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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Diagnostics Page Tutorial?

« on: December 31, 2015, 02:18:27 AM »

Hi Nikki,

To my knowledge the ‘Input Signals current State’ and ‘Output Signals current State’ have always worked correctly but (dependant on which version of Mach3 you are running) the ‘Port 1 Pins current State’ do not always work.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting 2 different size cuts on each side of machine

« on: December 31, 2015, 01:56:13 AM »

I was hoping to post a picture here ...... I imagine it can be done but i dont see the option atm.

Click on the Reply tab  (rather than using Quick Reply)  then use Additional Options... to attach the pictures (size images to about 800 pix. wide).

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Newbie trying to understand mach 4

« on: December 30, 2015, 11:38:27 AM »

If you are having problems with the toolpath display not showing then it may be worth checking your graphics card specification to make sure it complies with the minimum requirements.
The official word is - Video Card with 256MB 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: Has to be a record (way too funny)

« on: December 30, 2015, 04:30:34 AM »

Geez you used to be able to load a DXF into mach2 and have it run what happened??? 

LazyCam ??

Tweakie.

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PoKeys / Re: Problems reading and writing the PoKeys57U virtual pins

« on: December 30, 2015, 03:28:58 AM »

Finally I solved using "ActivateSignal (OUTPUT20)" and wasting some of the outputs of Mach3, but I do not like the solution.
I'm not sure how this works. Do I have to open another post in another forum? Where?
Thank you

I don’t think it is all that important exactly where topics are posted but its perhaps nice to keep similar things together...

If its PoKeys related then start a new topic in the PoKeys section.
If its scripting (Cypress Enable) related then start a new topic in the VB and development of Wizards section.

Tweakie.

2746

Feature Requests / Re: Online Tool Height control

« on: December 30, 2015, 03:18:32 AM »

Just a couple of things to think about...

Engineering wise it was a bit complex but I had a similar issue where I needed to adjust the position of a Y axis during a Gcode run. I cant give you full details because it was a commercial venture but the Y axis was driven by two stepper motors acting through a differential gear - one motor did all the work (following the Gcode instructions) whilst the other stepper motor provided the + / - adjustment and was driven (controlled) by a separate PLC which took sensor information as it's input.

For a Z axis it may be possible to make a circular mounting for the stepper motor which is rotationally adjustable (by hand perhaps) for say 45 degrees in each direction and easily locked in position. This would provide 1/4 the leadscrew pitch in vertical adjustment of the axis. Greater rotational adjustment (within the limitation of the wiring) = greater vertical adjustment of the axis.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: keyboard control

« on: December 30, 2015, 02:53:19 AM »

Hi Tom,

Welcome to the forum.

If reassigning the hotkeys does not work for you then there could be an issue with your Mach3 installation. A re-install of Mach3 may cure the problem.

Before uninstalling the existing version and installing new...

 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



Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Charge Pump Issues (Blade Runner II & Mach 3)

« on: December 30, 2015, 02:29:58 AM »

The weird part is the images I posted have a different name than those I was trying to post, I had to save them from my Google account.

The particular image name may have been used by someone else in the past (stranger things have happened  )

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 V2 Windows 10

« on: December 29, 2015, 02:18:02 PM »

Thanks for posting the information Don.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Charge Pump Issues (Blade Runner II & Mach 3)

« on: December 29, 2015, 02:14:48 PM »

Its saying I have already posted the first 4 images

Each image has to have a unique name (an image with a particular name cannot be posted more than once).

do image posts have to be checked by a mod?!?!

No. But as I said it is best to use the Additional Options tab to post the image.

This is the most confusing forum setup ive ever used...

Give it time you will soon master it. 

Ended up being a failed parallel port driver, Re-ran the install and it works great now.  I have no idea how it failed the first time.

I am pleased that you have it sorted.

Tweakie.