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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available
« on: May 23, 2022, 02:53:44 AM »
Hi,

I've put offscreen 4 image buttons, setup as folllowing :
Feed-   OEM Code 109 (hot key 121)
Feed+   OEM code 108 (hot key 122)
Speed-   OEM Code 164 (hot key 109)
Speed+   OEM Code 163 (hot key 107)

Oemcodes have been took from mach3 stock screen with screen4.Exe.

And the magic happened! It works fine.

I've attached the 1024x768 and full HD patched french screenset.

Again, thanks Ger.
Cheers JPC

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available
« on: May 22, 2022, 01:37:56 PM »
Thank you Ger! I'm going to investigate...

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available
« on: May 22, 2022, 03:09:59 AM »
Hi again,

This is a question to Ger. I'm the french translator of 2010 screenset (some years ago, now...). I've recently acquired a low cost handwheel ("MACH 3 6 Axis USB Joystick Rocker Handheld Electronic").

There are a little amount of buttons :
- Feedrate + / -
- SpindleSPeed +/-
- JogRate+/-
- Emergency stop
- Cycle Start
- Cycle Stop
- Spindle On/Off
- Rewing
- Single BLKC
- Origin
- And a rocker with 6 axis moves.

It's an USB HID keyboard device, delivering shortcuts for Mach3 US default screenset. Unfortunately, it doens not completely works on 2010, since somes defaut kb shortcuts have been modified. There's no way to change the shortcuts on the device itself.

Using Screen4 (http://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screen4.zip ), launched in WinXP compatibility mode on a Windows 11 full HD laptop, i've been able to change the shortcuts of most of functions and make it works with 2010.

However, i could not figure how to implement Spindle Feed Override + / -, and Feed Rate Override +/- since there's no direct shortcuts in the screenset. Any tips for doing it?

Sincerely
Jean-Philippe CIVADE

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available
« on: May 22, 2022, 02:54:58 AM »
Hi,

This post is for reference in case somebody need it.

On a machine driven by an ESS (Ethernet Smooth Stepper), i changed the mobile switch for an active one, delivering 5V if hitted. The fixed switch remains a simple passive switch. There were no way to wire both switches to the same ESS input. Since there's only 1 probe input in mach 3 settings, and an intelligent controler like ESS dont works properly with brains summing the logic of both switches connected to separated inputs, there were only 2 remaining soluions :
- The hardware one, making a little board for adaptating levels and ORing switches
- The software one.

The software on is not properly documented since it needs a function only available in 066 mach3 version. It uses a function named SetInputData. Some forums are talking about it, sometinmes unproperly named, and with wrong parameters definition. This function takes 3 parameters :

SetInputData(Mach3FunctionNum,PinNumber,ActiveLow)

- Mach3FunctionNum : Number of function as noted in machine XML definition file. Probe is 22.
- PinNumber : Port Pin Number on output Board (ie 11, 12, 13..). Beware of port number, wich must be the same for both input, since SetInputData don't have paralell port number parameter.
- ActiveLow: Mus be set to One if Active Low.

Usage :
- Setup Mach 3 settings with Probe port number with mobile switch.  IE  pin 11, non inverted, on port 1
- Note settings for alternate input for fixed switch. IE Pin 12 Inverted on port 1
- Modify m6nd.m1s as following (Tool Change)
   Line138
      SetInputData(22,11,0) ' Fixed switch
   Line 162
      SetInputData(22,12,1) ' Back to mobile Switch
- Modify m881.m1s ( compleete tool probing init)
   Ligne 181
      SetInputData(22,11,0) ' Fixed switch
   Ligne 201
      SetInputData(22,12,1) ' Back to mobile Switch

Modified macros will probe mobile switch with mach 3 settings, the will change pin port to reach fixed switch and will probe it, the will revert port pin to mobile switch.

This have been successfully tested on 2010 screenset + Mach3.043.066fr

Hope this will helps...
Cheers
JPC

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I had some problems with poor cables between VFD and spindles spindles. It was about electomagnetic noises.. Uses ferrites, shielded cables, mains filter.. Did you try first to disconnect spindle and try to switch on spindle comme it mach 3? Does it still hang? If yes problem is elsewhere. If not, it's a noise problem...

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Thanks for your answer. Maybe i was not clear enough... Sorry, i'm french:)...

I'm looking for informations on how MPG are managed on pendants. I've seen on joystck drivers, there is room for buttons (0/1) or analog (0>255) values. I'm afraid the USB bus will not be quick enough to allow to manage A/B signals of MPG using signals normally used by buttons;. I've already done a prototype with an MPG, decoded with an AVR ATMEGA32Y4, and senr as an emulation of mouse position. I'd like to find a way to transmit it via HID/Joystick reliably and read it under mach3.

I got 2 problems :
* How could i trasmit a counter incremeted or decremented by MPG calue thru USB?
* What kind of driver to use for reading it under mach3?

Sincerely
JPC


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Hi,

I'm developping a pendant based on AVR AtMega32U4 (arduino pro mini) for releasing it open hardware/source. I'm considering to make it compatible with your plugin. Could you please give some explanations about the protocol you support?

Sincerely
JPC

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Works in progress / Re: Mach3 2010
« on: February 25, 2012, 04:12:54 PM »
ANd the latest one : the excellent probing assistant.

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Works in progress / Re: Mach3 2010
« on: February 25, 2012, 04:12:16 PM »
Some more screens ...

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Works in progress / Re: Mach3 2010
« on: February 25, 2012, 04:10:08 PM »
Hi all,

After buying, installing, and setting up this excellent screenset, i worked with it. Really useful. I had to modify my machine (a BORCH 9060 from CNCDIY) to add optical hming switch, but it was newsworthy in. Changing tools is now easy.. and it's more clear for an old EMC2 user with that screen disposition. I'm loving it.

But... i'm french and would like to have it translated. I started to work on it, and with the help of Gerry (for giving me PSD files) french screenset and frech documentation is almost finished. Just to do the installer.

Any comments?

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