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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys plugin install on K: ?

« on: April 10, 2012, 05:26:34 AM »

What do you mean by  "5. Nothing happens when i push the buttons on the pendant!", however you said that "The axis will not stop jogging when i release the button."

Please explain what you would like to do and then I will be able to help guide you through the process. Also, export your complete plugin settings and attach it here.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys plugin install on K: ?

« on: April 10, 2012, 02:42:57 AM »

Yes, you should just copy the new Pokeys.dll file into the plugins folder and replace the older one.

This is the 'alpha' release of the plugin. We are preparing the plugin for the final release that will be accompanied with the proper installation and a manual also.

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 09, 2012, 02:52:04 PM »

I am not really sure I follow but will wait to see what happens with the update
Hood

This option was made for an encoder that outputs 1 when the index signal is present and 0 when it is not. This is the other way around from what you have when you connect index input pin to ground at the moment of the index signal.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys plugin install on K: ?

« on: April 09, 2012, 02:36:31 PM »

@msv: Please download the latest version of the plugin available at http://www.poscope.com/news/?n=8. Does it work as it should?

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys plugin install on K: ?

« on: April 09, 2012, 02:14:33 PM »

@msv: I will contact Brian in regards to these 'push to jog' buttons in Mach3. Apparently, these need special handling in the plugin.

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 09, 2012, 11:04:05 AM »

@Hood: apparently, index signal uses 'normal' polarity - 1 should indicate a index signal and 0 no signal. I will add an additional option to invert the polarity.

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 08, 2012, 11:57:57 AM »

Ok, I get it now. I will check the firmware and let you know if there will be update available.

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 08, 2012, 11:14:54 AM »

At the moment, encoder values are only read from PoKeys. Although the values of the encoders (except the Ultra Fast one) can be set to any value, we tried to minimize the number of commands sent to PoKeys device to improve the response times of the device. We can add a predefined fixed DRO value offset to each encoder.

I don't really understand your last question - you mean that although the index input is high, the encoder is not counting?
The 0-1-0-1 sequence also indicates that only one of the encoder inputs receives pulses - please check your connections and pins (Ultra fast encoder connects to pins 8 and 12, 13 is the index input).

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 08, 2012, 09:17:34 AM »

Ok it was one of Brian previous alpha plugins tha was stopping things working. Even though I didnt have it enabled it must still be getting seen by Mach and screwing things up. Not likely too many people have that so it shouldnt happen to others but just in case then if you can tell them to delete any previous PoKeys plugins it may solve the problem.
Hood

Thank you for finding the root of the problem.

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PoKeys / Re: NEW: 'Official' PoKeys Mach3 Plugin - 'alpha' version v0.01

« on: April 08, 2012, 07:50:32 AM »

Yes 1001 to 1003 are on my test screen but they are not being written to.
I had previously tried using the X encoder DRO and have just tried with MPG1 DRO and still nothing coming through. I have also tried setting up a blank profile just in case there was something wrong in the profile I was using but still get nothing.

On another note, the Fast encoders seem to work well whilst monitoring via the Pokeys raw encoder values and my drives software. I have tested for hours on end at 4000rpm with 8000 pulses per rev (533KHz) and they never miss a beat. This is even though the warning is up that max scan rate is exceeded.
When I set up as Ultra fast encoders it is not so accurate and misses a lot of counts for some reason.

Hood

Is your PoKeys device detected by Plugin or does the plugin states ' - not detected'? Do you use multiple application with the same PoKeys device (Mach3 and PoKeys software)? Try using only one of them.

Regarding the ultra fast encoder - this uses hardware decoder and should handle a lot higher impulse rates. We hadn't had problems with it, but will check again.