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General Mach Discussion / Re: Error Art Code 8877 during G-Code load

« on: February 22, 2015, 09:51:33 PM »

Thats kind of what I guessed. So far it's working but time will tell.

As for BR549, LOL.. There young and eager guys, 24 or so. They click before they read. It's just easer to teach them time = money by taking there money and and having them spend time using things they already know how to use like a broom , while I get the system back on line. There face expression is priceless. LOL....
Just last night one of them ripped the antenna out of a $200 blue-tooth transmitter because he was in a hurry. They are learning look 4 times, think 3 times, check things 2 times, do it once the right way.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Error Art Code 8877 during G-Code load

« on: February 21, 2015, 08:07:28 PM »

OK I'll check into this. I only use the ESS.
So what I have done is just added another folder in there called new folder and moved the files there and then moved them onto the desktop.
Is there any plug-in other then the ESS necessary to run the mach program?
 I see there are drivers for flash, joystick, turndiagsa.dll and a 1042.set file. Not sure what they might be for and I don't want to move them around and break it again.
OH one thing I should have noted, is when it happened this last time a co-worker went to load the G code. When he did he clicked> and then clicked the mill shortcut. IDK if that would have anything to do with it but It was worth noting. I think he bypassed the profile somehow. So he is no longer allowed to touch any of the prototyping machines. With or with out my supervision.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Error Art Code 8877 during G-Code load

« on: February 21, 2015, 01:08:23 AM »

Yes it's a windows 7 64 bit stripped down and built up only to run the CNC machine.
It's strange. This is the third time it's happened. I have re-installed and worked just fine. Then one day out of the blue bam it hits. Then it takes several tries to reinstall it and get it working. I have only been testing and getting things set up for about 2 weeks now.
  I DID un-check the parallel port driver on the reinstall it still shows the printer driver.
I'm using an ESS so there is no USB or need for any other drivers. I do have other machines I can load it on to (32 BIT) but the world is going 64 BIT so I'm in a place right now of, do I buy the license for the Mach3 or hold off tell Mach4 industrial comes out, when ever that might be. (Do you know a date?) But we do need to make a decision soon. The production start date is just around the corner. I just don't want to get something we can't upgrade later on or use on newer faster machines.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto tool setting help.

« on: February 20, 2015, 08:33:16 PM »

I'm sorry but it was a pre written thing that came with the machine, so I have no idea how it was done or where is was done.
Some times it will work many times it will just stop when I hit the touch pad, some times it does not stop at all. And since I'm totally new to this part of the program. Is there some place where I can learn about the script and how it works?
Thanks.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto tool setting help.

« on: February 20, 2015, 07:42:42 PM »

Make sure you're in the correct G90 or G91 mode before running this, as you'll get different results depending on which mode you're in.

What do you mean by the "correct mode"? Where is that checked at.
As for the ESS it works just fine. Much better then what came with it.
Sorry for the dumb question but I'm new to this part of Mach

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Auto tool setting help.

« on: February 20, 2015, 01:14:17 AM »

I hope I under stand the question but, what I have is a smoothstepper ESS running the machine. The machine it's self is a china machine that I have upgraded.
The strange thing is some times the tool set will work and others when I touch the ground to the pad, the Z will just keep moving down. But if I go in through the button editor and hit the run arrow the program will just lock up.

If there is some other script that will work with less problems I'm all ears. The height of the block is 19.40MM

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VB and the development of wizards / Auto tool setting help.

« on: February 19, 2015, 11:34:44 PM »

So I have a code that works to a point then causes Mach3 to just lock up. It was working before now it's causing a problem.
Can someone please take a look at this and point out what is wrong. When it works it will hit the touch pad then reset the DRO and retract -20.000
Thanks in advanced.


'Rem   Probe Down
FeedCurrent = GetOemDRO(818)    'Get the current settings
ZCurrent = GetDro(2)
Code "G4 P1"         'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate
Code "F100"         'slow feed rate to 100 MM/MIN
GageH = GetOEMDRO (1002)
'Rem   Probe Down
FeedCurrent = GetOemDRO(818)    'Get the current settings
ZCurrent = GetOemDro(802)
Code "G4 P1"         'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate
Code "F100"         'slow feed rate to 100 MM/MIN
GageH = GetUserDRO(1152)
ZNew = ZCurrent - 20      'probe down 20 mm
Code "G31 Z" &ZNew
While IsMoving()
Wend
Call SetDro (2,GageH)
FinalMove = GageH * 1
Code  "G0 Z" &FinalMove
Code  "G0 Z" &25
Code "F" &FeedCurrent        'restore starting feed rate

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General Mach Discussion / Error Art Code 8877 during G-Code load

« on: February 19, 2015, 06:17:27 PM »

OK can someone tell me why I get an Error Art code 8877 each and every time I try to load G Code?
As soon as I click open I get hit with a Art Code 8877. I have tried to reload the program and everything you can think of.
Please help.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unable to open ProbeDiag.dat Error=11

« on: February 18, 2015, 11:18:44 PM »

bump

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General Mach Discussion / Unable to open ProbeDiag.dat Error=11

« on: February 13, 2015, 12:03:23 AM »

Please help.
Just like the title says I receive a
Unable to open ProbeDiag.dat Error=11 when starting up Mach3. It shows up for about 3 seconds at the start of the program then goes away. It happens when starting the profile I have set up. 
I should first let you know I just got a new smothstepper ESS up and running. This error just started at the same time I tried to load the first G code into it. Before this it would JOG just fine and start the spindle and control the speed.
The moment I loaded G code it would kick out an error Art Code 8877. Then the program would stop working. Windows 7 machine just for the CNC
Can someone please give me some in site to this. I don't know why it would have started after trying to load a G code that was working on the system and Jogging just fine 30 seconds before.