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Galil / Mach3 Galil 64bit Win7

« on: July 05, 2010, 12:39:59 PM »

Does anyone know if Mach3, a Gail Optima 1840 w/ pci bus using Galil V7 drivers, and Windows 7 64bit Home Premium play nicely together?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Dave

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: GCode Velocity / Z axis Direction Dependent values

« on: June 18, 2010, 07:24:36 AM »

Thanks for you help so far BR549.
Another couple of questions if you don't mind.
If Mach runs the g-code in a buffered manner, is this some sort of "look ahead" function which gives smooth transitions to the next block of code?
Also, if it is not running in real time, what is the polling interval of the I/O?  I ask this because I need to pulse the laser gate in 2 msec intervals.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: GCode Velocity / Z axis Direction Dependent values

« on: June 17, 2010, 03:51:10 PM »

I guess a better questions would be, what G-codes does Mach understand?  I can write a post processor but am unsure of what Mach will and won't accept.
Also, in using variables in the gcode for bi directional velocity...., is there a way to change those variables when an M01 is processed?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / GCode Velocity / Z axis Direction Dependent values

« on: June 17, 2010, 10:29:10 AM »

I'm designing a laser system for a customer and one of the functions required is to vary the velocity and z axis depending upon the direction  of cut.....+X, -X, +Y, -Y, angles and rads.
To take it one step further, these variables may need to be changed during the cutting process.  Additionally, I will have a "database" of many different materials that will be cut and these materials will require completely different sets values.
Does anyone have any idea of the best way to implement this function, if possible?  Will Mach3 understand the different G-code commands that are required?
Thanks for any help.