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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: Lua Script for Hc

« on: July 15, 2019, 01:28:50 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=41389.0

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Mach4 General Discussion / MOVED: Mach3 and JK02-N breakout board

« on: July 14, 2019, 05:30:24 AM »

This topic has been moved to General Mach Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=41396.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC4PC C11 plugin for Mach3

« on: July 12, 2019, 02:18:18 AM »

Many thanks TPS - I have made a correction.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC4PC C11 plugin for Mach3

« on: July 12, 2019, 02:02:06 AM »

Hi George,

My apologies I thought you were using a motion controller.

You do not need to use a motion controller because your C11 board could be connected directly to the Parallel Port of a 32 bit PC running Win7 (or earlier) OS. (These older PC’s are becoming more difficult to find and keep running so a motion controller and newer PC is perhaps preferred)

Your laser can then be controlled by two Outputs from the C11 (e.g. pins 1 & 17 14) one for the M11Px / M10Px  ON/OFF signal and the other for the PWM laser power setting. Your earlier attached .pdf shows how to make these connections and set-up Mach3 in detail.

Just to confuse the issue an alternative and the signal gating method I use for my laser connection is shown here;
https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=12444.msg265104#msg265104

Hope this helps.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC4PC C11 plugin for Mach3

« on: July 11, 2019, 08:08:56 AM »

Hi George,

Which motion controller (that does not support the M11/M10 command set) are you using with your C11 breakout board ?

Tweakie.

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Brains Development / Re: Mach3 Plugin

« on: July 10, 2019, 08:07:03 AM »

In that case you would program in C / C++ and there is no source code, as such, available but blank plugins are available to get you started. There are also tutorials, here is one you can download; https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7922.0;attach=6167

Tweakie.

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Brains Development / Re: Mach3 Plugin

« on: July 10, 2019, 07:10:27 AM »

Which Mach3 plugin are you referring to ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 laser

« on: July 10, 2019, 01:18:12 AM »

Hi Amator,

Welcome to the forum.

I have absolutely no idea just what those screen functions were intended to achieve - I have certainly never used them. 

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: parallel port to serial

« on: July 09, 2019, 07:44:27 AM »

That is a shame, so it looks like you are left with the option suggested by TPS of retrofitting a new controller and stepper drivers etc.

It's not too much of a job  (I did it a while back with a small milling machine where the manufacturers would not share information on their electronics because I was not and educational establishment) and all the required parts are readily available. It could be a fun educational project ?

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: parallel port to serial

« on: July 09, 2019, 05:23:19 AM »

I am guessing that your machine has a 25 way 'D' type connector which will connect to a PC's LPT Parallel Port. In that case it should operate from Mach3 as the manual implies.