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General Mach Discussion / Re: How do I home the ATC

« on: February 25, 2017, 07:43:01 AM »

There is more than one way but I would write a VB (Cypress Enable) routine which basically does the following…

Check the home switch and if activated then exit if not then index ATC.
Repeat the operation.

The routine could then be placed in a Macro and called from within Gcode and / or placed in a screen button and executed upon button click.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Spindle not working

« on: February 25, 2017, 06:26:17 AM »

Excellent news, I am pleased to hear that you have started making chips 

Tweakie.

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Share Your GCode / Re: Demo Gcode

« on: February 25, 2017, 06:22:48 AM »

Excellent 

Tweakie.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Mach for win64 kit and probing scripts. Machine will not start probe sequence

« on: February 25, 2017, 02:39:57 AM »

Hi Russell,

Check with Stepper3 LLC to ask if their board supports probing. Also ask their opinion on using version 067 as there are problems with this version and others (not using the S3 board) have reverted to version 062.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MDI not working

« on: February 25, 2017, 02:17:13 AM »

Hi Roy,

Try loading a backup .xml (xmlbackups folder) from a time before the problem occurred.

If all else fails re-install Mach3.

It is recommended that you…

1) Backup the following to the desktop, or even better, a USB drive:

XML(Profile) – This stores you’re settings for Mach3, if you lose it you will need to re-setup you’re ports and pins, motor tuning, etc.
Screensets
Macros/Brains
License

2) Download the current version of Mach3 from the Downloads & Update page, v.062 seems to be the preferred version to use and this can be downloaded from here :  ftp://anonymous:guest@ftp.machsupport.com/Mach3/Mach3Version3.043.062.exe

3) Install the downloaded version; allow the install path to default to where Mach3 is installed.

WARNING: If you do not backup the files in Step 1, you will lose ALL settings and configurations.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can this computer run mach3

« on: February 25, 2017, 01:28:02 AM »

Hi Malcolm,

That does not look like good news 

I suspect that either your port an pin assignments are incorrect or the parallel port on your PC is defective.

Check that your X axis does in fact have port 1 pin 2 for the Direction signal and that you are measuring the voltage between pin 2 and pin 18-25. That being the case perhaps invest in a new parallel port card ?

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Spindle not working

« on: February 24, 2017, 07:21:57 AM »

Well, the Chinese setup (from their CD) for the spindle operation makes no sense to me and it is different to the settings used by the CNCzone guy.

For what it is worth here are the Chinese screenshots ;

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wrong toolpaths appear in Mach3 during running ESS with plugin installed

« on: February 24, 2017, 05:22:03 AM »

Looks like you have discovered the Crop Circles 
Goto   Config. / General Config.   and change the IJ Mode   then Regen. the Toolpath.

Ideally all Gcode files should contain the G90.1 or G91.1 as appropriate.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: SSR relay wont power down

« on: February 24, 2017, 04:36:33 AM »

Probably does not apply in this case but...

There are various types of SSR's with the most common type designed to switch the load ON / OFF at the zero crossing point of the a.c. mains waveform - they will not operate correctly with a d.c. load.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is there a built in dwell on M-codes?

« on: February 24, 2017, 04:16:42 AM »

In Config. / Ports and Pins / Spindle Setup  -  set the spin up & spin down delays to zero.

If that is still not quick enough then try the M10 / M11 commands which will turn ON and OFF at the instant of movement. I have described them in a bit more detail here :
 http://hobbycncart.com/publ/cikkek/mach3_temaju_cikkek/switching_a_laser_under_mach_control/8-1-0-29

Tweakie.