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Feature Requests / Re: Couple things - User parameters and Distance off the home switch

« on: October 30, 2011, 12:16:26 PM »

As Gerry stated Mach has always had the #parameters. IT also gives you access to internal values such as g59 offsets via Gcode.

(;-) TP

4932

Tangent Corner / Re: Now this is Fall weather!!!

« on: October 29, 2011, 08:16:03 PM »

GEES I am glad our part of Florida has free snow removal.

Probaly part of the reason folks get a lot more programming done over the winter months(;-)

Heck one good cold snowy winter and we could be up to Mach5 by spring.

(;-) TP

4933

General Mach Discussion / Re: acceleration data table

« on: October 29, 2011, 06:15:28 PM »

GetParameter(accelerationX) gives you the MAX accel settings you applied in the config screen. They are always the same once set.

Mach will not exceed that value but it can use a lesser value to coordinate feedrates on moves.

IF you are asking if you have access to what MACH3 is actually using at any given time ? Then the answer is no for the normal access. BUT I do believe you can get that info from a plugin as the plugin interface has that data available.

(;-) TP

4934

General Mach Discussion / Re: acceleration data table

« on: October 29, 2011, 10:58:08 AM »

XaccelValue = GetParameter(accelerationX)

(;-) TP

4935

General Mach Discussion / Re: LCD display

« on: October 28, 2011, 10:19:36 PM »

YOu are going to have to start small and work your way UP and their is no garrentee that Mach can talk to it.

First make sure that Mach3 and the device is setup proper in the serial side. They have to be exact in configuration.

Start by sending 1 line of 20 charectors to it and see what that does.  

Sendserial "abcdefghijklmnopqrst"

(;-) TP

4936

General Mach Discussion / Re: LCD display

« on: October 28, 2011, 09:02:43 PM »

From What I can see the LCD Smartie is SOFTWARE used to drive a lcd display.

SO what LCD display are you using???

Can you post a link to a manual for the display???

What about the other code on here did not work for you?

(;-) TP

4937

General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Drill Patterns pitches

« on: October 28, 2011, 08:26:18 PM »

Here is a simple 10x10 SUB pattern starting at X0Y0 .


G90
G00X0Y0Z.5
M98 P1 L10
M30
%
o1
M98P2 L1
G91
G0 Y1
G90
M99
%
o2
G91
G81 Z-.250  X0Y0 R.1 F10
X1    L9
G80
G90
G00 X0
M99
%

Let me know if you need help expanding it to what you need.

(;-)TP

4938

General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Drill Patterns pitches

« on: October 28, 2011, 07:55:18 PM »

But I just have to ask IF Lcam sees the holes and can drill them ALL whats the difference IF it wants to drill them in an odd pattern as long as they ALL get drilled.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

4939

General Mach Discussion / Re: Lazycam Drill Patterns pitches

« on: October 28, 2011, 07:47:30 PM »

Do you have a drawing of the patterns you need. Easy enough to do IF you know what it is you are doing(;-)

(;-) TP

4940

Feature Requests / Re: Retract Z on pause option, pretty please?

« on: October 28, 2011, 06:55:14 PM »

You can set MAch3 up to do all that as well.
 
Change out the pause button code for CB code then program it any way you like. OR make any other key or button to what every you like.

(;-) TP