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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Faster DRO updates

« on: December 03, 2011, 03:44:49 PM »

Hi,

I'm nearly shure, it doesn't update faster.
My tests showed, that the function to read DROs is just reading the actual position from the interface to the movement engine.

So the speed, the Trajectory interface is working, is the speed the DRO is updated. This depends on LPT/Smoothstepper or what ever you have to move the machine.

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Program works great on Vista/Seven... but when it's about the XP...

« on: March 15, 2011, 09:02:22 AM »

Hi,

i got some grey hair too, when i had this issue.

Here's a reg-file for easier adding the keys to the registry.

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Write a plugin for USB

« on: February 24, 2011, 10:55:39 AM »

You all should read the Mach 3 internals Plug-In writers bible
All about movement plugins is written there.

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Program works great on Vista/Seven... but when it's about the XP...

« on: February 18, 2011, 08:50:24 PM »

Hi Lucas,

Checkout the installation of Mach3 on this computer.

Under some circumstances (AFAIK depending on the version of the installer), the entries in the registry are not complete.

Check for those or insert them:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Mach4.Document]
@="Mach4.Document"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Mach4.Document\CLSID]
@="{CA7992B2-2653-4342-8061-D7D385C07809}"
it should work then.

best regards,

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: RPM to Mach via USB

« on: November 22, 2010, 10:07:33 AM »

Hi Frank,

I've been searching for this a while ago. Didn't find anything, too.

Bye, Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Detect Jogging Screen

« on: November 06, 2010, 06:54:14 PM »

Chattanooga, maybe 2 hours to you.

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Detect Jogging Screen

« on: November 05, 2010, 09:45:18 PM »

This is exact what I was looking for:

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MachView->JogAllowed[scripter.GetPage()]
greetings from the southern part of Tennessee,

Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Detect Jogging Screen

« on: November 04, 2010, 10:07:58 PM »

Ok, I found it.

bye, Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Detect Jogging Screen

« on: November 04, 2010, 10:20:55 AM »

Hi,

for screenpages, that are used for jogging with the keyboard, the jog mode toggle button (103) has to be present.
if present, you are allowed to jog with the cursors on the keyboard.

For a plugin I need to know if jogging on the actual page is allowed. How could I detect, that the Button is on the actual screen?
Any UserLED to ask? Any status in the Engine-variables?

Thanks, Steffen

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: USB Handwheel with encoder

« on: March 22, 2010, 01:38:45 PM »

Hi,

no I'm sorry, it is not possible to use switches as signals for an encoder.

You need a USB-Device that handles the Encoder and then send the result to Mach3
Then an additional plugin to read this special format of the information to inject to the Mach3-Engine

An example for this is the shuttle express

No way with a Gamepad and Keygrabber, sorry.

Steffen