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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 28, 2014, 04:38:58 PM »

Progress!! I have been jogging axes - charge pump works and jogging is sounding really good. However, I still cannot change the frequency and although it starts as showing 40000Hz, when I jog the axes and go back to the 'Pulse Stats' I get the screen below. Once again blank but now showing 25000Hz. 25000Hz is what I want as the encoders on my servos are only 200 lines and my motors cannot make use of higher frequencies but should that stop me from selecting higher? I didn't think Darwin would be aware of such things.

Mike

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 28, 2014, 03:44:10 PM »

OK, thanks Art - I'll press on and see if I can put into practice all the information in your video that I have now watched a few times!

Mike

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 28, 2014, 03:28:21 PM »

Thanks Art, but any idea why I cannot see the frequency slider?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 28, 2014, 12:53:26 PM »

OK, thanks Art, we are getting somewhere. Driver now seems to be working somewhat but I have no slider for the frequency and the Driver Test does not keep the port address. My port address is 0x387 but it keeps returning to your default each time I run the test. I have noticed there are two instances of the driver test program, one in the C:\Mach4hobby folder and one in C:\Mach4Hobby\Plugins\DarwinDriver

Mike

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 28, 2014, 08:54:11 AM »

Hi Art,

Not being a computer expert in any sense, it was with some trepidation that I installed Mach4 and Darwin on my Mach3 machine. Alas all is not well and Darwin seems to be flat-lining and in need of a medic. Attached is a screen shot of the Darwin driver test. I have tried using the installer and I get the same response. It seems strange that there is no version number. Both Mach4 and Darwin are licensed. The computer has very little on it, not connected to the internet and uses XP Pro.

Mike

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Re: Odd Graphics

« on: February 28, 2013, 04:01:25 AM »

Hi Ron & Terry,

Thanks for looking  -  I know it is a 'work in progress' and small bugs are to be expected and the more feedback you get, the quicker the problems will be ironed out. For me, and thousands of others, who will take advantage of all your hard work, I can't than you enough. My workshop has never been so productive 

Thanks,

Mike

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Re: Odd Graphics

« on: February 27, 2013, 12:43:47 PM »

OK, I'll try again.

Worked this time - strange!

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Re: Odd Graphics

« on: February 27, 2013, 12:36:26 PM »

Hi,

I've uploaded a screen shot of the graphic.

Mike

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Odd Graphics

« on: February 27, 2013, 12:26:24 PM »

Hi,

Just paid my money and loaded the licence - no problems.

Put in my test project of a rectangular pocket with a series of holes around it. I use the metric system and using an 8mm tool. Graphic for the pocket looks fine but the holes are way out in Z. It looks like the graphics for the drilling are in inches not mm. The code looks fine though. My project file is attached. At least I tried to upload my file but the forum does not recognise the .job extension.

Cheers,

Mike

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G73 - Pullback setting

« on: January 25, 2011, 09:52:51 AM »

Thanks Graham, that just about sums it up I find it strange that it is not a parameter within the G73 code and has to be set elsewhere.

Mike