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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hiconn first thoughts
« on: April 30, 2013, 07:12:33 PM »
Totally,
If the Hiconn Integra is working this well for you under Mach3, then that says great tihings for what you may see when you run it with Mach4. I have a test bench here in my office set up and waiting for Mach4. I have done all I can with 3 and am about to s__t my pants in anticipation. I am hoping for a special price deal from the hardware guys when 4 beta becomes available...would make sense for them to do that. Will pick up a the integra when/if that happens.
Cheers,
cncs

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Hiconn first thoughts
« on: April 29, 2013, 10:40:55 PM »
Appears to be a well thought out, comprehensive solution for an industrial cnc application. But..... I have yet to see any hobby cnc system meet these 3 requirements: instant feed-hold button, analog feedrate override, and a mpg with no lag. IMO if the Hiconn Integra underneath Mach4 does all three, then stand back and watch sales skyrocket.

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I tried the macro idea using NotifyPlugins() to command the galil. That worked, but timing was a problem. After a button push and a second or two delay, the axes would pause, the macro would kick in for the Z jog, and then axes start back to normal program run....the pause of the axes is not acceptable. I think that mach and the galil plugin really dislike any interference with program run. I wish I could get a copy of the plugin source code to play with.

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Update: Motion commands directly to galil with NotifyPlugins () is not the answer...looks like there is no way with the current plugin to adjust Z with the xbox 360 while running g-code. I did discover though that I can run a short program inside the galil to update GM and GR ten times per second and override commands from mach which attempt to turn off the mpg. I can now cut non-flat steel plate and adjust the torch height real time while cutting...just can't do it with the wireless.  I will continue trying to figure it out. I would welcome any ideas???

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Yes, the Xbox360 plugin does allow assignment of mach button pushes. THC up and THC down are not among the available choices though. TP, I believe you are right that the Galil plugin omits code for the THC up down buttons. I am currently working on setting up 2 buttons to command the Galil directly using the NotifyPlugins command. I will try PR,,4000;BGZ and PR,,-4000;BGZ. This should work unless NotifyPlugins is not allowed during a mach code run. Of course all of a sudden now this thread belongs under the Galil topic. Oh, and by the way those of you that have never played with Galil and servos are missing out. Steppers are so boring. For less than $500 you can pick up on e-bay a Galil 18x2 card, breakout and cable. Add to that a couple of small, cheap DC motors with encoders, power supply, and a couple of drives and you are ready to go. The Galil plugin for mach works flawlessly in my shop.

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I'll try it with the LPT interface to see if I can make it work. As to the safety issue, I would never use the game controller on a mill or lathe as they move fast and have powerful axis motors. My torch is harmless (slow plus low forces) in any runaway scenario. You will not believe how nice it is losing the cord and being able to walk all around the gantry while it is running and control feedrate, feedhold, start, stop, home, jog, etc. It is a big machine, 6' x 12' travels.  It is killing me though not being able to figure out how to raise/lower Z while cutting! I have never been one to give up, so will report here when I figure it out.

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One on one phone support. / Re: About one on one phone support.
« on: July 30, 2011, 08:20:44 PM »
I need phone support. waverly9999@hotmail.com

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I have set the configuration to allow THC up/down even if not in THC mode, I have enabled input signals for THC up and down, have enable emulation for both and have assigned hotkeys for both....others here have said in the past that this will allow keyboard jog of my Z axis while a program is running. I just can not make it work. Help please!
I just recently started using the wireless xbox360 to control my gantry torch and it would be great if I were able to raise and lower the torch while cutting using the remote. I am set up using Galil (plugin with 1840 card); I have a handwheel that works through a Galil aux encoder input for the Z on the main panel that works well, but really want to be able to Move Z from the Xbox360 while code running. I am at a dead end after hours and hours. Any input would be appreciated.

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Galil / Re: Custom Notify Messages..help please
« on: May 29, 2010, 02:58:33 PM »
Persistence (I mean many hours) pays off......at the Config, Plugin Configuration, Galil, Custom Notify tab I enabled an entry, entered a  message ID of 3000 and entered a command of SP1234. Then with the screen editor, I entered a VB script for a button press with the entry NotifyPlugins(3000).
The button press changes the speed for the x axis to 1234 counts/sec which I verify with Galil DMC SmartTerminal.
Cheers,
waverly

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Galil / Custom Notify Messages..help please
« on: May 28, 2010, 01:21:29 PM »
In reading the Galil plugin pdf, I notice that a Galil command can be sent by Mach when set up in the "Custom Notify" tab. I do not understand though what the message ID is.  How is this used? I sincerely appreciate anyone helping me understand this.

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