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I running the latest Industry Controls build; and still having the problem. I've tried a few different DROs and LEDs with no luck. The only way it saves is if I enable config and save config - then the led status and dro values are remembered - but if I change them without doing enable/save config then when I restart they're back to same values that were in when I saved config last. Any ideas?

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VB and the development of wizards / Remembering LED and DRO status
« on: April 28, 2012, 01:23:55 AM »
I haven't fooled around with my screen set it awhile and added some buttons/dros/leds the other day except the two dros and leds aren't getting remembered when I restart mach. The dros are 1251 and 1252 - one I added a few months ago, dro 1250, is right next to them and it gets remembered. also the leds i'm using are 1051 and 1052 - what makes mach remember or forget the status when it is closed and restarted?

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Got it working...had to:

If GetUSERLED(1225) Then
If GetOEMLED(13) Then
Else
ActivateSignal(Output3) 'Raise dust hood
End If
End If

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tracking lost steps
« on: October 26, 2011, 11:01:21 AM »
TP - I had overlooked your reply - what do you mean by 'run verify'?

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tracking lost steps
« on: October 25, 2011, 10:10:22 PM »
I'll slow the machine back down until I'm not sacrificing accuracy for ipm. It's a cnc router, (plywood and sheet material mostly) and I've just started fooling with the motor tuning....as I make changes it would be nice to rehome after a long program or run and see if any were lost - currently I just check if X0 Y0 by jogging it there and looking at it (edge of spoilboard).

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Tracking lost steps
« on: October 25, 2011, 09:47:21 AM »
Didn't think it had to sound that complicated. If I can get the distance mach3 has to adjust itself when homing, I can take that distance. figure out the number of steps it lost, and compare that to the distance it ran in the program. I feel like I can do the same thing if I put a sharp point bit in the machine in confirm 0,0 is still the corner of the spoilboard after running, but it's hard to measure and requires a tool change, not as easy as running a script that could yield more accurate results.

What about scripting the same sequence it does when it homes the machine but just not setting the DROs back to 0? - leaving them alone would give me the numbers I'm looking for.

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VB and the development of wizards / Macro pump working...but not working
« on: October 24, 2011, 11:27:16 PM »
I know my macro pump is running, and it works as I should when I run it in the script editor - but I get no response from the part that turns on output 3...I've tried tying it to the output led, flood led...numerous different ways, but it only activates the output when I run it in the editor, the first half of the script controlling output 5 works fine...

'Gate Valve Vacuum Pressure Relief via button
If GetOEMLED(821) Then 'Button next to vac gauge
   If GetOEMLED(78) Then 'Output 5 led
      DeActivateSignal(Output5) ' Close vac valve
      Sleep(150)
      Else
                ActivateSignal(Output5) 'Open vac valve
           Sleep(150)
        End If
End If

If GetUSERLED(1225) And Not GetOEMLED(13) Then 'If dust hood override led on and flood led off then
   ActivateSignal(Output3) 'Raise dust hood
End If

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VB and the development of wizards / Tracking lost steps
« on: October 24, 2011, 08:49:40 PM »
Is there a way that I could script the machine to rehome itself and report how much it has to adjust the dro's? I'm trying to figure out if I'm losing steps and if so how much...it's open loop steppers

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Physical 'Cycle Start' button
« on: October 11, 2011, 10:30:05 AM »
Do you know if that works with the Mach 4 version I'm running, or with the MCB-1?

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General Mach Discussion / Physical 'Cycle Start' button
« on: October 10, 2011, 08:44:14 PM »
I added a button to function as cycle start, but I would rather it do more than Cycle Start. I changed the cycle start button in the screen set to confirm the machine is homed before executing cycle start, how can I have the physical button do the same thing?

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