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VB and the development of wizards / Re: DRO external visualization

« on: September 18, 2013, 07:27:39 PM »

Without using an analog to digital converter board or a frequency counter board I don't think you can.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file

« on: September 18, 2013, 07:22:57 PM »

Are you using the DEMO version of mach3 or is it registered?

Do you have the LPT driver loaded ?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file

« on: September 18, 2013, 07:22:12 PM »

Try the sample code I posted.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G31 again: Logged data is ... wrong!

« on: September 17, 2013, 05:42:43 PM »

OK JUST TO BE SURE, I retested  AND

It records the Work Coords for sure with the LPT driver running.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G31 again: Logged data is ... wrong!

« on: September 17, 2013, 05:34:58 PM »

ALL I can say is the LPT version does not do that. It is ROCK solid and does what I mentioned ONLY. I have never seen it deviate from that.

SO all that leaves is the ESS (;-) AS a plugin hardware device it HAS to control all the functions that the LPT driver DID. Now is it doing it correctly ?

Good Question, May want to give Greg a buzz and ask.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file

« on: September 17, 2013, 05:03:59 PM »

DId you run a g31 and do a trip or let it run to the end point

M40 (fill in the blanks)
G31 X10  F30  (trip it or let it run until the end)
G31 X10  F30
M41
M30

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file

« on: September 17, 2013, 02:44:33 PM »

OK Just tested it , You DO need to add the ext, something changed there from the past as the window SHOWS you that "it "should ADD the ext ".TXT " automatically.

Now as to the empty file mach3 will only save the data IF YOU CLOSE the file with M41.

The M40 creates the file BUT It only writes to the file when M41 is used to close the file.

Hope that helps, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: please help having problem with mach3

« on: September 17, 2013, 02:04:49 PM »

Sounds like you have the acceleration rate too high and the axis is loosing steps somewhere. Try lowering the accel rate by 1/2 and retest. If it fixes it then increase it until problems show up then back it down until they go away.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Time to gather up all the useful Mcodes and SUBs

« on: September 17, 2013, 02:02:44 PM »

It is about time to gather up all the usefull Mcodes/SUBs  out there to add to the Mach3 collective.

We are Mach3 and you may be assymilated into the collective. Resistance is futile.

IF you have a useful Mcode or SUB that you would care to share now is the time to donated it to the Mach3 collective. PLEASE add a description as to what it does and HOW it works.

I know there have been some awesome things done with macros and sub , now is the time to start collecting them up for others to use.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 digitizing probe not saving file

« on: September 17, 2013, 01:55:22 PM »

OK when the M40 save as window pops up there are 2 things you need to do.

1. Look at thetop of the window to SEE WHERE it is being saved.
2 JUST type in the file name NOT the extension (.txt).

I have never seen the M40 NOT create a file . NOW I have saved it to somewhere other than where i THOUGHT I had saved it to.

Just a thought, (;-) TP