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VB and the development of wizards / Re: OEM DROs in Wizards

« on: December 07, 2006, 09:42:40 AM »

Hi Dave,

If the DRO is in the same wizard, you should be able to access to it. If not, you had to save the value in a variable, which could be read
if needed...

DROvalue = GetUserDRO (nn)            ' where nn is your DRO number
SetVar(var1, DROvalue).                    ' stores the read value in Mach3 variable (var1)
..
.
Readlater = GetVar(var1)                  ' reads the var1 value and stores it to Readlater..

That would be my solution..

Greetings from Germany

Wolfram

           

42

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Coordinate system rotation

« on: December 05, 2006, 04:16:50 AM »

Hi,

the G68/G69 Code in Mach3 works absolute correct and fine.
In our german Screenset (for professional Users, so not free downloadable..) Ive implemented such a function as seen:

In this screen you touch your work piece 4 times, slect a preferred edge (if this part has no included exact rect angle),
and the script rotate the coordinate system.

Greetings from Germany,

Wolfram

www.cnc-steuerung.com

43

VB and the development of wizards / OEM DROs in Wizards

« on: November 24, 2006, 03:43:27 PM »

Hi,

Ive used a lot of OEMDROs in my screens to configure toolmeasure and change...

What happens  if I use the same OEM-DRO numbers in sev. wizards? Ive tested it and
it seems to work fine, but Im not shure not to have progrmming side effects later...


Thanks and Greetings,

Wolfram

44

General Mach Discussion / Re: Driver watchdog triggered

« on: November 16, 2006, 07:53:18 PM »

Hi Faby,

you can disable the Driver Watchdog in General Config...

Greetings,

Wolfram

45

VB and the development of wizards / Re: VB and RS232

« on: November 16, 2006, 04:05:46 PM »

Hi,

you can use a subroutine "SendSerial (char as String) to communicate. But is it possible to read a value with the RS232?

I couldnt fount anything ....

Does anybody use the RS232 in such a way?

Regards,
Wolfram

46

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: LazyCam ver 2.64 and G(Mode) generation of G41, G42

« on: October 27, 2006, 04:34:20 PM »

Hi Brian,

Problem found:

Ive tested LC on sev. Computers...
No problem on my Mach-PC at my machine, no problem at my laptop with 1024 x 768 pixels..
But:
On my Developer - Desktop (Matrox Parhelia G650 with first Display Sony 24 Inch 16:10 and 1600 x 1000 Pixel, second Display Dell 24 Inch TFT 16:10 with 1920 x1200 Pixel)
the problems appears only at 32 Bit Color Depth....
If I change it back to 16 Bit LC runs fine at the Sony Display, without crash on the Dell, but with problems at the viewing area....

Hope that is helpful for your debugging...

Greetings from Germany

Wolfram

47

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: LazyCam ver 2.64 and G(Mode) generation of G41, G42

« on: October 27, 2006, 01:58:10 PM »

Hi Brian,

Bug report:

If I import a CAD-file and want to move the origin point my LC crashes with the following error:


Greetings from Germany

Wolfram

48

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Gibbs Cam

« on: October 12, 2006, 06:35:29 AM »

Hi,

"Mastercam has had a post processor that supports Mach 3 controlled CNC's for years."

Im searching for a post processor for Mach3! Could anybody tell me where I find it?
Thanks a lot,

Wolfram

49

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool measure macro

« on: August 31, 2006, 12:01:19 PM »

Hi,

Ive measured the "reaction - time" of Mach3  with a Logicanalyser.

Here is the picture with the G31 movement. You see a delay of about 20ms between
switch trigger and movement stop of Mach3 (1,13GHz, 45kHz pulse, 500 debounce).

This time is nearly contant at homing, limit switch trigger and must be calculated for precision
measurement or probing. Only the emergency stop is a bit faster (10ms).

500mm/min/ 60 * 0,02s = 0,16mm  error movement after trigger....

So, if you decrease your speed, your precision will be better.

Im making a macro with two speeds, first move very fast on the probe, then move back (1-2mm) and then a second, very slow move on the probe.
That will increase the precision into um range.. 

regards,

Wolfram

www.cnc-steuerung.com

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Changing Homing-Speed with VB

« on: July 22, 2006, 11:02:01 AM »

Hi Brian,

thanks a lot, yes, you can send it to my Email-Adress please.

Greetings,

Wolfram