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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Problem with probing routines - unexpected movement of G31 routine

« on: November 28, 2014, 02:12:03 PM »

Try shutting down the PC stone cold dead then power it back up and retry the sequence.

Also try a G31 from the MDI and see if the problem is there also.

(;-) TP

1842

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Calculating workpiece angle through probing? (Missing arcus functions)

« on: November 28, 2014, 10:14:09 AM »

Brian and Art posted a formula years ago on teh Yahoo site that works well. AND there is a copy in one of the Wizards that works well and can solve for quadrants.  IF I have not deleted it yet I may can find it if needed.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Select Tool By Picture

« on: November 28, 2014, 10:07:07 AM »

Here  is an example of doing this with loading a Gcode file. You selct the picture of the file and it will load it's GCODE file ready for you to cut.  SheetCam can supply you with a Bitmap of the Gcode file.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,23944.0.html

(;-) TP

1844

General Mach Discussion / Happy Thanksging

« on: November 27, 2014, 11:05:13 AM »

May EVERYONE have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

(;-) TP

1845

General Mach Discussion / Re: Data Acquisition via Mach

« on: November 26, 2014, 09:50:31 PM »

Remember Mach3 runs in CB(Cypress Basic) not VB.

There is a Mach3 CB specific programmers manual AND a Mach3 programmer guide that covers most of the mach3 scripting language

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Data Acquisition via Mach

« on: November 26, 2014, 09:35:53 PM »

This is a sample script that looks at an input and IF the condition exists it writes a new line of XY axis data to  a simple comma delimited file. Each time it goes active it adds a new line of data to the file.

Using it in a macropump the code will run 10 times per sec. So you need to add an interlock to prevent writing one than 1 time per occurance of the limit trip. Then when the limit resets it realeases the interlock to write.

If GetOemLED(28) = false Then   ' Look for X limt to be inactive for testing code
                            ' Normally this would = true
                                                               
DataX = GetDro(0)    ' X axis position    'Gather Axis Data
DataY = GetDro(1)    ' Y axis position


Open "c:\Mach3\TestLog.txt" For Append  As #1    'Write axis data to file
Print #1,"" &DataX  &" , " &DataY
Close #1
end if

(;-) Tested and working correctly, (;-) TP

1847

General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting Mach3 to start/stop on system clock

« on: November 26, 2014, 09:48:06 AM »

Well you DO have access to the PC clock though scripting with CB.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is there a G-code that can pause Mach 3 while running a program?

« on: November 26, 2014, 09:45:15 AM »

THAT IS the pause command for Gcode

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is there a G-code that can pause Mach 3 while running a program?

« on: November 26, 2014, 12:06:38 AM »

M0  or M1   pauses the Gcode file and waits on a Cycle start to resume

code
code
code
M1
code
code
etc

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Data Acquisition via Mach

« on: November 25, 2014, 07:01:02 PM »

All that is going to depend on how YOU want it to write the file.  You format the file writing

It can process 100's of file write's in just a few seconds.

You can have it write individual files or LINES of 1 file .

(;-) TP