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General Mach Discussion / Re: computer causing gorilla cnc glitch

« on: November 29, 2008, 06:43:47 AM »

i have never had mach3 shut down or reboot during the execution of a part. while i dont do 3 hour single jobs,my plasma cutter has cut
hundreds of 12'x6' steel  nested parts files of up to  25 minutes duration each. mach has never failed , as compared to the shopbot controller that would fall on its ass several times a day.  put on the charge pump. it will shut off the power to the breakout board if mach goes wonky.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: computer causing gorilla cnc glitch

« on: November 28, 2008, 05:51:42 PM »

300.00 for a 25.00 safety charge pump? criminal.go to cnc4pc . download the instructions. or, you could install an on/off switch on the power to your breakout board. turn it on only after the computer has booted up.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Control the Z axis when a program is running.

« on: November 09, 2008, 08:29:40 PM »

hi, its easy to do.you are almost there.go to ports and pins/inputs/ thc up choose a unused input pin,thc down another input pin. what i use is a arcade joystick which has 2 micro switches.connect to your selected input pins. while i have thc arc control for plasma, i use the manual move for oxyactlyene cutting.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Problem with Do Until Loop

« on: October 31, 2008, 08:02:45 PM »

hi, i flame cut as well as plasma cut.while i do not have such a complex macro as yours , this works for me.

i call it m777

SystemWaitFor(1005)   '  lets the z axis be jogged down manually for  preheat and start height



code"g92z0"                 'zeros the z so that the top of plate is known
While ismoving()
Wend



code"g0z.2"                      'jog up .2 inch quickly for the pierce
ActivateSignal(OUTPUT1)   'oxy pierce valve  turned on.
While ismoving()
Wend
code"g0z0"                     ' jog back down for return to part file
While ismoving()
Wend

i have a manual button that triggers oem code for resume.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Starting over, new to Mach - Supermax Retrofit

« on: October 15, 2008, 06:36:32 AM »

check out the sound logic breakout board.worth the cost. has 4 relays onboard, one you can configure for a safety charge pump(very inportant !)

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: jog z manually during macro

« on: August 25, 2008, 09:32:22 PM »

thanks for your reply Ron.

Success! 
i am using this for manually moving the z with oxy acetylene torch to its pierce position.this allows the z to be jogged up or down with the page up, page down keyboard keys.it also allows a joystick configured for thc up and down to adjust the height at a slower rate.
anyway, i had an input switch on the console set for starting the macro . setup to be oemtrigger 15, with oem code 1005(hold).code
1000(cycle start) caused the activateswitch(output1)to be ignored.my second macro.

creating a plasma torch touchoff macro was easy compared to this.

was running shopbot software before.had the same routine but much easier to create.but talk about buggy!!


SystemWaitFor(1005)   '  lets the z axis be jogged down manually for  preheat and start height



code"g92z0"                 'zeros the z so that the top of plate is known
While ismoving()
Wend



code"g0z.2"                      'jog up .2 inch quickly for the pierce
ActivateSignal(OUTPUT1)   'oxy pierce valve  turned on.
While ismoving()
Wend
code"g0z0"                     ' jog back down for return to part file
While ismoving()
Wend

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: jog z manually during macro

« on: August 25, 2008, 04:47:36 PM »

anybody?

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VB and the development of wizards / jog z manually during macro

« on: August 25, 2008, 09:50:47 AM »

hi all.
i am trying to create a macro  for jogging the z during a macro. i want the z to be able to jog manually first, then from input 4 , resume the macro.

i have tried this,

code" g0z1"     'jogs the z to a safe height
while ismoving()
wend
 
'this is when i want to jog the z manually
code "g92z0" ' zero the z axis


SystemWaitFor(INPUT4) 'wait for a push button input

ActivateSignal(OUTPUT1) ' turn on relay 1
code"g4p1" 'pause for 1 second

the macro does not pause.

what am i doing wrong?
thanks

peter