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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Whats the current developement state of the SS?

« on: April 15, 2010, 12:46:07 PM »

We called them a couple months ago and they said it was still being developed.
I started this thread to try get some updates on its status (sorry Rich I misunderstood your response)
I hope they continue on business, but if their status is unclear maybe someone from Mach developement team could inform us what hardware they expect to be compatible with Mach4

I had two routers running with chinesse controllers. Then decided to adapt them to mach. We used the G100s that seemed to be the best option, but they never really worked and died in BETA stage.
Then we moved to the SS that was the best option at that time, and also made our own bb board arround it. Now, about a year later, its status is unclear?...

Mach is without doubt an outstanding software, but it seems that there are no serious hardware developements arround it

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Whats the current developement state of the SS?

« on: April 15, 2010, 12:11:58 AM »

And what is this section for? Isnt it for smoothstepper related questions?

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SmoothStepper USB / Whats the current developement state of the SS?

« on: April 14, 2010, 01:01:30 PM »

Hi,

Im currently using SS in my router, and would like to know some more about its developement status.
I have noticed that its still in BETA and that new updates are not being released very often.
It would be nice if someone in its developement team could inform if theyre still working on the plugin and firmware and what are the next fixes and features to be expected.

Regards
Pablo

84

VB and the development of wizards / Re: VB Scripting Basics

« on: April 14, 2010, 12:51:22 PM »

Thats easy to do when making your screen in flash. Dont know if can be done with traditional screens

on (press) {
   fscommand ("VBMacro","Button down script");
}``

on (release)`{
   fscommand ("VBMacro","Button release script");
}

What screen/screen designer are you using?
If you are not using a custom screen maybe you can modify the flash mach nation to fix your needs

Regards
Pablo

85

One on one phone support. / Re: RESET not working

« on: April 14, 2010, 12:43:32 PM »

I dont know what zen toolworks is, but if your reset does not work, you may have an error in the pin configuration.
Check the status bar that usually tells the cause of the problem.
The possible causes that come to my mind now are:

Reset pin, port or active low not properly set
LTP port address incorrectly set
Some limit switch not properly set and active, preventing reset
problem with watchdog or charge pump if present

Sometimes you need to save config and restart mach when you change config before trying it

Regards
Pablo

86

General Mach Discussion / Re: Non-linear motion/acceleration profiles?

« on: April 13, 2010, 08:50:32 PM »

I think it is not possible with the current version of match, but have read that they are working on a new trajectory planner for next version

87

General Mach Discussion / Re: Program locking up before finishing.

« on: April 12, 2010, 11:12:20 AM »

Do you have any energy saving features turned on in bios or windows?

88

General Mach Discussion / Re: X axis incorrect

« on: April 12, 2010, 11:09:57 AM »

I guess you can use the first configuration and reverse the steppers (from driver to stepper)

89

General Mach Discussion / DRO816 not working properly

« on: April 11, 2010, 07:22:49 PM »

Im developing my flash screenset and for that I made my own gcode list.
To highlight the line of code that is currently being executed, I watch DRO816 that exposes the current gcode line.

When im stepping through code, if for example the current line is 10, instead of going directly  to line 11, the DRO shows 10-11-12-11
and that leads to an annoying visual effect in my gcode display

Anyone know if this can be solved?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G code help

« on: April 11, 2010, 06:22:37 PM »

You can add a button that calls a macro to do that

If you only want to go to the laser position the macro can be

Code ("g0x-0.3709y7.0013 ")

If what you want to do is zero the work coordinates in the laser position, you can do it without even moving

SetOEMDRO (800,0.3709)
SetOEMDRO (801,-7.0013)

Regards