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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: XBox360 Controller Plugin New User Info

« on: March 06, 2019, 10:35:19 AM »

Reuelt, thanks for the response. I have tried increasing the Look Ahead buffer to 200, but it didn't seem to make any difference. However, your suggestion about the Soft Limits is probably going to help. The last time I had to re-image my CNC computer, I think I turned OFF the Soft Limits feature. I'll turn that back on and set the limits a couple mm less, as you suggested. Thanks!

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: XBox360 Controller Plugin New User Info

« on: February 28, 2019, 10:39:18 PM »

Hi Lee,

I'm having a strange problem with the Lee Davis XBOX 360 Controller plugin for Mach3.
I'm using an official Xbox 360 wireless controller and an official Xbox 360 PC Adapter for Windows (I'm using Windows XP SP3)
I have programmed the Xbox joystick controls for XYZ movements and programmed many of the buttons for things like Auto-Zero, Home Reference, Reset, Park, Tool Change, etc.
All of the controls on the controller work fine when I start up Mach3, until I drive into a limit switch. After I hit a limit switch (and manually reset Mach3 using the RESET button on the computer screen), all of the programmed buttons no longer work, except for the XYZ joysticks and the left and right trigger controls (for XY & Z speed control).
I tried manually tripping the limit switches, but this did not cause the buttons to stop working (and I could use the Xbox controller to reset Mach3). It's only when I DRIVE into a limit switch that the problem occurs and the buttons go completely dead.
Once I run into a limit switch, the controller buttons will no longer work and the only way to get them working again is to restart Mach3. Restarting Mach3 is easy enough to do, but if you are in the middle of a CNC job you will lose all your references!
I am using the '2010 Screenset', so I tried switching from that to the Mach3 standard screenset, but that did not change the problem.