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General Mach Discussion / Re: M4a & Mach3 startup ???'s

« on: November 14, 2012, 07:12:25 PM »

I don't see any logical reason for it NOT to work IF the Homes are showing trips. Perhaps post your XML file and have HOOD take a look see.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Axis movement problem

« on: November 14, 2012, 06:13:15 PM »

I would start over from scratch with a fresh reloading of MACH3.  DID you do the Driver pulsing test to see IF you have a stable PC ?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: M4a & Mach3 startup ???'s

« on: November 14, 2012, 05:46:58 PM »

When you trip the home for X then Y then Z do they light up the same LED? or different leds ?

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: SystemWaitFor(INDEX) ...will it work?

« on: November 14, 2012, 05:37:10 PM »

Here is another thought that may be easier than the flipping of a relay from the dir channel. When the Crefhome trips the switch it SETS a LED on.

When you rehome c it looks for a switch,revs dir then looks for the closing of the switch then STOPS and turns ON the LED.

In your case you call the C refhome and as soon as it sees the signal it does its thing AND the passing lug that trips the switch has moved away and the switch resets which should allow the LED to set on.

ALL WE have to do to watch for the LED to go active IF it does(;-)

SO you would activate the spindle to 20 rpm let stabilise then call the C refhome  (Use the CB version not the Gcode version)
IF the LED goes active then Dostopspin()

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: M4a & Mach3 startup ???'s

« on: November 14, 2012, 05:15:49 PM »

(;-) You did not answer the question. 

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: SystemWaitFor(INDEX) ...will it work?

« on: November 14, 2012, 05:08:34 PM »

OK Brains  on this VISTA machine do not work.

You may want to try it on your machine. It is a very simple brain it looks for 2 things the userdro(2000) to be off and the index signal to be ON. IF it sees it it will turn the UserLED(2000) on.

You must have the UserLed(2000) where you can see it . ONCE on it stays on so make sure you turn it off before testing.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: SystemWaitFor(INDEX) ...will it work?

« on: November 14, 2012, 04:42:40 PM »

I think time for a brain try to see IF it can see it.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: edge finding/2.5D probing

« on: November 14, 2012, 04:09:42 PM »

Stirling Mentioned a while back that he had ideas for a much better 3d process. Hopefully he will bring out the new DELUXE model soon.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: M4a & Mach3 startup ???'s

« on: November 14, 2012, 04:03:33 PM »

When you tested the switches did both the limit AND the home led light up or just the limit led?

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: SystemWaitFor(INDEX) ...will it work?

« on: November 14, 2012, 10:16:43 AM »

When You get a chance see IF this Button code can see the index signal . Notice that we did NOT jump out to the GCode anywhere so should be stable.

It sets the spindle speed to 20 then turns ON the spindle and watches for the index signal. IF it does not see it in about 5 secs it errors out and stops spindle with message.

If it sees it then it stops the spindle with message .

SetOemDro(817,20)
SetUserDRO(2001,0)
DoSpinCW()

Do While Not Isactive(index) And GetUserDro(2001)<6
SetUserDro(2001,(GetUSerDro(2001)+1))
Sleep(1000)
If GetUSerDro(2001) >5 Then
DoSpinStop()
Message"Spindle Detect Timeout"
End
End If
Loop

SetUserLEd(2000,1)
While Ismoving()
Wend

DoSpinStop()
Message"Ready For Tool Change"


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