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General Mach Discussion / need help Setting up external ref all home button

« on: November 11, 2008, 02:15:58 PM »

I am trying to set up an external input button to Ref all axis home. I tried using the OEM code 105, but when I run it the z axis will home hits the switch but does not reverse it keeps trying to go up. Am I doing something wrong or is there a better way that I should be trying to do this.

Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 08:11:03 PM »

Hood, its weird if I launch pokeys55, click connect, close pokeys55, launch Mach all works great. But if I then close Mach and restart mach with out launching pokeys55, then pokeys will not work.  The only way I can get the pokeys board to work with mach is if I launch and connect with pokeys55 then launch Mach.  Is it just me or are there others out there that it works the same way.  I guess its not a big deal to have to launch pokesy55 1st then Mach, but if there is a way to fix this could someone please let me know?


Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 07:49:50 PM »

Hood, the plug in that I have enabled is .42 is that not the current plugin? That is the one I downloaded today, and when I open the plugin configure menu there is only the 1 pokeys plugin in the menue.  Also it seems that the only way to get Mach to work with pokeys is if I have pokeys55 launched and open before I launch Mach. Is this normal?

Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 07:30:35 PM »

It is now working.  I guess that I need to have the updated pokeys55 software on the computer that has Mach on it.  Originally when I updated the Pokeys board I did it on a different computer then brought it out to the Machine computer it would not work, so updated the pokeys55 software on the machine computer, launched the pokeys55 software, launched Mach and wha la it was working. I then closed mach, closed pokeys55, relaunched mach and it is still working. Thank you to everyone for your quick response and help. I could not have figured it out on my own.

Thanks, Again
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 07:18:53 PM »

Hood, Here is my XML.

Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 07:03:12 PM »

Hood, Nothing happens when I press the button on the diag Menu.

Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 07:01:56 PM »

I forgot to mention that I am also using the smooth stepper. One other question, Do I need to somehow enable port 10 in Mch somehow?

Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 06:58:50 PM »

Thanks for the reply Hood.  I have the current versions installed, the switch is wired correctly I know because before I hooked it up to mach I was able to use it to launch a program when I was playing with it when I 1st got it.  Do you know if in the plugin control menu, pokeys dialog, when I press the button hooked up to the input should it show in the window that is is active?

Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Need Help with Pokey & Mach

« on: October 21, 2008, 06:22:46 PM »

I need help setting up a button input in mach3. I want to set up an external reset button with Pokeys. I have the updated plugin for mach and I have the current version updated in the pokeys board.  I have enabled pin 13 on the pokeys board as an input. In mach I have set up port 10 input 13 in the ports and pins setup, in the mach hotkeys setup I have set trigger 13 to oem code 1021. Please tell me if I have done something wrong. Nothing happens when I press the button. I bring up the pokey diag menu in mach and it does not show anything happening when I press the button. If someone could please help me with this one input setup the rest will be easy.

Thanks,
Tom

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys Mach Setup Help

« on: October 06, 2008, 02:07:30 PM »

Thanks for the response but I am not sure of exactly what I am doing.  I have configured the pokeys device for input on pin 1, sent to the device. Then I bring the pokeys device to my Mach computer and plug it in to the USB.  In ports and pins in mach I set OEM trigger1 on inputs to port 10, pin 1.  I then configure the system hotkey for oem trigger 1 to Oem#1021(Reset).  I wired a button to pin 1 on the pokeys board and the ground end of the switch to the GND on the pokeys board. When I press the button nothing happens. I pull up the pokeys menu in mach and it shows nothing. I have the pokeys devive enabled in the plugin.  I must be doing something wrong but I have no idea what. Please Help.

Thanks,
Tom