Hi, All
Running Mach3R3.00.37 hear On two computers at home for testing and Internet use and Mach Support. Both around 2.000 mhz and 2 gigs Memory,
One Dedicated to Mill/lathe Testing, No Internet, Minimal Programs open at a time.
The other, 3 monitors,, 8 or 9 programs running all the time, Cad, Internet, Skype, You name It, I think there's a
Kitchen sink hooked up on this one somewhere.
For the most part, Both Run Mach3 Just Fine, This one the sink drains slow from time to time and causes "Pul's Int." to be a little wacky sometimes.
Have a couple of questions dealing with CPU % usage.
1. When running a G-code file with or without M30 or M02 at the end of G-code, CPU usage returns to 00-06 % when finished.
When running a G-code file and Feed-Hold or Stop is used, CPU usage romaines high, Sometimes 85-95 % CPU usage in Tool-Path page "Larger View Screen more CPU required".
If you change Screen/Pages, "Remember your still in feed-hold or Stop", But the CPU Speed then Drop's to 00-06 %.
Shouldn't it fall to this, Without switching Screen/page's ?
2. I've noted in MDI & MPG Moves, The View-Screen's doesn't update to it's True Position after a move.
It only updates on/during the next move sequence or a mouse click "In the screen view area".
This doesn't appear to happen while running G-code with or without a Feed-Hold or Stop. Been this way for a long time.
3. Is the Mill feed-hold Jog inhibit going to be Reinstated, It seems to be working in Lathe ?
4. Do you think Item "1" may be causing some of the issues with MDI, JOG, Macro's and VB-scrip's ?
CPU Load can Creep up to 98/100 % at times and if you Minimize Mach in this state, You Can't Do Much At ALL in Windows, The Pic below took a lot of fiddling to get .
My Temp Fix Hear is, Change Screen/Pages back and forth a couple times in Mach3 before Minimizing to do other Windows Work.
Thanks, Chip
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