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Mach4 Videos / Re: Creating a function for the Screen Load Script

« on: December 14, 2016, 10:01:11 AM »

Could you run the soft limits enable function from the Ref All home function? Maybe twice........... once at beginning to disable then again after motion stops to enable?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New engraving screen for testing

« on: December 09, 2016, 02:23:50 PM »

Here is a link to a little video about the Font Engrave module.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoi8i-FA0a4

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Pokeys Mach4 plugin LUA reference for LCD

« on: December 08, 2016, 05:47:58 PM »

NP, that may not be exactly right (I did not get to test it) but you get the idea. Would make it a lot cleaner.

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Pokeys Mach4 plugin LUA reference for LCD

« on: December 07, 2016, 03:21:09 PM »

Good, glad your making progress.

This might work too.

Put this in your screen load script....

--------------------------------------------------------------
-- Yaskawa Pendant Clear LCD Display
--------------------------------------------------------------
function YPenLCD(Axis, Line)
    local CurPos = scr.GetProperty("droCurrent" .. tostring(Axis), "Value")
    local hreg = mc.mcRegGetHandle(inst, string.format("PoKeys_32062/LCD Line" .. tostring(Line)))
    mc.mcRegSetValueString(hreg, string.format(tostring(Axis) .. ":  " .. tostring(CurPos) .. "          "))
end

This in you PLCs first run....
YPenLCD(X, 1)
YPenLCD(Y, 2)
YPenLCD(Z, 3)
YPenLCD(A, 4)

This in your X DRO update event.......
YPenLCD(X, 1)

This in your Y DRO update event.......
ThiYPenLCD(Y, 2)

etc, ect. for Z and A DROs

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Pokeys Mach4 plugin LUA reference for LCD

« on: December 06, 2016, 07:13:10 PM »

local hreg = mc.mcRegGetHandle(inst, string.format("PoKeys_32062/LCD Line 1"))
                 mc.mcRegSetValue(number hReg, 0x01)

In line 2, is "number hReg" right? Shouldn't it just be hReg?

Seems to me this should clear it.........

local hreg = mc.mcRegGetHandle(inst, "PoKeys_32062/LCD Line 1")
mc.mcRegSetValue(hReg, "                    ")

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Question for Plasma guys on material sensing

« on: December 06, 2016, 03:24:09 PM »

Thanks for the update Hood.

Did you get your fan yet?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach Not Closing After Enabling Modbus

« on: December 06, 2016, 01:53:57 PM »

I think I would do a clean install of Mach3 and enable modbus in one of the default profiles to see if the issue still exist.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach Not Closing After Enabling Modbus

« on: December 06, 2016, 01:23:39 PM »

Are you running any antivirus? If so, what happens when you disable it?

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Pokeys Mach4 plugin LUA reference for LCD

« on: December 05, 2016, 06:03:23 PM »

OK, the reason the LCD does not update when Mach starts up is because the DROs are not updating and that script only runs when the DROs update (value changes). Anything that changes the value of the DROs should update the LCD.

I have not been able to find a command to send via the POKEYS unit to clear the LCD display in the very beginning so the POKEYS on MACH4 message gets erased prior to the coordinates getting display, but I will keep looking.  I know I can build a string of "   " 20 spaces and send that which might be a work around.

Not familiar with it but yes, sending an empty string should clear it.

OK, my idea is to build a function that updates the LCD. It would basically be all of the script you put in each dro combined into a single function in the screen load script. Then in the PLC script check to see if the DROs have changed and if they have, run the function. Also, to initialize the LCD when Mach starts run the function once in first run of PLC script. Look in the router screen sets PLC script for the Update fractional DROs section to see how it would work.

Another option that may be even better is to update the LCD to the values in the DROs in the first run of the PLC script and leave the onupdate scripts where they are (no need for a function in the screen load script then and will only run once when Mach is launched).

This should have put an X in front of the X value in the LCD display..........
Xcoords = string.format("X%4.4f", Xcoords)

This should put a X, a : and a space..........
Xcoords = string.format("X: %4.4f", Xcoords)

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Pokeys Mach4 plugin LUA reference for LCD

« on: December 05, 2016, 05:08:54 PM »

I have another idea that I think will work better all around. Let me know if your interested.