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General Mach Discussion / Strange CV behaviour

« on: February 03, 2012, 06:08:10 PM »

Just noticed this issue.  When cutting a circle made up of individual line segments, Mach is running in exact stop mode even though it is in CV mode.  None of the CV boxes are checked on general config.  The same circle written to use arcs cut fine.  The offending code is below.  The circle below is code that I've run before successfully, but I don't know how long ago it was, so this is a problem that has come on fairly recently.  Other programs seem to run fine.  Has anyone seen anything like this?  Is there a CV setting somewhere that I changed that could cause this? 

Thanks

G20 G40 G91.1 M7
G00 X1 Y0.5
M03
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G01 X0.9988 Y0.5349F80
G01 X0.9973 Y0.5523F80
G01 X0.9951 Y0.5696F80
G01 X0.9924 Y0.5868F80
G01 X0.9891 Y0.604F80
G01 X0.9851 Y0.621F80
G01 X0.9806 Y0.6378F80
G01 X0.9755 Y0.6545F80
G01 X0.9698 Y0.671F80
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G01 X0.9415 Y0.7347F80
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G01 X0.924 Y0.765F80
G01 X0.9145 Y0.7796F80
G01 X0.9045 Y0.7939F80
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G01 X0.9851 Y0.379F80
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M05
G00 Z0.375
G00 X0 Y0
M30

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VB and the development of wizards / Cypress Enable dialog error - Only on XP

« on: December 21, 2011, 09:26:02 PM »

This is an odd problem.  In the code below, I get the error message "Error line 64 - Internal Error - <Dialog>".  Line 64 is.....

button = Dialog( Dlg1 )

See code segment below.  I developed a really cool screenset using a number of these dialog functions.  I developed it on my laptop running Win7 and it all works perfectly.  When I run the same code on XP, I get the above error.

Has anyone seen this before?  Is there something from microsoft that I need to install to make the Dialog function work in XP?

Thanks.

Begin Dialog UserDialog1 20,40,240,110,"Enter Circle Parameters", .enable
  OKButton 190,20,40,14
  CancelButton 190,40,40,14
  text 10,10,40,10, "Width"
  text 10,25,40,10, "Height"
  text 10,40,40,10, "Kerf Width"
  text 10,55,40,10, "Feed Rate"
  text 10,70,40,10, "Num Points"
  text 10,85,40,10, "Inner Offset"
  textBox 50,10,30,10, x1,.width
  textBox 50,25,30,10, x2,.height
  textBox 50,40,30,10, x3,.kerf
  textBox 50,55,30,10, x4,.feed
  textBox 50,70,30,10, x5,.points
  textBox 50,85,30,10, x6,.offset
  GroupBox 95,10,80,45, "Kerf Compensation", .groupBox1
  OptionGroup .grp1
    OptionButton 105,20,54,10,"None"
    OptionButton 105,30,54,10,"Inside"
    OptionButton 105,40,54,10,"Outside"
End Dialog

Dim Dlg1 As UserDialog1

Dlg1.width = settings(2)
Dlg1.height = settings(3)
Dlg1.kerf = settings(0)
Dlg1.feed = settings(1)
Dlg1.grp1 = settings(12)
Dlg1.points = settings(13)
Dlg1.offset = settings(14)

button = Dialog( Dlg1 )

opt1 = Dlg1.grp1
nWidth = Dlg1.width
nHeight = Dlg1.height
kerf = Dlg1.kerf
feedRt = dlg1.feed
numSides = Dlg1.points
offset = Dlg1.offset

If button = -1 Then

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VB and the development of wizards / User Label

« on: October 27, 2011, 09:19:44 AM »

Guys...Is there any way to make a user label persistent?  If I set it's value then close and reopen Mach, the user label is blank.   Thanks

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VB and the development of wizards / File open dialog

« on: October 24, 2011, 12:26:56 AM »

Is there a way to open a file open dialog in a VB script.  I'm not trying to load G-Code, so button 216 won't work.  Just need to select a file, open it and do some things with it in VB.  Typing the full path in a DRO is a drag.

Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Ignore Z

« on: August 16, 2011, 04:35:09 PM »

Is there a way to tell Mach to ignore all Z moves?  For instance, if I wanted to run a program but just cut air with no Z moves.  Rather than generating a separate program with no Z moves, can I just do it in Mach with a setting?

Thanks

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Mach3 under Vista / Win7 32 Bit W/PCI PP card

« on: July 31, 2011, 06:17:54 PM »

Is anyone running something like this?  Of course finding a new PC that is 32 bit will be a challenge, but they must be out there.  We've been using refurbished Dells, but the failure rate lately has been high.  Looking at the possibility of using new PC's. 

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General Mach Discussion / Exit Button

« on: July 30, 2011, 04:47:02 PM »

Is there an OEM code to exit Mach3.  Trying to create a mouse free environment...or as mouse free as possible....for a touch screen.

Thanks

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VB and the development of wizards / Compiling Macro Script

« on: June 28, 2011, 11:38:58 PM »

Can you compile a VB script?  It is actually a button script.  If yes, could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks very much.

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General Mach Discussion / Program hanging

« on: June 03, 2011, 11:28:15 AM »

A new issue has come up.  Fairly frequently the G-Code program will hang at the last line.  The program just stops.  There is no error.  The program just stops after executing a G0X0Y0 and before the M30.  The result is that the M30 does not execute, the program does not rewind and the outputs stay on.  See program below.  When it hangs, if I hit estop then reset, the program rewinds and the M30 seems to execute.   Any ideas on what could cause this?  The kicker is that it doesn't do it all the time, just most of the time...and it hung up once on the first line of code.  

 It's a new machine, but I can run the same program over and over all day long on our other machine and it runs fine.  Is there a config setting somewhere that I missed?  The other machine is running a slightly older version of Mach.

Thanks
 
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M1101
M03
G04 P0.25
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G01 X2.7431 Y0.735
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G01 X2.7912 Y0.8256
G01 X2.8129 Y0.8721
G01 X2.833 Y0.9193
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M05
G00 Z0.375
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M30

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General Mach Discussion / New setup...and having a problem.

« on: May 30, 2011, 04:21:51 PM »

I decided to try something new.  I've been using the Gecko G540 drive with no problems, but decided to go to larger motors than what the G540 could handle.  Here is the new setup...

- 65V unregulated power supply
- PMDX-122 breakout board
- Gecko G201X drives

The problem is that the motors move in an erratic manner and make a horrible growling noise that resonates through the machine.  It should be running at 600IPM on the rapids but instead is running at about 150, give or take, and bucking and jerking to the point that this 2000 pound machine is moving.  It's a plasma with a 250 pound gantry.

Here's what I've checked...

- Power supply has a clean 63V while the axis is moving, so I know I have enough power.

- Driver test is clean.  Nice flat line.

- Adjusted the Gecko's with no difference.

- Adjusted acceleration up and down and still get growling erratic motion.

- With the electronics shut down, you can move all axes by hand and motion silky smooth.  No binding anywhere.

Any ideas on what could be causing this?  I've used the every component before except the PMDX-122 BB.  Could there be a setting in Mach that I'm missing?

Thanks