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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 11, 2018, 04:00:43 PM »

Craig,
I had started to fully update the ini file, but I remember I had to go shopping and forgot about the input and output not being completed.
Later that day when I started the Mill to do a job the MPG was working and I positioned the cutter ready to go, so I presumed that I had completed the task, but I had not.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 10, 2018, 04:07:15 PM »

Hi,
So the issue with V3804 is that I does not update machine.ini.
I compared to two Machine.ini files on V3481 and V3804.
V3481 had all the Mapping for the Button controls which are in the Screen Script.
example
[Signal11]
ID=11
Type=Input
Desc=Input #10
Enabled=1
Negated=1
Mapping=HiCON/[P14] Input 10

But V3804 on had all Mapping=None.
[Signal11]
ID=11
Type=Input
Desc=Input #10
Enabled=1
Negated=1
Mapping=None

Not sure why V3804 machine.ini did not have these Mapping=None for the inputs and outputs and Not being Mapped to HiCON like version V3481.

It is not something the user codes into machine.ini but what Mach4 should have done using the Screen Script like it does with V3481?

Has anyone experienced this problem?

Best Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 09, 2018, 06:50:40 PM »

Hi,
Found the problem it was machine.ini that I used in V3804.
I replaced the profile with the working one from V3481 and now it all works.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 08, 2018, 08:15:45 PM »

Craig,
I always us my naming convention, so that is not the issue.
V3804 just will not read my button controls which includes the spindle on my Controller, nor if you select the on screen buttons do they activate the Controller buttons or spindle button.
So the issue is V3804 reads the Lua code differently to V3481.
I am not sure if you control your Mill via the Controller buttons.
So unless you control you Mill via the controller buttons then you would not see my problem.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 08, 2018, 07:48:12 PM »

Craig,
Yes both My New Screen set based on Mach4 V3804 and My Screen set based on Mach4 V3481 have my Lua Code in them.
As I have stated both work will all controls with V3481 but not with V3804.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 V3804 Lua not working with Lua instructions on Screen

« on: June 08, 2018, 07:14:58 PM »

Hi,
I have a perfectly working Mach4 V3481 with lua Screen instructions to operate all the buttons on the Controller including the Spindle.
They fully interact with Mach4 V3481.

I have tested two screens one New based on the one that came with V3804 and my Old one Based on V3481.
Both do not operate or interact with my button controls on the controller or spindle.

However both these screen work fine with Mach4 V3481.

So the control of buttons has changed in the new Mach4 V3804.
Does anyone know how to fix this.

Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Vista CNC P1A-S with Mach4 - Problem

« on: June 08, 2018, 04:26:42 AM »

Craig,
If your PIA-S display is not working with Mach4, does it work with Mach3?
Revert the Firmware back to Mach3 and if and only if Mach3 cannot also display correctly then following the instuctions below.
I had an issue that mine stopped displaying correctly my cable must have came slightly loose.
VistaCNC support instructed my on how to fix it by removing the cable and provided the following instructions.

One thing you can do is to check if the ribbon flat cable connecting the LCD module to the main board is loosen.
Remove the back 6 screws and gently open the back, take care as it has wires attached.
I attached a picture and a youtube move that show how to remove and insert the flat cable. Insert the LCD module side first. On both LCD and board end, the tin side of the cable is face down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9PwK9eGrCY
That was my issue, I hope it is yours as well.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Rotary axis feed rate?

« on: June 05, 2018, 07:26:06 PM »

Kjell,
If you are concerned about your A Axis speed then just go to the Mach4 Config/Control/Motors/Motor3 and reduce the Velocity to a max that you will be happy to use.
That will be the maximum the Machine will run the A Axis.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Rotary axis feed rate?

« on: June 05, 2018, 05:05:06 PM »

KJell,
In the program the Z (Radius) is used everytime it changes to calculate a new F Speed for the A Axis to maintain the correct surface speed.
The Maximum speed that the A axis can go is what you have set in your Motor Settings so you should have no concern.
On simple step cuts on a rotary you can calculate it, however if you are cutting up to a 4 Axis Simulataneus object the this program is the only way to do it.
Otherwise you need a program to generate G93 Code.
I have all the formulaes, however I cannot program lost a lot of my programming skills it just getting to old.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Rotary axis feed rate?

« on: June 02, 2018, 04:40:35 PM »

Kjell,
This is not possible in Mach4 with any settings, it was never implemented.
The only way you can do it is if your G-Code has G93, this would require your G-Code Processor program to be able to generate G93 code.
The other alternative is to use the program from this website.
https://www.ganotechnologies.com/cnc/rapidrotary/
To use this in mm units use "Inch settings" as the mm will incorrectly calculate (Unit settings should not have been included in the formulae).
To make it more accurate (optimal) if your G-Code that you wish to convert has the A Axis on a seperate line for X/Y/Z then all axis with produce all the correct tool surface speed in line with your selected F Speed in the original G-Code prior to its conversion.
Do not be concerned about any big F numbers under G93 all are the correct surface speed.
Regards,
Mauri.