when i press the test button on the laser driver it self. What am i missing, is the pwn frequency have an impact to the power of the laser?
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Incorporate wall tickness for x and y in touchoff plugin

« on: February 21, 2022, 10:34:33 PM »

Hi,
    I have made a long time ago a touchplate block to find x y and z. the tickness of the wall are .5 for the x and y and .25 for the  z. There is no option in the module to set the wall. Is there a simple way to edit the module to add it or someone have an idea for this problem.
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Save in register from lua

« on: February 18, 2022, 06:54:36 PM »

Hi again,
             all i want to do is to save a box that contain an offset for my laser. I create a register LaserDroOffsetX from within the reg plugin. For testing pupose i create a button that trigger this function:

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function LaserDroOffset()
local LaserXOffset = scr.GetProperty("LaserdroOffsetX", "Value");
inst = mc.mcGetInstance()
mc.mcProfileWriteString(inst, "iReg0", "LaserDroOffsetX", LaserXOffset);
endBut when i look in the plugin diagnostic, the value stay to zero
Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Change button color from lua code

« on: February 18, 2022, 01:43:29 PM »

Hi,
    all i want to do is to change the background color of a button from within a lua function,
Here what i already try:

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scr.SetProperty('btnref', 'Bg color', tostring(Green));btnref is the name of the button that i want to change the colors.

Thanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Do a function that is in the load screen when m3 or m5 is send

« on: January 30, 2022, 11:40:29 PM »

Hi,
     i have a function that i've put in the load screen and i will like that when mach4 receive a m3 or m5 command, it trigger also this function. I I just don't know how.
Here is the code:

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function Dustcollector()
TimerPanel = wx.wxPanel (wx.NULL, wx.wxID_ANY, wx.wxDefaultPosition, wx.wxSize( 0,0 ) )
timer = wx.wxTimer(TimerPanel)
local sig = mc.mcSignalGetHandle(inst, mc.OSIG_OUTPUT1)
mc.mcSignalSetState(sig, 1)

timer:Start(2000)
 
TimerPanel:Connect(wx.wxEVT_TIMER,
function (event)
    mc.mcSignalSetState(sig, 0)
    timer:Stop()
end)
endThanks

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Mach4 General Discussion / Sreen editor wont keep dro font

« on: November 22, 2021, 12:38:17 PM »

Hey trying to make a custom screen for my cnc but everytime i adjust the font of my dro, as soon as i close the editor bang, dro font return to 26 and it is to big.
Any idea
thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Link script to m8 and m9 command

« on: January 10, 2020, 09:02:51 PM »

I have create a m1000 and m1001 command to send http command to a smart switch for my dust collector. Everything work good but i will like to use the flood command so i was thinking to add m8 and m9 to the macro folder with my script but it does not work, what could i do to trigger m1000 when m8 is activate and m9 to m1001 when it desactivate.
Thanks