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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mcodes ??

« on: December 01, 2014, 10:51:17 AM »

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-- Machine Type: Standard Mill Control
-- Author: MachMotion Development Team
-- Created: 09/24/2013
-- Modified by: MachMotion Development Team
-- Modified on: 01/10/2014
-- Description: Example: Reading Variables into MCodes
-- Copyright: © 2013-2014 Edge Solutions LLC All Rights Reserved

This is what you can do with a "Development Team" and a Year or more head start,  
Cool, thanks Andrew and Team
I always like to learn something new.  

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: December 01, 2014, 10:12:32 AM »

Just so you all know how these variables are passed from a screen DRO to a #variable that the gcode can read and use:
again placed in the plc script, it sees the values and passes them to the pound variable holding registers. Each has its own name and variable associated to it


local valPartDiameter = scr.GetProperty('droPartDiameter', 'Value');
mc.mcCntlSetPoundVar(inst, 200, tonumber(valPartDiameter));

daniellyall: have to give your credit for trying as you've posted several times that your loving what you see, Thanks  

Here is a code snippet (modified from an original probe routine) for probing a hole:

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g61
#98 = 20 (Rough probe speed)
#97 = 3 (Fine probe speed)
([#200] diameter of circle)
([#203] Probe X Travel distance)
([#204] Probe Y Travel  distance)
([#206] Retract distance)

g91
g01 z0.0
g31 y-[#200] f#98 (Rough probe for -Y Pos)
g01 y[#206]
g4p1
g31 y-[#204] f#97 (Fine probe for -Y Pos)
#102 = #5062
g0 y[#206]
g4p1

And now, just noticed that I need to make the feed rates also a passable feature. (You see how this is never ending)  
and not sure just why I need a dwell using the ESS but I hope that will be addressed and I can remove them.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 Bug Reports

« on: December 01, 2014, 09:19:29 AM »

using gcEdit
the Find and Replace does not seem to work.

Finds them, just does NOT replace

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: December 01, 2014, 12:13:38 AM »

your "Mach4 Alpha" I'm just learning how to use it for my needs.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: December 01, 2014, 12:10:03 AM »

the led is there, only have one probe , The buttons on the left are for interior and exterior probing.

And if you can write the routine in macro B, gcode or Lua go for it. This is just a start for my needs long time before it will every be fully completed as the more I learn the more I can add to my screen set.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Screen Set Ideas

« on: November 30, 2014, 11:44:35 PM »

Spent some time on the probing screen and routines today. Uses variables for the various gcode files called.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / The "Mach4" 3D Laser Build

« on: November 29, 2014, 06:39:23 PM »

Cabinet about ready to mount.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 Bug Reports

« on: November 29, 2014, 08:39:48 AM »

Just noticed while testing Build 2128
that in the Diagnostic / Simulator option, if I "open it", "close it" and "open again" Mach4 crashes.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / The "Mach4" 3D Laser Build

« on: November 28, 2014, 06:28:54 PM »

Few more photos, also added roller bearings to the focus head for alignment. Sure works smooth now.

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FAQs / Re: LImit and home switches

« on: November 27, 2014, 10:06:08 AM »

I 'd made up this spreadsheet to help me. Taken from the same page that Ian linked too.