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Mach Screens / 33 seconds to load complex screens in Mach3

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:58:12 AM »

I have complex screens with 200 graphics files for LEDs and buttons. It takes 33 seconds for Mach3 to come up. I assumed that the time was needed for bringing all the graphics into memory, but when I removed the files from the folder, the loading time was still 33 seconds. Must be something else happening. I have VB programs behind behind hundreds of buttons, 100s of DROs  and one script of 1000 lines.

Are there things I can do to speed things up? Which things are causing the biggest speed hits? Button programs, DROs or something else?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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VB and the development of wizards / Auto run a program after clicking RESET

« on: March 26, 2012, 12:32:31 AM »

Is there a way to automatically run a VB script after the RESET button enables Mach3? I need to home an axis and initialize some things. I can't get a VB script to run when Mach3 is in RESET mode. Might Brains or the macro pump do it? If so, I would be appreciate a code fragment or two to get me started. Thanks in advance.

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VB and the development of wizards / Flaky tool path display

« on: March 14, 2012, 12:24:05 PM »

The tool path display often will not display the new program, showing the tool path for the previous G-code instead. The G-code updates, but the tool path display does not, sometimes. Below is my klugy solution:

   CloseTeachFile 'Close new file
   Call LoadTeachFile() 'Load new file

   While IsLoading 'Wait for new file to load
     Sleep 10
   Wend

   Sleep 1000 'Wait 1 second
   DoOemButton(160) 'Do the tool path regen button

I don't like the time delay - anybody have a better solution?

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VB and the development of wizards / Start a .PDF from a button?

« on: February 16, 2012, 12:59:29 PM »

From a button, is there a way to open a .PDF file for a user to read? It looks like MSM is supposed to do that, but it won't work for me. Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you.

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General Mach Discussion / Signals to put Mach into Reset

« on: July 01, 2011, 02:59:22 PM »

This should be easy, but I have had no success so far. I have 3 signals (left door, right door and power fail) that have LEDs on the screen, but I can't get the signals to put Mach into the Reset or E-stop condition. If any of these signals come on, I want the user to push Reset to get going again.

Thanks for any hints you might offer.