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General Mach Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: December 01, 2016, 05:39:42 AM »

Hi John,

Welcome to the forum.

There is plenty of reading to do here on the forum as well as the Mach3 manuals http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/

Just one thing comes to mind - it is not best practice to have two stepper motors wired together, they should really each be wired separately (with their own controllers) then 'slaved' to operate as a pair. The Mach3 manual gives more details of this.

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: why my M6Start.m1s doesnot run?

« on: December 01, 2016, 02:32:32 AM »

I was messing around with some code and I couldn't get ActivateSignal(Outputnnn)
to work either.
While I don't know for sure I believe that is a very old instruction and is no longer functional
it latest releases of Mach3.

Not trying to confuse but if it’s any help…

ActivateSignal(OUTPUT3)
and
DeActivateSignal(OUTPUT3)

Work just fine here with latest versions of Mach3 (obviously, the particular Output# has to be enabled etc.)

(However, there’s nowt so fickle as CB    )

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine not always following Mach3

« on: December 01, 2016, 01:35:39 AM »

The problem could be within the purchased Gcode file (particularly if it was was compiled with anything other than the Mach2/3 post processor). If you would like it checked then Zip and send me a copy (my email is below my avatar).

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Will Venmo $10 to whoever does this Gcode

« on: November 30, 2016, 03:58:52 AM »

The $10 attraction certainly shows enterprise but getting someone else to do your homework is not the way to learn.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: reproducable fault makes no sense to me

« on: November 30, 2016, 02:19:16 AM »

Today I discovered that if I pulsed the X axis with the xbox controller I could get Mach3 to freeze in about 3 quick pulses (around 1/2 sec pulse). Power cycled, and repeated the test. Did this a total of 3 times. In all 3 test cycles, I got Mach3 to freeze in about 3 pulses.

Hi Rick,

There is little future in looking for Mach3 problems just for problems sake and I think the only real answer is  "if doing that causes a problem then don't do that".
Because Mach3 'is what it is' and is unlikely ever to be revised or updated in the future the way forward may be to move on to Mach4.

Sorry to be blunt but there are so many little peculiarities with Mach3 that we probably all have our own set of workarounds and we just learn to live with the animal.

Tweakie.

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*****VIDEOS***** / Re: Greeting and New Works from TOKYO, YouTube Videos

« on: November 29, 2016, 10:28:33 AM »

Hi Yoshii,

Excellent work sir, it is nice to see PoiPoy watching the basketball.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: M-code to turn laser on/off - Can my macro execute any faster?

« on: November 28, 2016, 02:56:49 AM »

Do you know why changing the delay settings under the ESS config would cause his to behave erratically and cut holes in the wrong places?

I have absolutely no idea so this question may be better asked on the Warp9 forum; http://www.warp9td.com/index.php/kunena/index

(They would need to know the Mach3 version being used together with Smooth Stepper firmware and software versions etc. If it is a known issue then I am sure there will be a solution).

Tweakie.

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Parallel port configuration

« on: November 28, 2016, 02:44:52 AM »

Unfortunately I can't say for certain that any particular card will or will not work.
If you have doubts or do not want to take the chance then it may be best to obtain one from a reputable supplier (such as CNC4PC for example) who can guarantee compatibility.

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: M-code to turn laser on/off - Can my macro execute any faster?

« on: November 27, 2016, 11:13:41 AM »

Output 1 from a G540 will be a TTL level signal which is electronically switched and should have no discernable delay provided the M11/M10 commands are always directly followed by an axis movement.
The CRP560 does contain mechanical relays and if one of these relays is being used to switch a laser then it will cause sufficient delay to produce a late start and also an unwanted burn at the end of each line.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine not always following Mach3

« on: November 27, 2016, 06:48:40 AM »

Man, DIY stuff is fun but the school of hard knocks can be expensive and frustrating.

Yes, but it's all a great adventure, good fortune my friend.

Tweakie.