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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Circular pocket question

« on: February 10, 2007, 12:19:31 AM »

Cut the small/deep pocket first?

Yeah I spose you could cut the second larger pocket as a circle, not a pocket.

But it will be terrific when Ron has made some changes.  Looking forward to seeing it all. 

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: Attaching pictures

« on: February 10, 2007, 12:12:52 AM »

So you must have been a lot younger when your avatar photo was taken hey Chad.      

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach to DeskCNC?

« on: February 06, 2007, 05:43:28 PM »

Brian

Do you mean "Servo Cycle Time"  ?

If so, then you are saying to set it to .00177 instead of .00084   Is this correct ?

Greg

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NC Pod / Re: 1 PWM Output for Spindle Speed Control ?

« on: February 06, 2007, 02:01:45 AM »

I think I found my answer. 

According to the PDF Dave posted, output A is "75khz PWM" for spindle output.

Now I just need to find out if Peter Homan's Digispeed will work with that. 

Maybe some VFDs will take that signal direct.   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach to DeskCNC?

« on: February 06, 2007, 12:03:36 AM »

Brian

I "air cut" the roadrunner about twenty times in a row. With and without toolpath turned off.

I got "ncPod failed to respond" only one time.

Not sufficient evidence to show either way.

Of course it does stop the judder happening when on the toopath page.

Greg

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NC Pod / 1 PWM Output for Spindle Speed Control ?

« on: February 05, 2007, 11:54:26 PM »

Can anybody tell me if it is planned to implement the PWM output for spindle speed control for the Pod ?

Maybe even go as far as an estimate of when ?   

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach to DeskCNC?

« on: February 04, 2007, 06:36:03 PM »

Turn off the tool path and tell me if that helps

Sorry Brian was that directed to me or Apollonono?

If me, I will do that but the fault only happens occasionaly now and may not be immediately apparant if fixed.

Can you just clarify whether or not Mach is making use of the SD card?

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Circular pocket question

« on: February 04, 2007, 04:04:04 PM »

Wow that would be great Ronginger.   

I will look forward to having that facility.

How's that for support !!!!!!!!   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach to DeskCNC?

« on: February 04, 2007, 03:54:37 PM »

We have firmware that we use in the pod... you need to have the SD card but the gcode is not saved on it We send moves to a buffer telling the device where to be every mS

Just to clarify that Brian.

Mach does make some sort of use of the SD card even though it does not store gcode on it ?

The reason I ask is I still get the odd occasion where the pod's comunication with Mach is lost.

Could this be that I am using an old SD card that I had laying around and it might be contributing to this glitch?

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NC Pod / Re: Homing with the ncPod

« on: February 03, 2007, 09:19:00 PM »

That may well be right Brett. 

But my tinkering so far indicates that once A is slaved to X then A settings are ignored and X setting are used for both.

And I may well be proven wrong here.   

That was what prompted my concern about whether dual driver axis slaving would work.


Greg