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General Mach Discussion / Re: Control Panel Setup

« on: November 12, 2015, 12:43:22 PM »

Rob,
I have a CNC4PC C32 Multifunction Board. I currently don't have limit switches. I'm in the process of installing them. I would like the following commands to be run with hard switches and encoder:
I would like to add more later but these are the ones I want to start off with.

Cycle Start
Feedhold
Stop
Rewind
Reset

Encoder to move X,Y,Z
Buttons to Select X,Y,Z for movement with Encoder
Buttons for Zeroing X,Y,Z

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Control Panel Setup

« on: November 12, 2015, 07:56:39 AM »

Thank you for the replies. I am trying to get this done without purchasing more boards, I already have a myriad of buttons and encoders from my Arduino (Uno) stuff, plus The wife gets a little antsy when I spend more money. Plus I already have all these inputs and outputs that I'm not using on my current boards. I was just thinking if it's not to bad I could make it happen. The DB25 port on the C32 already has pins 2_2 - 2_9 setup as input and the C32 also has other pins that are setup as output. Here is my thought and please correct me if I'm wrong. I could take a button and wire it to the proper pin on the C32 DB25 port. Then configure an input in Mach Input config page. at this point is where my knowledge is really limited. Would I then create a brain to tell Mach what to do with the input or would I set an oem trigger to handle the input from the button.

Question1: Can I just run a wire from one side of a button to pin on DB 25 and then run another to ground on the DB 25 or do I have to wire in some other power as well? I'm assuming I would need to be supplied power as it would need to be 0V state until pressed then it will go to 5V state. once at 5V then the button will trigger a Mach 3 event.

Question2: What steps need to happen after Question1 is complete. I think I would create a Brain to handle what happens after 5V is sent to the Pin, but I'm not sure. I see a lot of stuff regarding MOD I/O, POKeys, and various other terms which are muddling my ability to decipher how to implement this.

I currently have the system working with an Xbox 360 remote, But m final machine build will have a Control Panel similar to a Haas, so I can eliminate the need to have a Keyboard and Mouse.

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General Mach Discussion / Control Panel Setup

« on: November 11, 2015, 08:17:00 PM »

Good Evening, I would like to setup my control panel to have a series of buttons to control functions like cycle start, feedhold, X zero, Y zero, etc.. I would also like to add an encoder to move the Different Axis. I would like to do this without purchasing anymore hardware than I already have. I have a cnc4pc C32 Multifunction board, Ethernet Smoothstepper. How would I go about implementing these features with this setup.

Could I just take a button and connect one end to an input on my BOB and the other end to a grouns on the BOB then tell mach what pin is being used and what to trigger when it is pressed? Or do I need to have some more electronics installed between the button and mach? I see a lot of stuff regarding MODI/O, Brains, POKEYS, etc.. Do I need these or can it be done in a much simpler way?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 with 2 axis

« on: October 24, 2015, 06:16:47 PM »

Yeah, I guess I will have to do it that way. I was just hoping there was a setting to most post z axis moves, built in.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 with 2 axis

« on: October 24, 2015, 05:32:25 PM »

Ok, how can I use it with the Wizards in Mach 3?

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 with 2 axis

« on: October 24, 2015, 05:00:26 PM »

Hello,

Does anyone know how I can set Mach 3 up to work with just 2 axis milling? Kind of like a prototrak. It will only be for a short time, until I get all the parts finished to get the z axis up and running.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Encoder setup help??

« on: July 18, 2015, 06:32:45 PM »

Hello is there anyone out there??

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Encoder setup help??

« on: July 17, 2015, 09:07:59 PM »

What is an acceptable servo error, or encoder error.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Encoder setup help??

« on: July 17, 2015, 10:00:59 AM »

I have an amt102-v. I don't know if it is a quad encoder. It says it is a capacitive encoder. I can set the ppr (pulse per revolution) using a dip switch. Right now I have the encoder set to 500 ppr. My servo drives are set to 2x mode. I believe this gives me 1000 cpr.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Encoder setup help??

« on: July 16, 2015, 09:37:26 PM »

Thank you. I understand that part. Where I'm having the issues is understanding how the ppt or cpr is used to configure the motor tuning and setup in Mach 3.