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CS-Lab / Esab flame cutter retrofitted with Mach3 and CSLABS CSMIO-A part accuracy issues

« on: April 20, 2017, 02:33:03 PM »

Several years ago we retrofitted a large Esab flame cutting table with Mach3 and a CSLABS CSMIO-A analog servo interface.  We were never that impressed with dimensional accuracy of the parts.  They seem to vary around from 0.060 to .125 inches in length and width.  Whatever is going on it seems to occur at exactly the same rate in both axis.  One can literally cut a line of parts orientated the same and get one that is within .010 length and width, the next one 0.030, 0.090, 0.120, etc, not necessarily progressively larger in size.  We use no kerf compensation in the program, I do all of that with the post processor.  The DRO follows the path perfectly on the mach interface.  I do call a G92 X0.Y0. at the beginning of the program to set the program zero point. Has anyone ever had any trouble with the pulse train loosing or gaining steps when talking to the csmio-a interface.  I really need to get this issue fixed as it is makes fixturing up parts to machine interesting.

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CS-Lab / Re: First impressions of CS-Lab products

« on: October 17, 2012, 02:59:48 PM »

Hi Graham, do you have a listing of the PID settings for the new csmio/a series controllers? Do you know where I could a guide to help configure my analog drives?

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CS-Lab / Re: First impressions of CS-Lab products

« on: September 04, 2012, 12:25:35 PM »

Hey thanks, that was the problem.  The more I look into this package the more impressed I am.  Has anyone had any luck dealing with machmotion?  I'm looking for a nice screenset kind of geared towards flamecutting, kind of on a short time schedule.  Is there ultimate screenset any good as far as plate burning?  I'm sure as I play around with this more and become more proficient with the programming I could make my own, but for now I wouldn't mind paying for something that already works.

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CS-Lab / Re: First impressions of CS-Lab products

« on: September 03, 2012, 08:44:04 AM »

I'm trying to set up the i/o, the software seemed to load easily, communication between the computer and the csmio seems to be occuring, as I'm playing around with an estop circuit tied into the first input, but I have no outputs at all.  Monitoring from the plugin control menu seems to be working although I'm assuming that it should be possible to force the outputs from this menu.  In the Mach3 documentation they show being able to configure the plugin from the Config menu--config plugins--click config to the right of the plugin, except the entire column of "config" is yellow and I get the alarm message when I click on that particular one.

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CS-Lab / Re: First impressions of CS-Lab products

« on: September 02, 2012, 11:19:25 PM »

Hi, I'm retrofitting an Esab Sabre 3000 burning gantry with Mach3 running on an Itronix gobook using the new CSLabs CMSIO-A ethernet drive controller.  Is there any kind of standard i/o map that Mach3 would like to use?  I've noticed that I can't config the cslab addin from the plugin control and activation tab, get an "Error found, Art Code: 9991, Attempt Recovery?" after which Mach3 closes.  I'm assuming they have something wrong with either the firmware or mach3 addin dll.  Has anybody else had any trouble with this?  I like the looks of the controller and if this works there's probably going to be a few more of these retro's around here.  Makes a cute little installation in the old Vision 1000 enclosure.

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Finished Screens / Re: Ultimate Screen Mill/Lathe/Plasma (TouchScreen and/or Mouse and/or keyboard)

« on: September 02, 2012, 10:57:34 PM »

Also, is there any kind of standization in Mach3 on i/o wiring and addressing?

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Finished Screens / Re: Ultimate Screen Mill/Lathe/Plasma (TouchScreen and/or Mouse and/or keyboard)

« on: September 02, 2012, 10:53:15 PM »

Hi, I'm retrofitting an Esab vision 1000 cnc on a Sabre 3000 gantry with Mach3 running either an Itronix gobook or panasonic toughbook using CSLab's newest ethernet drive controller set up with analog 10v to interface with the the machines elmo dc drives.  I'm interested in your ultimate screen as it applies to plate burning.  Do you have any screen shots for plasma and oxyfuel torch cutting?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: May 23, 2012, 03:08:53 PM »

Hi, I'm new to this group, over the years I've downloaded the mach software a couple of times pondering the idea of using it in a machine retrofit. A couple of years back we retrofitted a linde burn table with a product called Dynatorch, currently the opportunity has presented itself to retrofit an Esab Sabre 3000 plasma/oxy-table.  It currently sports a Esab Vision 1000 control that has gave more than its far share of problems over the years, basically all we really use it for is flame cutting but I would like to keep the plasma capability.   I was wondering if anyone had any experience retrofitting an Esab Vision control and if there was any documentation out there on the Esab axis drives and motors, if anyone had a Plasma/flamecutting screen, if Mach3 will backup through a profile and how well it restarts a cut.  We use establish our kerf offset with our coding software so basically there's no tool offsets that Mach has to deal with.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks Clarence.