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General Mach Discussion / Re: Will Mach3 run on windows 10?

« on: April 12, 2017, 01:59:19 AM »

Hi Jes,

Welcome to the forum.
My personal preference for running Mach3 is WinXP (but genuine copies of this OS are getting harder to obtain nowadays).

Mach3 Minimum Recommended Requirements:-

Requirements if using the parallel port for machine control:

Desktop PC (Laptops are not supported) with at least one parallel port
32-bit version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (64-bit versions will not work)
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Non-integrated Video Card with 32MB RAM (Large G-code files, especially 3D files will require a video card with 512MB RAM or higher)

Requirements if using an external motion device for machine control:

An appropriate external motion controller
Desktop or Laptop with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 /10
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Video Card with 32MB RAM (Large G-code files, especially 3D files will require a video card with 512MB RAM or higher)

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: microstep switch explanation request

« on: April 12, 2017, 01:51:20 AM »

Hi Michel,

Gecko explains it all far better than I can  http://www.geckodrive.com/support.html/

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 Axis Calibration Mystery

« on: April 12, 2017, 01:44:06 AM »

Hi Anders,

Just checked your posted Gcode file - it loads and runs just fine here (as it is, using G91.1).

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Current-Loop pickup.

« on: April 11, 2017, 01:34:45 AM »

Not much work for a CNC machine here but I have to establish just how ‘clean’ the signal from a ‘curent-loop’ pickup really is and exactly which parameters are being controlled by the design. It’s early days yet and more prototypes will be on the way.

I appreciate that Lace have the patent situation well under control but there is always a loophole or two (Dyson have more patents on their Cyclone than I have made posts on this forum but it has not halted the ‘march of the clones’).

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 11, 2017, 01:18:34 AM »

Hi Nikolaj,

The DotG X axis motion is 'stop-start' so, in operation, it will be 'jerky'. This can, top some extent, be reduced by selecting a suitable feed-rate / Acceleration.
The 'virtual B axis' movement is necessary to trigger the M10 / M11 commands whilst the X axis is stationary (the M10 / M11 commands will only take effect at the instant of an axis movement).

Hope this helps.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 Axis Calibration Mystery

« on: April 11, 2017, 01:03:54 AM »

Hi Anders,

Just swap G91.1 for G90.1 in your Gcode - that's all you need to do.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 Axis Calibration Mystery

« on: April 10, 2017, 08:17:19 AM »

Exactly the same idea.

You Gcode is putting Mach3 into the wrong mode. Delete all the occurrences of G91.1 from your Gcode and replace them with G90.1

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: American Torq Thrust wheels

« on: April 10, 2017, 01:47:17 AM »

Excellent work.

Tweakie.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Xhc HB04 MPG Pendent with Mach4

« on: April 10, 2017, 01:39:52 AM »

Excellent work Mkullman.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Mach3 Axis Calibration Mystery

« on: April 10, 2017, 01:24:29 AM »

In Config. General Config. change the JI Mode
then Regen. the Toolpath Display.

Ideally your Gcode should always contain the G90.1 / G91.1 as appropriate.

Tweakie.