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General Mach Discussion / Re: Charge pump setting THC300

« on: March 01, 2009, 08:48:42 AM »

Thanks Jim,
I understand now this function and can implement it to my hardware.
I posted  more questions in General Mach Discussion, under the name "THC300 Port pins usage", please Jim replay to.
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / THC300 Port pins usage

« on: March 01, 2009, 07:53:43 AM »

Hi,
Finally I have buy my Mach3 licence and have to finish my own THC device. I'm wondering about some pins.
1. In Ports&pins\Inputs THC On is input to Mach3. But what is on the opposite side, some hardware circuit?
How it works? What it do?
2. In Ports&pins\Outputs Charge pump2 output is strictly mentioned to be set active, to prevent torch firing. Again, what is on the opposite side? How this works? What it do?
Someone knows, please help me.
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Charge pump setting THC300

« on: March 01, 2009, 06:35:44 AM »

Hi Jim,
I was wondering what is Charge pump2 for. Now I found this topic.
Does it means THC300 Logic board has circuit to prevent Torch output to be activated, or what?
I just have buy my Mach3 licence, and I want to build my own THC device.
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 27, 2009, 10:26:02 AM »

Hood,
I mistake by typing.
When I go to Help and then "About Mach3" I see PAPA FABIO
Belows is animation in green color, various names are listed, etc
I tried both Mach3 R3.042.020 and Mach3 R3.042.021 versions, Papa Fabio is in both Help/About...
And both acts like I described before
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 27, 2009, 07:59:25 AM »

Hi Hood,
Enable 1,2 and 3 are for X, Yand Z axis. In my hardware are all connected together.
I builded my own THC device.
Now something iterresting:
I just downloaded Mach3 R3.042.020 version, installed it and see in Hel PAPA FABIO licenced!!!!!!!
What is this?
What in means "lockdown"?
I didn't purchase any licence, i intend to do this next few days.
Maybe this is the reason why I have problems?
Witch version do I need to install?
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 27, 2009, 02:50:13 AM »

Hood,
there are three screenshots, before reset, after reset and before reset with thc on pressed. Names are self explanatory.
Could I have problems with licence? (no licence or bad or wrong licence file)
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 26, 2009, 06:15:09 PM »

Thanks Hood,
I'm looking forward you can help me solving those problems
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 26, 2009, 06:08:17 PM »

Hi Hood,
I made a mistake reading your previous post.
Instead of screenset I sanded screenshot.
This moment I removed 1024-THCJ.set file and all .xml files except THC300sm3.xml from mach3 folder and started Mach. Resest is blinking. Before I press reset button THC on/off button reacts and starts blinking (newer solid green). After reset I can't do THC off, it continues blinking until i restart Mach. And vice versa: if I do reset first I can't do THC on/off until I restart Mach. In both cases, when reset is not blinking, Torch on/off, Arc OK and Up/Down leds work properly.
I attach copies of .set and .xml files from Mach3 folder (I hope the right ones, this time).
By the way, .xml file is for pins allocation (I think), but what is .set file for?
Regards,
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 26, 2009, 04:41:17 PM »

Hi Hood,
There is my screenshot
mrpeja

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and THC, more problems

« on: February 26, 2009, 09:53:09 AM »

Hi Hood,
I made some progress: now Jog part is OK, but the rest is like this:
Torch On, Output 1 (Port 2, pin 1) is working
THC Up, Input (port 2, pin 12) is working
THC Down, Input (port 2, pin 11) is working
So, Port 2 is working.
I looked in originally downloaded screenshot from Bob (see attachment) and I saw I don't have connected the following pins who appears in this screenshots, as follows:

Output 1, Port 2, pin 1
Output 2, Port 1, pin 14
Output 3, Port 1, pin 16
Z Home, Port 1, pin 13 (maybee folating head switch?)
I see that those pins are used, but need explanations where are those connected.

THC ON/OFF big button still don't reacts;
Regards,
mrpeja