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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Lua code for coolant buttons?

« on: April 10, 2017, 04:34:02 PM »

Thanks - I'll give that a try next weekend.
Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Lua code for coolant buttons?

« on: April 08, 2017, 12:12:30 AM »

Hi Guys

I have almost finished getting my control panel up and running I have all the buttons working except for my Coolant Control ones.

What I need to know is what Lua command do I need to run in my signal table for:

Mist On

Flood On

Coolant Off

I can call mc.mcCntlGcodeExecute for M7, M8 and M9 but is this the right way to do this?

Thanks for any advice

Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Lua success with external buttons to Mach4

« on: March 24, 2017, 08:47:34 PM »

Hi Tom
A short shaky video of how to achieve what you want. Just push pause on the code screen to read the code.
Steve

https://youtu.be/A_dMgzaLku0

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Connecting a 5 Volt Probe

« on: March 02, 2017, 02:47:06 PM »

Thank You

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HiCON Motion Controller / Connecting a 5 Volt Probe

« on: March 01, 2017, 07:10:51 PM »

Hello
I have a probe that has a 5 volt output that goes to zero when it is active. Can this be connected to the Integra and what would be the best way to do this?
Thanks
Steve

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Connecting MPG's

« on: February 23, 2017, 01:29:03 AM »

Hi Marc
Thank you for your reply. I still need a little help here though, I don't want to make a mistake that might damage my Integra.
I have two MPG's - one for my x axis and one for my z axis ( I have a lathe and the MPG's take the place of the standard hand wheels - they are built into the lathe and I don't need a separate pendant).
On my current motion controller each of the MPG's connect with two wires for the signals - A+ and B+ (plus the power connections - 5 volts) I think this means they are single ended - is that correct?
So I will need to have 4 inputs for them to work - I can connect one of them to the J6 port - can I just connect the other one to the J10 port with out needing the whole pendant connecting to mpg pins as in the manual?
Thank You
Steve

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HiCON Motion Controller / Connecting MPG's

« on: February 21, 2017, 07:42:40 PM »

Hi Guys
I have a lathe that I am upgrading to the HiCon Motion Controller. I have most of it sorted out in my mind with regard to connecting inputs except for my MPG's
I have two MPG's - one dedicated to x axis and one for the Z axis.
The MPG's run on 5 volts and have the following terminals; A+, B+, A-, B-, 5V and 0V.
My question is what port / connections on the HiCon should I use to connect these to, and being 5V is the something special I need to do to connect them such as resistors or such?
Thank You
Steve

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Pokeys Pendant

« on: February 18, 2017, 04:41:47 PM »

Thank You

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HiCON Motion Controller / Pokeys Pendant

« on: February 18, 2017, 04:12:51 AM »

Hello Everyone
I have a Pokeys based pendant and I am wondering if there will be any issues running it at the same time as a HiCon controller in Mach 4?
Thanks
Steve

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: VistaCNC Pendant - Running out of luck...

« on: December 15, 2016, 07:17:14 PM »

Hi Pete
I have the same pendant (Vista P1A) and it works great on my machine with Mach4. I use an Ethernet Smooth Stepper - there may be a conflict with another plug in or something on your machine.
Steve