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FAQs / Re: Wiring Limit, Home and E-Stop Switches

« on: March 12, 2016, 06:10:24 AM »

I reloaded mach3

Perhaps re-post your .xml file (the one from your Mach3 folder) now that you have reloaded Mach3. Copy and rename it to kharrison2.xml for posting.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Wiring Limit, Home and E-Stop Switches

« on: March 12, 2016, 05:56:02 AM »

Could you have posted the wrong .xml ?

This is certainly not right for the Z axis config.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Wiring Limit, Home and E-Stop Switches

« on: March 12, 2016, 01:50:49 AM »

I will look at it in more detail but from initial observation...

In Config. / Motor Tuning you need to set Steps Per Unit, Velocity and Acceleration for your Z axis.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 spindle setup

« on: March 11, 2016, 06:11:21 AM »

If it's any help, the relationship between the Mach4 S#### command and the PWM output from the ESS is completely linear. If you are not getting correct RPM readings over the total speed range then the problem is located in the items between the ESS and the spindle.

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Wiring Limit, Home and E-Stop Switches

« on: March 11, 2016, 05:44:40 AM »

Post your .xml file ( the current one from you Mach3 folder ) copy and rename it to something unique (kharrison.xml) then use the Reply and Additional Options tabs to attach it.
We will then be able to check your settings and perhaps be able to suggest the way forward.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Artsoft sold??

« on: March 10, 2016, 07:06:20 AM »

I don't even like Peanut Butter. 

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Dogs are smart ?

« on: March 10, 2016, 01:27:25 AM »

Sometimes our dogs have to do a bit of work...

This is the correct way to collect money from the cash-point.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 spindle setup

« on: March 09, 2016, 01:49:53 AM »

The latest ESS plugin is still being tested with Mach4 build 2914. You need to hold on for a while until this new ESS plugin has been released as there are some differences in the PWM signal config. from earlier versions.

Keep checking with Warp9 for the release, it is due any time now.  http://www.warp9td.com/index.php/kunena/index

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Wiring Limit, Home and E-Stop Switches

« on: March 08, 2016, 08:08:38 AM »

Go back to a time when you believe Mach3 was working correctly.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Silly little problems but they are bigger than me...

« on: March 08, 2016, 08:02:50 AM »

Hi Chris,

From reports of others I think you need to be running Mach3 R3.043.062 ( if you are not already doing so ).

1) I have no idea about the safe Z problem – Safe Z is not something that I use.

2) The Feed–Hold delay is related to the Smooth Stepper buffer size.

From the ESS doc...
A smaller buffer size is more responsive to Feed Hold commands, but more sensitive to the ESS running out of data if your computer gets bogged down. 
A larger buffer size is less likely to experience the ESS running out of data, but will take longer to respond to Feed Hold commands.

3) Again something I have no idea about – if Mach is set to metric then it should stay in metric (my installation of Mach3 does).

Tweakie.