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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys 65U and the Yaskawa Control panel/pendant

« on: March 29, 2013, 05:33:27 PM »

Normally many talk of the macro pump signal (or lack of) as a way to prevent unwanted initiation of machine functions.  Here I would say it is to activate the pendant's LCD.    

Hi John,
You may be referring to the Charge Pump instead of the Macro Pump.
  Russ

By golly, you're right, Russ!...   Now to read on in pokeys and see if a macropump in this case is not needed. Obviously, something is needed to be set/mapped/configured to initialize the LCD....and keep it initialized.   

I'm goin' to get this sooner or later....probably later.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys 65U and the Yaskawa Control panel/pendant

« on: March 29, 2013, 04:18:51 PM »

With the new version of Pokeys, along with the integrated Mach3Plugin, a few things are different.
The Older XML file that is to be imported into the pokeysMach3 Plugin does not fully function and Pokeys warns so before continuing the import.  In fact, placing some older brains causes functions to break.
One thing that I want to understand is how to get the LCD activated, which worked fine when I first insatlled the older versions.
I could go back, but I want to learn what is going on with the newer version as many things DO work without any XML import, such as the MPG.

When Mach3 is first started, with the matrix visible on the Yaskawa's LCD, a splash screen pops up on it for a second and disappears and the LCD screen goes blank, remaining so until I unplug the USB connection and reinsert. The LCD matrix comes back but all communication with Mach3 is lost until restarting mach3 and then things repeat themselves.

Here is a pic sequence of what happens within a second:


Now I found this in the older Brains to be installed:


See the macropump named file?  It is an m1s file.   What is that doing in the Brains.  I can only think maybe it needs to be placed elswhere, or the old XML called it from this location.

Here is the macropump.m1s viewed in wordpad:


The OEMDROs 800, 801, and 802 are those needed, i believe from Mach3.
So this macro (macropump.m1s) apparently has something to do with initiating LCD communications with Mach3 and the yaskawa panel.

....and why would it be called "macropump".  Is it using the macropump signal from Mach3 to activate the LCD functions in the yaskawa?

Normally many talk of the macro pump signal (or lack of) as a way to prevent unwanted initiation of machine functions.  Here I would say it is to activate the pendant's LCD.    
I'd like to learn what is going on here.   This Yaskawa is a great device to get to know Pokeys and how it communicates with Mach3.

Other than that, the pendant with the newer Pokeys has basic functions with a few leds either not working or misplaced.   I'd like to sort things out and get the pendant as fully functional as possible.  I'm in a dense fog here...

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys 65U and the Yaskawa Control panel/pendant

« on: March 26, 2013, 11:54:11 AM »

NeoTO.....forget about my last post....I worked through that stage with some success.
Here is a picture of the panel powered.  Ain't she pretty?
As I get familiar with Pokeys, I will show and describe the details of installation.

My machine(router) doesn't have all the bells and whistles...yet, so I can't make use of all the functions.  Hopefully a VFD and matching spindle will be able to be next removed from my wish list.

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PoKeys / Re: Help! Problems with installation of Pokeys plugin.

« on: March 26, 2013, 10:40:01 AM »

Okay, it WAS simple.... not having modio/modbus enabled in Mach3.....


Moving on...

Although I'm still in a fog here, it is working.     After disabling the modio/modbus to check what happens, the plugin still works.   
So I'm just going to keep plodding along and work through the next snag. 

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PoKeys / Re: Help! Problems with installation of Pokeys plugin.

« on: March 26, 2013, 10:04:07 AM »

Okay, it WAS simple.... not having modio/modbus enabled in Mach3.....


Moving on...

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PoKeys / Help! Problems with installation of Pokeys plugin.

« on: March 26, 2013, 07:20:52 AM »

I'm trying to install Pokeys onto a Vista PC running Mach3
The pictures show connection with the software, but in the plugin configuration, Mach isn't recognizing the Pokeys56U device.

I'd bet that I am just missing something simple, as I have never worked with pokeys before.
Could it be that I have the Mach3 folder in "C" named other than "Mach3"?  I've renamed it back to "Mach3" but maybe it is too late and Mach has to be reinstalled?

At this time I don't have a clue.  I've messed with different plugins ....now it is clear as mud.

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Installing two Mach3 versions - to run one or the other

« on: March 25, 2013, 04:51:50 PM »

nothing here...just pushing wrong buttons.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Installing two Mach3 versions - to run one or the other

« on: March 25, 2013, 04:27:49 PM »

I went ahead and installed both versions(042.040 and 043.066) and they both coexist just fine(one at a time).  Looking further, I verified that both use the same pulse engine so no conflicts switching between the two.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys 65U and the Yaskawa Control panel/pendant

« on: March 25, 2013, 03:08:26 PM »

Hello NeoTO,
 I'm not quite sure what files I need to install from pokeys to get the Yaskawa up and running.  I see that one instruction tells me to download the latest version of Mach3 while another indicates to use the 3.042.040 version.   Could you shed some light on just what I should be installing as far as firmware, plugins, brains, XMLs, etc?
From what I understand, this hardware pokeys56U core motherboard to be installed in existing Yaskawa panels is not the same as the one preinstalled in the complete units, which may be the confusion I am experiencing as to the required files.

Also, you have mentioned a newer version of the Mach3 plugin that may be coming out at the end of this month.?  Hows that going?

Please advise...

Thanks much!

John(Bloy)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Installing two Mach3 versions - to run one or the other

« on: March 25, 2013, 12:19:44 PM »

Yah Tweakie, I've got the version 3.042.040 installed with different profiles and XMLs, and screens.  But what I want to do is quickly close 3.042.040 and then run the same machine  with 3.043.066 using chosen profiles, screens, XMLS  both from the 3.042.040 and new ones created just for 3.043.066.

This leads me to possibly be able to install a third version(3.043.062) and run that if so desired.   I'm looking for anomalies between these versions using the same machine but with different plugins, screens(I have Gerry's 2010), and Profiles.

Specifically I am testing the newer plugin for the Yaskawa panel pendant using the pokeys56U and want to see if it will conflict with the setups between versions.

This all stems from the suggestions made when installing the Yaskawa, asking me to install the latest version of Mach3, while elsewhere I am instructed to install the 040 version.

maybe this thread should be in the Pokeys section of the forum, but just running different versions seems General.

Thanks,
John(Bloy)