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PoKeys / Re: Spindle feedback

« on: October 19, 2015, 11:56:07 PM »

You will have to connect this signal to PoKeys, then use conditionals in your G-code after turning on the spindle. Mach3 might have checking built-in, but I am unaware of this feature.

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PoKeys / Re: Spindle feedback

« on: October 19, 2015, 10:06:44 AM »

What signals does the VFD output?

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PoKeys / Re: Pin assignment of step and direction

« on: October 19, 2015, 09:46:00 AM »

Hi, Ron

The pins are fixed in the device itself and its not really depending on the plugin and CNC software. We are working on a step-by-step tutorial for Mach4 and it should be available soon on our new blog section of homepage (http://blog.poscope.com/usb-cnc-controller-by-your-needs/)

What breakout board are you using? Most boards function with 3.3V logic levels, but we can not guarantee that all do.

Regards,
Matevž

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PoKeys / Re: Pin assignment of step and direction

« on: October 18, 2015, 11:48:52 PM »

Step and direction pins are fixed and described in 'PoKeys Pulse engine v2 and Mach3 plugin manual (30.1.2014).pdf' (http://www.poscope.com/index.php?route=product/product/download&download_id=83&product_id=50)

The integrated pulse generator uses pins
Pin  Function
38  Direction output – x
39  Direction output – y
40  Direction output – z
46  Step output – x
48  Step output – y
49  Step output – z
52  Emergency switch input
53  Safety charge pump 5 kHz output

The manual mentions the requirement of additional pull-ups on pins 48 and 49, but these are not required on PoKeys57E.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys57CNC switch pin Mach3

« on: October 16, 2015, 02:43:18 PM »

PoKeys57CNC uses 'dedicated I/O' pins, so the switch input pins do not behave like regular PoKeys pins.
When configuring Pulse engine in Mach3 plugin settings, 'External 4ch with IO' option must be selected and 'Dedicated limit/home' option must be selected for the axes pins.

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PoKeys / Re: Invert axis direction always changing to active

« on: October 14, 2015, 11:01:38 AM »

Hi, Gerd

Initially, we tried to implement all options in our plugin, but received feedback from the users that some functions are duplicates of the existing ones in Mach3. Therefore, we decided to not duplicate these settings and allow users to use the known Mach3's dialogs for setting up the primary settings. Unfortunately, this produces a little bit of confusion, but one should get a hang of it quite fast.

Regards,
Matevž

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PoKeys / Re: Invert axis direction always changing to active

« on: October 13, 2015, 11:46:01 PM »

Hi, Gerd

Check the Mach3 Home/Limits dialog. The axis direction is inverted there.

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PoKeys / Re: e-stop assign to 5 pins

« on: October 06, 2015, 11:47:33 PM »

I haven't really used the Brains, so apologize me for being wrong. It appears that Mach3 I/Os are not accessible in Brains.
I would suggest you to use the mapping to free OEM LEDs, then use these in Brains (custom OEM LED # can be entered in Brains).

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PoKeys / Re: e-stop assign to 5 pins

« on: October 06, 2015, 03:07:54 PM »

You should map all those inputs to free Mach3 IO signals, then use these in Brain to trigger the estop.

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PoKeys / Re: e-stop assign to 5 pins

« on: October 06, 2015, 02:25:00 PM »

The best option is to use the macro functionality in Mach3 to join input states and forward this to Mach3 as emergency.