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Brains Development / Re: Brain to control limit switches

« on: September 29, 2011, 07:16:49 PM »

I don't think you can. I don't KNOW of anything that can prevent you from using a command function like jog or move in one  direction ONLY.

Best thing to do it get a BIG stick and WHACK the operator every time they hit a limit(no excuse). Certainly they can SEE which direction they need to JOG in to move OFF the switch ??

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CB formatting numbers

« on: September 29, 2011, 02:33:24 PM »

AH the Manuals(;-) Those are the secrets of the Jedi Macherteer.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Double check when measuring tool

« on: September 29, 2011, 02:10:29 PM »

YEP that won't run on a standard Mach ver.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CB formatting numbers

« on: September 29, 2011, 12:26:51 PM »

You are lucky I am working on new screens and cool new plasma functions.  I have to use format a lot to make it all look neat.

Just wait until I don't work on them for a short while, I will forget half of it and THEN you can stump me easy enough.

BUT I did create some neat new manuals to reference. (;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Double check when measuring tool

« on: September 29, 2011, 10:36:58 AM »

Also has CodeSingle been released yet?

You also missed a couple of closing " around a statement or two.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach Dro's as calculator to dro input.

« on: September 29, 2011, 10:26:16 AM »

(;-) I call it high speed typing the wife calls it keyboard slapping.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CB formatting numbers

« on: September 29, 2011, 10:20:20 AM »

Tap= 1.11111111111111
Tap= Format(tap,"00.0000")  ' Formatting the Variable
NOW Tap=1.1111

You can also format on the fly

as   Msgbox("Tap= ") & Format("Tap,"00.0000")

The message will say  Tap= 1.1111

That is one way, (;-) TP

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Brains Development / Re: Feedrate override with MPG

« on: September 28, 2011, 11:25:12 PM »

IF I remember correctly we did this years ago. Bring the MPG in also as an encoder(use the same pins/ports and set teh steps per to the resolution you want to control the FRO. THen when you need to do the FRO FUNCTION send the encodered dro value to the FRO % of override value DRO.

When you call the function into play at the same time reset the encoder dro to the same value as the current FRO value so it is in sync at startup of the function.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Mach Dro's as calculator to dro input.

« on: September 28, 2011, 11:00:44 PM »

OK I must have been asleep when did THAT sneak in. You can pick the dro then hit the +sign and a number and it adds it to the DRO value same with * and / but NOT -

Iam not sure I like that idea I found it by accident. My fat fingers hit the / above the 8 on the keypad and the dro divided by 8.

CAN you turn that OFF?

HUM surprise surprise, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How do I make a DRO show an input value?

« on: September 28, 2011, 10:46:02 PM »

IF you are formatting the number as an integer then THAT function is broken. AND that is HOW it reacts. You input the number and when you press enter the value is recorded BUT the dro display zeros itself.

Try it as a double that works like you need
Just tested here.  (;-) TP