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Tangent Corner / Re: It's a Dog thing.

« on: July 08, 2019, 09:56:50 AM »

My neighbour's young daughter has just told me that Dogs can't use an MRI scanner but Catscan. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma ignition and stop lag problem

« on: July 07, 2019, 08:11:11 AM »

Hi Jeremy,

Unfortunately Novusun is one of the businesses listed in our Hall of Shame for Mach3 Licence violation. As a result this forum does not support assistance with any of it's products unless you are a genuine Mach3 or Mach4 license holder.

This thread referrers; https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=24331.msg238650#msg238650

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: It's a Dog thing.

« on: July 07, 2019, 04:34:30 AM »

I think the self-destruct is just a matter of time. 

I have just finished (well almost finished) transferring my Star Trek collection to NAS and started watching the Voyager series again.

Back in 1995 they showed the… Tablet, Laptop, Flat Screen, Bluetooth equivalent and Computer voice communication (Alexa) for personal Music, environmental control, etc. and many more technological advancements which nowadays we take for granted.

I wonder, did the Star Trek writers foresee the future or did our inventors watch Star Trek ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma ignition and stop lag problem

« on: July 06, 2019, 05:42:07 AM »

The M3 / M5 command set have an inherent delay. To overcome this issue the M11Px / M10Px command set was introduced, initially for Laser control but it is now commonly used with Plasma (it only switches the output pin (Output#) at the instant of axis movement). There are a few more details here; http://hobbycncart.com/publ/cikkek/mach3_temaju_cikkek/switching_a_laser_under_mach_control/8-1-0-29


Assuming you are using the PC’s LPT Parallel Port or a motion controller that supports the M11/M10 command set then…
If you determine which Output# you are using to switch your torch ON / OFF then you can replace all M3 commands with M11Px and M4 commands with M10Px (where x = the Output# mentioned earlier).

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Celebrations.

« on: July 04, 2019, 05:06:40 AM »

Happy 4th. Guys & Gals   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: The old find no XHC NcUsbpod Trouble

« on: July 04, 2019, 01:11:03 AM »

Hi Kev,

Yours is a story we have heard so many times before. Sometimes the cheap Chinese controllers work and some times they just don't.

Rather than waste more time and effort I think you should go for a US or European manufactured controller and choose Ethernet not USB.

There are a number of different controllers to choose from - I use an ESS from Warp9 (which has excellent documentation and manufacturers support) but perhaps check them all out before making a decision.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: m11 and m10 commands

« on: July 03, 2019, 03:20:55 AM »

Hi Tweakie
This link is no longer available, http://www.cooperman.talktalk.net/files/27_files/Page1020.htm

have you reposted it?

Thanks,
Chuck

Hi Chuck,

The re-post is here;  http://www.tweakie.byethost10.com/27_files/Page1020.htm

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Send PWM signal from Geckodrive G540 to PC

« on: June 28, 2019, 01:19:11 AM »

However, I've been looking everywhere to see if it'd be possible to send a PWM signal over the parallel port, from a Geckodrive G540 to a PC, as input that Mach3 would recognize (maybe a 50% signal does something, while a 75% does something else).

That would not be possible.

Mach3 can generate a variable PWM signal (based on the S word in the Gcode) which could then be sent via the Parallel Port to the Gecko G540.

We're building a machine that needs an input to the computer to tell it to either reverse feed, continue forward, or stay stationary

Sounds like an ideal job for Mach3 or Mach4 but we would need some more detail of what you are intending to achieve.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: UC300

« on: June 26, 2019, 09:57:32 AM »

Perhaps check out the uccnc website, they describe the differences quite well. https://www.cncdrive.com/products.html

Tweakie.

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Mach4 Plugins / MOVED: Mach4 5 Axis RTCP

« on: June 24, 2019, 04:12:08 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=41294.0