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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Announcements and updates.
« on: March 03, 2015, 01:41:57 PM »
Build 2247 released      approximate release date  Feb 30th, 2015

Includes the following changes that will impact the user experience:

1) Modbus now saves device description.

2) Fix Find/Replace in mcLuaEditor.

3) Implement brace matching in mcLuaEditor.

4) Added the tools to disable the A axis rotation

5) Spelling corrections and language updates.

There are other changes behind the scenes including:

6) Add bitmaps to toggle button.

7) System variable part counters implemented. #3901, #3902, #6700, #6710,
#6711, #6712, #6713 DROs can now edit system var (parameters) by index.

8 ) Single argument ATAN implemented.

9) System variables and Macro B enhancements.

10) Update to names. The vars that are in the parameter list are now started with SV_

11) Use "C" locale only.  Only translate the strings.

12) Update signal states at mapping time.

13) Update lathe screen for installers.

Mach4Hobby is evolving rapidly, so be sure to check that your plugin is compatible with the version of Mach4Hobby that you are running.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Announcements and updates.
« on: March 03, 2015, 01:39:32 PM »
Build 2238 released      approximate release date  Feb 25th, 2015

A minor update and includes the following changes that will impact the user experience:

1) Updates to printing from G-code and LUA editors
2) Add search function to LUA editor
3) Fix syntax sensitive color highlighting in G-code and LUA editors

There may be other changes behind the scenes.

Mach4Hobby is evolving rapidly, so be sure to check that your plugin is compatible with the version of Mach4Hobby that you are running.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Announcements and updates.
« on: March 03, 2015, 01:38:18 PM »
Build 2230 released      approximate release date  Feb 20th, 2015

Includes the following changes that will impact the user experience:

1) Updates to lathe screen for installers
2) Updates to language support files
3) Ignore setting #3000 or #3006 when generating the tool path (buffering)
4) Force G95 for G32, G76, and G92 lathe threading. Improve error messages in G76
5) ModBus plug-in improvements
6) Added some code to set the position before the run to here is done

There may be other changes behind the scenes.

Mach4Hobby is evolving rapidly, so be sure to check that your plugin is compatible with the version of Mach4Hobby that you are running.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Announcements and updates.
« on: March 03, 2015, 01:36:45 PM »
Build 2223 released      approximate release date  Feb 12th, 2015
 
Includes the following changes that will impact the user experience:

1) Added support for printing from gcEdit and mcLuaEdit screens
2) Added Native Language Support mechanism in wxMach, gcEdit, and mcLuaEdit
3) Fixed quirks with "decimal" character ( . vs , ) when using Native Language Support
4) Fixed bug with resuming after activating E-Stop while a homing operation was running

There may be other changes behind the scenes including:

5) Started adding infrastructure to API for rigid tapping

Mach4Hobby is evolving rapidly, so be sure to check that your plugin is compatible with the version of Mach4Hobby that you are running.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Needing help with Wizards
« on: March 02, 2015, 10:19:16 AM »
High road taken.  ;)

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Phantom Lua Script running on load
« on: February 18, 2015, 09:13:02 AM »
Just another parrot.................. found this in my notes. Hopefully its useful to you.
Quote
> Lua: Error occurred while opening file cannot open
> C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\Mach4Mill\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or
> directory
>
> I looked for this file in the install directory, and sub directories
> and could not find it.

This means that a script in your macro directory has an error.  The mcLus.mcc file is built from all of the *.mcs files.  It is like building a EXE.  .cpp files make .obj file.  Then all .obj files get linked in to make the .exe. So in the world of LUA, it takes all of the *.mcs files and compiles them into *.mcc files.  If all of that works without an error in one of the *.msc files, it links all of the *.mcc files into the one big chunk file that we call mcLua.mcc.

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Not sure this will help but will share my story in the hopes that it does. I saw this on a machine with a noise problem. The noise was not being introduced through the CS labs but was being picked up on a USB keyboards line back to the PC. It defied logic. The cable was not close to, ran parallel to or touching anything "noisy" but it was no doubt the problem. Although the errors were intermittent I could move the cable from place to place and get 100% predictable results. In one position the error and abrupt stop which ultimately caused the Epid fault (sometimes it paused and then continued running) would come within a few cycles. In another position it was rock solid. I did not find this until I placed the PC in its final resting position. I developed with the PC on a table (less than 2 feet away) for easier access. It was not a cheap keyboard but extremely susceptible to noise. The solution............. a different keyboard. If you have access to a cheap wireless keyboard and can remove any physical USB connections to the PC it might be worth trying. I would make sure to use a good network adapter and cable for any Ethernet external motion device. Also, some changes did not take effect until I cycled power to the CS Labs.  

The machine has been running in a production environment for months now with no issues. Sure glad I found it before it left the shop.  :)

Brett

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Tangent Corner / Re: 3d Printing - Multiphoton Lithography
« on: February 04, 2015, 08:59:13 AM »
There isnt even words for this................ dang!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Newbie Port configuration question
« on: January 27, 2015, 09:45:25 PM »
Hello Steve, Welcome to the forum.

Is your Windows 7 32 or 64 bit? The parallel port driver will only work with 32 bit OSs.

You can find the Parallel port address buy looking at its properties in device manager.

The Darwin topic should cover installing the Darwin plugin. I know there are links in the topic to some setup videos Art posted that anyone using Darwin should watch. Between those and the Mach4 Install and Config. manual they should get you a long ways down the path to CNC bliss.



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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Announcements and updates.
« on: January 27, 2015, 09:26:26 PM »
Build 2192         approximate release date  Jan 27th, 2015      

Notes:
plugin API changes in anticipation of new features (breaks older plugins)
new PCID generator, and license mechanisms updated
bug fixes to jogging, M63, status bar messages

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