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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach ignores M00, loads macro; 'terminating scripts'

« on: April 30, 2015, 02:35:18 PM »

M4 is an internal Mcode for running the spindle CCW  It is NOT to used for your own use other than that.

Your M11 macro runs as expected. What exactly did you think it should do??

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Plasma G31 Probe On Floating head

« on: April 30, 2015, 11:43:23 AM »

Go to the help button at the top and selct about. It should give you the license info (your name) or say DEMO. 

From teh MDI line do the probing call.

G31 Z-2 F5

While it is running trip the switch. Does it stop

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro for coordinating mach and external logic, syntax and other problems

« on: April 30, 2015, 10:14:43 AM »

yep if it was Lua then you would need  , or ..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Strange, Help, Motor ATuning alters after G-Code loaded, Restart M3, it's fine!

« on: April 29, 2015, 07:04:07 PM »

M4 will cut IF you install the Darwin LPT driver and get it configed. BUT the demo of M4 is very time limited and teh Darwin driver has a demo mode as well.

I cannot tell you what the demo limitations on the Darwin driver is as I do not have a license for it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro for coordinating mach and external logic, syntax and other problems

« on: April 29, 2015, 06:52:00 PM »

IT would be like this

Xx = whatever value

Code"28.1 X" & Xx


AND

If Dir ("C:\Users\r\Desktop\Gcode\" & "2" & ".cgf")<>"" Then

AND

NextFIleNum = 1

LoadRun ("C:\Users\r\Desktop\Gcode\" & (NextFileNum +1) & ".cgf")

NextFileNum = (NextFileNum +1)


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General Mach Discussion / Re: Strange, Help, Motor ATuning alters after G-Code loaded, Restart M3, it's fine!

« on: April 29, 2015, 12:06:16 PM »

BY chance are you setting it up in Metric and running in INCHES ??

When loaded what doe the help about say if you push the button ??

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pulley ratio value not saving to XLM file

« on: April 29, 2015, 12:03:39 PM »

You are correct. Most people do not understand how it works I was just checking to be sure.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro for coordinating mach and external logic, syntax and other problems

« on: April 29, 2015, 12:00:23 PM »

You would not use G4 as that is a Gcode Pause. Use SLEEP(1000) being sleep for 1 sec (1000ms)

Using the G4 it could be either secs or ms depending on the setup of mach3.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Plasma G31 Probe On Floating head

« on: April 29, 2015, 11:56:12 AM »

SHow us your Gcode  that does the TOM (top of material) routine.

When set up for the G31 method you have to set up the switch as a probe. To test teh switch first look at teh Probe LED it should be off. Then HOLD the  switch down and check the LED it should be on. Release the switch and the LED should go OFF.

BY chance IS this a DEMO version Or are you using an outside controller

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Plasma G31 Probe On Floating head

« on: April 28, 2015, 09:28:21 PM »

IF you are using G31 you cannot use the switch as Zhome it must be setup as a probe. You can use either method BUT it has to be setup one way OR the other.
 G31 uses PROBE
G28.1 uses Zhome

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