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Mach3 under Vista / Vista Reg Fix, Win 7, Smoothstepper

« on: July 26, 2010, 08:46:39 AM »

Is there a definitive answer of whether the Vista Reg fix is needed with Windows 7 and a SmoothStepper? I've looked around and found some discussion, but no definite answer.

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CVI MachStdMill (MSM) / Edge Probing

« on: July 21, 2010, 05:53:55 PM »

Dave,

I bravely tried edge probing WCO's today. I have a Wildhorse probe, Tool 250, tip dia .125. BP conversion with knee CNC'd. The machine works well otherwise, and the probe worked with HossMachine screens previously.

Probing simple -X, no problem. I have X/Y and Z clearance set to .100. Fast feed 15 IPM, slow feed 4 IPM. It probed, twice, backed off. X showed it was at +.1625, where it should be, .100 clearance,  plus half the probe dia.

But, doing -Y or +Y, it probed OK, but when it got done and said it was at +.1625 or -.1625, it wasn't, it was further. It SEEMED to be off by half the X/Y clearance extra. Jogging back 'til the probe light came on at the edge seemed to confirm. So what have I got wrong here?

Also, and this is the bad one. Tried probing Z, it went down to touch, stopped, then seemed to want to apply the Z clearance negatively, it moved down!! I hit the big red button before it smashed the probe so I don't know how far it WANTED to move, but I'm guessing the Z clearance plus half the probe tip, or at least the Z clearance. Now, of course, I'm afraid to try again. I tried off the part, out in the air,  just hitting the probe manually, but I don't know the routine, so I get a probe error, probably because I don't know the timing to hit the probe, it moves so little. I tried with no slow feed, so it would maybe just hit once, but I couldn't get it to work by hand.

Now I did NOT calibrate the probe, I don't have a ring gage. Is that my problem? Not sure why X works and Y does not, it that's the problem. And no explanation for Z. I set the probe tool length offset manually with a 1" gage block after setting Z and using the block on that.

I don't need a negative Z clearance, do I?

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CVI MachStdMill (MSM) / Button Script

« on: July 18, 2010, 12:30:40 PM »

Dave,

Can I edit button script for Ref All and put my old button script in? I had some script to move off the switches so I wouldn't have to do it manually to get to the work. I see clicking Operations, Edit Button Script, the editor window opens with #expand <Scripts\All-RefAllHome>. Looking at All_RefAllHome.m1s it looks like I don't want to be fooling with this!! But can I just paste my old button script right on the button?

Here's my current (old) script/

DoButton( 24 )
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
Code("G53G1f50Z-.5")
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
DoButton( 23 )
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
Code("G53G1f50Y-.5")
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
DoButton( 22 )
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
Code("G53G1f50X.5")
While IsMoving()
Sleep 10
Wend
DoButton( 25 )

DoOEMButton(133)
DoOEMButton(134)
DoOEMButton(135)

Thanks
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / ELO Touchscreen problem

« on: July 13, 2010, 11:38:22 AM »

I have Windows 7 32 bit, an ELO 19" touchscreen monitor connected via USB. Installing ELO drivers, monitor works fine in Windows. In Mach3, dev version or latest lockdown, the monitor works for seemingly everything except buttons with script, like Reference All. And to top that off, I can't even click Reference All or any other button with script even with the mouse. So I'm forced to uninstall the driver and unplug the USB cable to get Mach to recognize button presses on buttons with script so I can reference.

I've seen others mention using touchscreens, including ELO touchscreens. What am I doing wrong or what to I need to set somewhere in order to get this to work. Or are there workarounds for pressing buttons with script?

I've tried two ELO drivers, one Windows 7 exclusive, for gestures and stuff, and a generic one for all versions of Windows, XP up. Both exhibit the same behavior, strange behavior. In Mach I can click reset with the touchscreen, change screens, lots of stuff, but no script buttons.

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PoKeys / PoKeys button to set spindle speed

« on: July 07, 2010, 07:04:17 PM »

I have 13 buttons on a panel and all are either set to keyboard emulation or are set to OEMTrigger (digital input) and I wrote brains to have them do things I want. I want one button to set spindle speed to 1000 and I can't figure out how to do it. How do I write a brain to have OEMTrigger 8 set the spindle speed to 1000? Not turn it on, I have a button for that, but set the speed to 1000. I don't know what that "DRO", or whatever it is, is called to write a brain to set it. Can anyone help me with this?

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PoKeys / DoOEMButton(133)

« on: July 07, 2009, 08:41:03 AM »

In the script for the home/ref all button in the pokeys.set screen, there are three lines at the end, DoOEMButton(133), (134), (135). What do these do? Supposedly Zero Encoders, but what does that mean? Like MPG encoders, or what? Sorry for the ignorance!!